A skier died and two others were rescued on Mount Washington after getting into trouble while skiing at Tuckerman Ravine. The highest peak in the northeastern United States, Mount Washington is a popular area for backcountry skiers. The rescue efforts lasted through a windy and stormy night.
A New Hampshire skier is dead, and two others were rescued on Mount Washington during efforts that started on Saturday and went through a windy and stormy night, into Sunday morning. The Associated Press reported that two people were rescued overnight from New Hampshire’s Mount Washington , which is the highest peak in the northeastern United States at 6,288 feet.
Details of a third backcountry skier were not immediately clear, though on Sunday afternoon, authorities confirmed that person had died. The trio of backcountry skiers reportedly got into trouble while skiing at Tuckerman Ravine on Saturday afternoon. Officials noted that the Tuckerman Ravine is a popular area for backcountry skiers. Two of the people rescued suffered non-life-threatening injuries. NEW HAMPSHIRE HIKER RESCUED AFTER FALLING, HITTING HEAD AND LOSING SHOE ON MOUNT WASHINGTON Conditions in the ravine were icy, Colleen Mainville, a spokesperson with the U.S. Forestry Service said, adding that rescuers battled snow and winds during the ordea
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