INCIDENTS & ACCIDENTS
Every year, on average, 25 people who are injured while climbing, skiing and mountaineering on Mount Washington require some type of assistance from rescue groups such as the Mount Washington Volunteer Ski Patrol and the US Forest Service. The incident summaries listed below are provided as an educational tool in order to help prevent future accidents. The accidents range from sprained ankles to multi-systems trauma. The reports and analysis of these accidents have revealed some interesting insights into winter mountain safety.
Accident reporting and investigation is a time consuming and often detailed process. Reports of major accidents from the US Forest Service Snow Rangers may take some time to appear on this page.
Hiker Broken Fibula
04/30/2006. Tags: injured hiker
Skier Fall – Headwall
04/29/2006. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Skier Fall – Chute
04/29/2006. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Dog – Hit by Snowboard
04/29/2006. Tags: injured dog
Snowboarder Fall -Lip
04/22/2006. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Skier Fall -Lip
04/22/2006. Tags: injured skier
Chute – Skier Fall
04/22/2006. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Sliding Fall- Lip
04/09/2006. Tags: injured skier, sliding fall, tuckerman ravine
Sliding Fall, Hillman’s Highway
04/02/2006. Tags: injured skier, sliding fall, tuckerman ravine
Sliding Fall. Glissading Hillman’s Highway
04/02/2006. Tags: glissading, sliding fall, tuckerman ravine
Long Sliding Fall – Hillman’s Highway
04/02/2006. Tags: sliding fall, tuckerman ravine
Sliding Fall Hillman’s
04/02/2006. Tags: injured skier, sliding fall, tuckerman ravine
Injured Climber – Post Hole Hyper Extension
03/11/2006. Tags: injured hiker
Injured Hiker
03/11/2006. Tags: injured hiker
Glissading with Crampons
02/25/2006. Tags: glissading, tuckerman ravine
Snowboarding in the Chute, Axe Laceration
02/16/2006. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Glissading in Tuckerman Ravine
02/11/2006. Tags: glissading, tuckerman ravine
Avalanche Huntington Ravine
01/30/2006. Tags: avalanche, huntington ravine
Sledding on the Sherburne Ski Trail
01/28/2006. Tags:
Sliding Fall Huntington Ravine.
01/22/2006. Tags: huntington ravine, injured climber, sliding fall
Sliding Fall – Huntington Ravine
12/03/2005. Tags: huntington ravine, injured climber, sliding fall
Injured Skier
05/08/2005. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Long Sliding Fall. Left Gully Tuckerman Ravine
04/23/2005. Tags: injured skier, sliding fall, tuckerman ravine
Injured Skier- Lip
04/18/2005. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Falling Ice – Central Gully
04/17/2005. Tags: huntington ravine, struck by falling ice
Sliding Fall
04/16/2005. Tags: injured hiker, sliding fall
Injured Skier – Tuckerman Ravine
04/16/2005. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Long Sliding Fall Chute
04/16/2005. Tags: injured skier, sliding fall
Chest pains and shortness of breath on the Tuckerman Ravine
04/15/2005. Tags:
Injured Hiker
04/09/2005. Tags: injured hiker
Runaway Snowboard – Tuckerman Ravine
04/09/2005. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Skier Injury
03/27/2005. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Injured Hiker – Lion Head
03/19/2005. Tags: injured hiker
Lost Climbers
01/24/2005. Tags: lost
Long Sliding Fall – Central Gully
01/16/2005. Tags: huntington ravine, injured climber, sliding fall
Avalanche Huntington Ravine – Under O’Dells
01/07/2005. Tags: avalanche, huntington ravine
Hit by Skier
05/15/2004. Tags: injured skier, spring skiing, tuckerman ravine
Long Sliding Fall – Right Gully
05/08/2004. Tags: injured skier, sliding fall, tuckerman ravine
Ski Injury Right Gully
05/07/2004. Tags: injured skier, spring skiing, tuckerman ravine
Stuck in Chute
04/25/2004. Tags:
Glissading – Huntington Ravine
04/03/2004. Tags: glissading, huntington ravine, injured climber
Struck by Falling Ice
03/27/2004. Tags: struck by falling ice, tuckerman ravine
Broken Ankle
03/27/2004. Tags:
Lost Climbers
03/20/2004. Tags: lost
Climbing Fall
03/20/2004. Tags: huntington ravine, injured climber
Injured Climber
03/07/2004. Tags: huntington ravine, injured climber
Crampon Injury
03/05/2004. Tags: injured hiker
Long Sliding Fall
01/29/2004. Tags: huntington ravine, sliding fall
Hiker – Shortness of Breath
01/17/2004. Tags:
Snowboard Injury
01/11/2004. Tags: injured skier