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.
Sledding Injury Tuckerman Ravine
05/03/2003. Tags: tuckerman ravine
Hiking Crampon Injury
05/03/2003. Tags: injured hiker
Skier Fall in Chute
04/25/2003. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Skier fall in Chute
04/17/2003. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Abdominal Pain
04/17/2003. Tags:
Injured Skier
03/08/2003. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Skier Injury – Sherburne
02/24/2003. Tags: injured skier
Fall Central Gully
02/19/2003. Tags: fall while climbing, huntington ravine, injured climber
Hiker Becomes Ill
02/02/2003. Tags: injured hiker
Dislocated open thumb fracture
05/05/2002. Tags: injured hiker
Skier Triggered Avalanches – Hillmans & Center Headwall
05/01/2002. Tags: avalanche, tuckerman ravine
Twisted Ankle
04/04/2002. Tags: injured hiker
Injured Hiker – Lion Head
03/30/2002. Tags: injured hiker
Climbing Fall – Huntington Ravine
03/26/2002. Tags: fall while climbing, huntington ravine
Avalanche
03/07/2002. Tags: avalanche, tuckerman ravine
Sliding Fall – Left Gully
03/05/2002. Tags: injured skier, sliding fall, tuckerman ravine
Crampon – Twisted Ankle
02/24/2002. Tags: injured hiker
Snowshoe fall Tuckerman Ravine Crevasse
05/13/2001. Tags: crevasse, tuckerman ravine
Injury – Right Gully
05/06/2001. Tags: tuckerman ravine
Hiker Glissading – Crevasse Tuckerman Ravine
04/28/2001. Tags: crevasse, glissading, tuckerman ravine
Skier Fall – Chute
04/28/2001. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Skier Injury – Sherburne
04/22/2001. Tags: injured skier
Injured Skier – Gully #3
04/20/2001. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Long Sliding Fall – Hillman’s Highway
04/14/2001. Tags: sliding fall, tuckerman ravine
Hiking Injury – Fall Tuckerman Ravine
04/13/2001. Tags: injured hiker, tuckerman ravine
Injured Skier – Chute
04/07/2001. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Snowboarding off a Hermit Lake Lean-To
04/01/2001. Tags:
Injured Snowboarder – Lip
03/17/2001. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Injured Hiker – Lion Head
03/01/2001. Tags: injured hiker
Fall Climbing Ice
02/18/2001. Tags: fall while climbing, huntington ravine
Climber Fall -Pinnacle Gully
10/10/2000. Tags: fall while climbing, huntington ravine, injured climber
Sliding Fall – Right Gully
04/16/2000. Tags: sliding fall, tuckerman ravine
Skier Injury – Hillman’s Highway
04/16/2000. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Twisted Ankle
04/15/2000. Tags: injured hiker
Injured Skier – Lip
04/15/2000. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Downclimbing Headwall
03/25/2000. Tags: sliding fall, tuckerman ravine
Skier Fall – Sluice
03/25/2000. Tags: injured skier, tuckerman ravine
Avalanche – Damnation Gully
04/17/1999. Tags: avalanche, huntington ravine, injured climber
Avalanche Right Gully
03/13/1999. Tags: avalanche, tuckerman ravine
Climbing Accident Huntington Ravine
03/05/1999. Tags: huntington ravine, sliding fall
Glissading – Sliding Fall
02/15/1999. Tags: glissading, sliding fall
Long Sliding Fall – Lower Snowfields
02/13/1999. Tags: sliding fall, tuckerman ravine
Ice Climbing – Huntington Ravine
01/27/1998. Tags: climbing fall, huntington ravine