Hey folks! I just returned from a trip to NH's Tuckerman's Ravine. I drove up from Maryland, skated the Sayreville,NJ bowl on Saturday and when I hit Milford, CT's new concrete bowl it was closed and wet. I slept in my car at a rest stop in RI just off I-95 and I arrived at Pinkham Notch Sunday morn. The hike up the ravine was mostly no-see-um-free, but there was still a bit of snow on the trail. I made it to HoJo's in 2 hrs, then it started raining. I camped out on the Ranger Station's porch for lunch. After changing from shorts into Gore-tex bibs and jacket, I proceeded up to the floor of the ravine(another 30 mins) while most of the others hanging out for the rain to stop were on their way back down. Shortly after starting off wearing the Gore-tex, The sun came back out, I removed the jacket and made it to the ravine where about 2 dz others were skiing, snowboarding or just hiking. I'd say snowboarders were in the majority by one or 2. Anyways, there was one big slide just before I got there....and I saw one avalanche of rock & ice just as I was embarking on my first run. While I was climbing up the left chute for my 2nd run, the clouds engulfed the summit of Mt Washington and started to swallow up the ravine....thinking that the thunderstorms I had heard were forecasted for the region had arrived, I carefully climbed down to a area where I could safely put my feet in the bindings and quickly get in another run. Down the steep slope I went, carving some nice turns in the soft corn and choppy firmer snow...what an awesome feeling...it was wonderful....as I approached the floor of the ravine I ollied a 2ft chunk of ice and ended up doing an endover-180 followed by 3 tailslide 360s. I was happy to get some turns in at one of the most beautiful spots in the world!. I put the backpack on and proceeded back down the trail, rockhopping all the way down in my soft,but stiff snowboard boots. It hailed bigtime on me...and I almost stopped to put my helmet back on, but soon the hail changed back over to rain....when I got to the bottom I was wet but warm, and I now had 2 big,fat, ugly blisters, one on each heel as well. The trip was well worth it...there's still plenty of snow up there...in fact, the Left Gully and Left Chute were rideable from top to bottom....Hillman's Highway was doable but sketchy as there was much undermining present. Catch it if you can!:)