‘The Inferno’ is an endurance race in a category all of its own… The highlight is a harrowing ski descent down the mind-numbing, leg-shaking and bowel-moving steep glacial cirque known as The Tuckerman Ravine (‘Tux’ or ‘Tucks’ more familiarly) on Mt. Washington. In the latest two editions of this race, I had the good fortune to wear multiple helmets – last year as a racer and this year as a ski patroller.
Skiing
Updated:April 7, 2025
Welcome to the AMC NH Chapter Ski Committee!
The Ski Committee runs many skiing trips and clinics each winter.
News for 2024-2025 season
Our calendar is now available here!
Scroll down to see the trips that have already been posted and are open for registration. Come ski with us!
Make friends and discover new places to backcountry ski in the northeast. We offer a variety of volunteer led trips. Click through to see the trips and register. Cross Country Skiing Best suited for metal edged touring skis. Down Mountain For alpine touring, Telemark and split board. These trips focus on getting a good downhill run and earning your turns. Family Trips For families who want to ski together.
Subscribe to our newsletter for updates on upcoming trips, and trip reports. You can contact our committee chairs at skinh@amcnh.org.
Learn
Join us at Winter School, a two-day immersive training at Cardigan Lodge on backcountry ski technique and safety (and fun!)
Leaders
Come get to know us. Here you can see our leaders and instructors “hanging around.” as we introduce ourselves. We’d like to meet you too.
AMCNH SKIING NEWS and REPORTS
Dousing ‘The Inferno’ as a Racer and as a First Responder – by Chris Peter
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Last Skier Standing Competition Is Insane As It Gets and AMC Is Right There – by Lynn Fisher
In the world of endurance events “Last Skier Standing,” run by White Mountain Ski Co., is near the top. Held at Black Mountain in Maine, participants skin up about 1.5 miles and 1200 vertical feet, then ski back down, once each hour. Skiers continue doing this until all skiers but one have dropped out. AMC’s own Chris Peters, an AMC Ski Committee Co-Chair, was nuts enough to give it a go. Not only did he survive, he did great!
TRIP REPORT: Skinning The Pike Glades – Feb 22, 2025 – by Ham Mehlman
The email from Nik Fiore, the AMC ski leader for the day, read “The Pike Glade ski trip is ON for Saturday!” The NH weather gods were finally treating ski enthusiasts to enough snow and cold weather for us to play on our boards in the woods on natural flakes. Nik’s destination was The Pike Glades in Pike, NH.
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