One of the Northeast’s most unique and challenging events will take place on Mount Washington on March 21.
The Tuckerman Inferno is a world-class ski mountaineering race that features challenging climbing and skiing around Tuckerman Ravine. The event has been held annually in the White Mountains of New Hampshire since 2000.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, December 6, race organizers announced the date of the 2026 event and gave a peak at what this year’s course will include.
While the actual course is determined in the weeks leading up to the race, organizers said racers will start at Pinkham Notch Visitor Center, summit Mount Washington with a technical, roped-in ice climb section up the bowl, then descend Tuckerman Ravine — with the added challenge of alpine gates — continue down the Little Headwall to the base of Hillman’s Highway, and then finally climb and descend Hillman’s to the Sherburne and back to the visitor center.
All proceeds from the event support the Mount Washington Avalanche Center Foundation, which supports the Mount Washington Avalanche Center by enhancing and expanding avalanche education opportunities, advocating for responsible and sustainable backcountry recreation in New Hampshire’s unique alpine ecosystems, and expanding the reach of U.S. Forest Service avalanche forecasts and messages.
