Backcountry summertime skiing A trip to the White Mountains is not complete without hitting the slopes for some summer skiing Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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AS LATE AS EARLY SUMMER. DINNER IS SERVED FAMILY STYLE AT THE LEGS OF THE CLOUDS HUT. COPYRIGHT THE BEEF TIPS, BEING SALAD AND FRESHLY BAKED BREAD SERVED BY THE CREW. -- COFFEE RUBBED BEEF TIPS, BEAN SALAD AND FRESHLY BAKED BREAD SERVED BY THE CREW. THEY ARE COLLEGE STUDENTS THAT ARE OFF FOR THE SUMMER. ♪ >> WE ARE REALLY TIGHTKNIT BECAUSE WE ALL LIVE IN ONE ROOM TOGETHER FOR THREE MONTHS. IT IS AN EMPOWERING AND LOVING COMMUNITY. >> THIS IS HUT MASTER. HER NAME IS AMANDA. SHE AND HER CREWMATES HAVE OPTED FOR A SUMMER WITHOUT INSTAGRAM,, LATTES AND HOT SHOWERS. INSTEAD, THEY ARE STUCK UP HERE, HAVING THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES. >> IT IS THE MOST SPECIAL THING IN THE WORLD TO BE ON A CREW. IT IS A MAGICAL PLACE. >> IN APPALACHIAN TRAIL THROUGH HIKER. HER WALK IN THE WOODS STARTED ALMOST 2000 MILES AGO AT SPRINGER MOUNTAIN IN GEORGIA BACK IN MARCH. >> WHAT DOES IT MEAN AS A THROUGH HIKER? >> THESE HAVE BEEN BREATHTAKING. >> KATHLEEN OF NORTH CAROLINA GOES BY THE CHILDREN STARFISH. -- TRAIL NAME STARFISH. >> IT IS REALLY REWARDING TO GET HERE. IT IS AMAZING. >> ON THE OTHER SIDE OF MOUNT WASHINGTON, SUMMER SEEMS TO BE TAKING HIS SWEET TIME MAKING AN APPEARANCE. >> PEOPLE MAKE A LOT OF TURNS IN THE FOURTH OF JULY. THEY ARE FINDING THAT LAST PATCH OF STOP. -- SNOW. THIS IS NOT SKI RESORT TERRAIN. THERE ARE A LOT OF HAZARDS HERE. THERE ARE NO STRUCTURES HERE, NO ROADS, NOTHING. >> THAT IS THE APPEAL. DRUMMOND IS A COMMITTED BACKCOUNTRY SKIER. >> I LOVE BEING OUT IN THE MOUNTAINS. IT IS SOMETHING WORTH SHARING. THIS IS THE EPICENTER OF BACKCOUNTRY SKIING IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. >> NO SURPRISE THAT THE MOUNTAINS ARE DRUMMOND’S PLAYGROUND. >> MAKE NO MISTAKE, THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS IN BACKCOUNTRY SKIING. EVERY TURN THOROUGHLY EARNED. >> IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF WORK. THE SUN IS ON YOUR BACK, A FEW FRIENDS, COULD NOT PICK A BETTER DAY OR CONDITIONS TO DO THAT. SPECTACULAR. >> MUCH REMAINS AS IT EVER WAS ON THE MOUNTAIN. 2019 MARKS THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RAILWAY. THE TRADITIONAL STEAM POWERED ENGINES HAVE NOW BEEN JOINED BY SIX BIODIESEL LOCOMOTIVES. OVER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE METHOD, THE AUTO ROAD IS PROVIDING THE EXACT SAME THRILLS AS IT ALWAYS HAS. >> WE GOT LUCKY. WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY. WE CONCEIVABLY CLEARLY THE >> 4000 FOOT DROP TO THE LEFT. HERE WE ARE. WE ARE STILL DOING THE CORE BUSINESSES STARTED BACK IN 1861. THAT IS SO COOL. >> THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE AUDIBLED, A FAMILY-OWNED COMPANY SEPARATE FROM THE MOUNTAIN ITSELF, THAT IS NATIONAL FOREST LAND. >> PEOPLE CAN’T BELIEVE IT. IT IS PRIVATE PROPERTY. >> THE 7.6 MILE ROAD LIFTS VISITORS INTO A SUBARCTIC CLIMATES. THE EQUIVALENT OF TRAVELING MORE THAN A THOUSAND MILES NORTH. >> THIS IS A BIG DROP. TALK ABOUT TRIED AND TRUE, THE AUTO ROAD CLAIMS TO BE THE OLDEST MAN-MADE TOURIST ATTRACTION IN NORTH AMERICA. >> 1861 WE OPENED. WE HAVE NEVER BEEN CHALLENGED ON THAT. >> BEAUTIFUL. A LITTLE FRIGHTENING. ANDREW DRUMMOND HAS A SHOP CALLED SKEW THE WHITES. THAT IS FEATURING ALL SORTS OF BACKCOUNTRY GEAR. WE ARE PLEASED TO REPORT THAT STARFISH, THE HIKER FROM NORTH CAROLINA COMPLETED HER 2191 MILE HIKE OF THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL. CONGRATULATIONS TO HER.

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