Fatality — Mount Washington / Mount Clay, Mar 7, 2004

Three male winter hiker/skiers: Rob A. Douglas, 39, of Vershire, VT (fatal fall); John M. Corse III, 38, of Concord, NH (fall, injuries); Collin O'Farrell, 23, of Hanover, NH (uninjured) · party of 3

On March 7, 2004, three men descended Mount Washington via the Great Gulf Trail to a snowfield on Mount Clay above Spaulding Lake, where they began skiing but stopped due to icy conditions. John Corse, wearing one ski and one crampon, fell approximately 1,500 feet down the snowfield sustaining injuries; Rob Douglas fell to his death while attempting to rescue Corse. Corse was evacuated by National Guard helicopter; Douglas's body was recovered the following day by a Mountain Rescue Society team.