Somerville And Cambridge Residents Rescued From New Hampshire Mountain

SOMERVILLE, MA — Two skiers from Somerville and Cambridge respectively were rescued from heavy snow and blizzard-like conditions on a New Hampshire mountain this past weekend, according to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.

Somerville resident Gabriel Mahe, 32, and Cambridge resident Romain Tronchi, 30, were skiing on Mount Moosilauke in the town of Benton on Saturday, Jan. 17 when they reportedly became stuck in waist-deep snow and a drainage. The pair placed a call to the department asking for help as they had lost the trail due to low visibility, had no cold weather gear, light, or cell phone battery life to continue.

Conservation Officers and volunteers from the Pemi Valley Search and Rescue team staged in the town of Warren and then utilized snowmobiles on the Old Carriage Road to travel four miles up the mountain. They then hiked another 1.5 miles to reach the drainage, which was located on the mountain's north side. According to the department, Mahe and Tronchi were located at approximately 11 p.m. after searching through an area with deep snow and thick trees.

“Due to the deep snow and rugged terrain, it took over an hour to get the skiers back up and onto the trail,” the department said in a statement. “Once on the trail, the skiers and rescuers were able to hike over 1.5 miles back to the snowmobiles where everyone was relayed back down the mountain to the staging area and cleared at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday.”

Mount Moosilauke is part of the White Mountain range, and stands nearly 5,000 feet tall. Dartmouth College owns and operates the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge at the base of the mountain that provides refuge and food to visitors.

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