After an 8 year hiatus, it was time to spend some more time in the Park. This years team: Dave Goodman, Gary Kuehn, Saran Taylor, Jeff Newsome and myself. The news we got upon arrival at Chimney Pond was that a couple of climbers had triggered an avalanche on the CIlley-Barber route. They were safe, but the Park authorities closed all the gullies to climbing. We were left we plenty to do as we still had access to the Pamola Ice Cliffs, skiing low down in the various bowls and of course a chance to do the classice ridge loop up the Cathedral Trail, over all the peaks in the South Basin, and down the Dudley Trail off of Pamola. In the end, that's exactly what we did. Most of it in really good weather.
TEAM KATAHDIN IN CANDID POSE AT THE GOLDEN ROAD TRAILHEAD, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
TAKING A BREAK A THE JCT OF THE GOLDEN ROAD CONNECTOR AND THE TOGUE POND ACCESS ROAD.
SARAN TAYLOR AND GARY KUEHN DRAGGIN SLEDS PAST A VIEW OF KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
GARY KUEHN DRAGGING HIS SLED UP THE CHIMNEY POND TRAIL, KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
THE GALLERY AND CHAUVIN-COLE SECTION ON BAXTER PEAK, KATAHDIN, ME
JEFF NEWSOME AND GARY KUEHN HEADED FOR GREAT BASIN AT KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, ME
SARAN TAYLOR SKIING IN THE SOUTH BASIN BELOW PAMOLA PEAK, KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, ME
JEFF CATCHING UP WITH OTHER SKIERS ADMIRING ALL THE GOOD POTENTIAL FOR TURNS IN THE GREAT BASIN
SKIERS CLIMBING UP AN SKIABLE GULLY BELOW A MODERATE SIZED CORNICE AT KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
DAVE GOODMAN SKIING AN UNNAMED GULLY IN GREAT BASIN AT KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, ME
DAVE GOODMAN SKIING AN UNNAMED GULLY IN GREAT BASIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, ME
JEFF NEWSOME COOKING DINNER AT THE CHIMNEY POND BUNKHOUSE AT KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, ME
LANDON FAKE LEADING 'FROST STREET'ON THE PAMOLA ICE CLIFFS AT KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
GARY KUEHN CLIMBING STEEP ICE ON THE PAMOLA ICE CLIFFS AT KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
GARY KUEHN CLIMBING AT THE TOP OF THE 1ST PITCH OF 'FROST STREET', PAMOLA ICE CLIFFS AT KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
GARY KUEHN LEADING THE 2ND PITCH OF 'FROST STREET' ON THE PAMOLA ICE CLIFFS, KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
GARY KUEHN AT THE TOP OF THE PAMOLA ICE CLIFFS, BAXTER STATE PARK, ME
GARY KUEHN SKIING INTO THE NORTH BASIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, ME
DAVE GOODMAN AND GARY KUEHN BELOW THE BIG WALL IN THE NORTH BASIN, KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
GARY KUEHN SKIING HEAVY SNOW IN THE NORTH BASIN ON A STORMY DAY AT KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
WINTER HIKERS ON THE CATHEDRAL TRAIL TO KATAHDIN IN THE SOUTH BASIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
WINTER HIKERS IN HIGH WINDS ON THE CATHEDRAL TRAIL IN THE SOUTH BASIN AT KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
JEFF, LANDON AND OTHERS ON THE CATHEDRAL TRAIL IN THE SOUTH BASIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, ME
HIKERS IN STRONG WINDS NEAR THE TOP OF BAXTER PEAK ( KATAHDIN ) IN BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
HIKERS IN STRONG WINDS NEAR THE TOP OF BAXTER PEAK ( KATAHDIN ) IN BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
JEFF AND SARAN TAYLOR NEAR THE TOP OF BAXTER PEAK, KATAHDIN, ME
LUNCHTIME AT THE TOP OF BAXTER PEAK, KATAHDIN, ME
THE NW SIDE OF PAMOLA AND CHIMNEY PEAKS FROM BAXTER PEAK ( KATAHDIN ), BAXTER STATE PARK, ME
THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF PAMOLA AND CHIMNEY PEAKS FROM BAXTER PEAK ( KATAHDIN ), BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
WINTER HIKERS MOVING ALONG THE EASY RIDGE TO THE SOUTH PEAK OF KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
PAMOLA AND CHIMNEY PEAKS AND THE KNIFE EDGE HIGH ABOVE KATAHDIN LAKE, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
GARY AND ELAINE DESCENDING THE SOUTH PEAK OF KATAHDIN IN HIGH WINDS, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
GARY AND ELAINE DESCENDING THE SOUTH PEAK OF KATAHDIN AT BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
GARY KUEHN HEADED TOWARDS 'FALSE' CHIMNEY PEAK, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
WINTER HIKERS CLIMBING THE RIDGE TO THE TOP OF FALSE CHIMNEY PEAK AT KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
GETTING CLOSE TO THE SO CALLED 'KNIFE EDGE' AND CHIMNEY PEAK, KATAHDIN, ME
WINTER HIKERS APPROACHING THE TOP OF CHIMNEY PEAK AT KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
DAVE GOODMAN CAREFULLY DESCENDING TO THE CHIMNEY PEAK - PAMOLA PEAK COL AT KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
THE MAIN HEADWALL OF BAXTER PEAK FROM THE NOTCH BETWEEN CHIMNEY AND PAMOLA, KATAHDIN, ME
WINTER HIKERS CAREFULLY DESCENDING TO THE CHIMNEY PEAK - PAMOLA PEAK COL AT KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE
LANDON FAKE HIGH ABOVE COUNTLESS LAKES IN NORTHERN MAINE AT THE TOP OF PAMOLA PEAK, BAXTER STATE PARK
LOOKING OVER TO THE NORTH BASIN FROM THE TOP OF PAMOLA PEAK, BAXTER STATE PARK, ME
HIKERS DESCENDING THE DUDLEY TRAIL OFF PAMOLA PEAK TO CHIMNEY POND, BAXTER STATE PARK ( KATAHDIN ), ME
DAVE GOODMAN AND GARY KUEHN WITH THEIR SLEDS AT THE EDGE OF BASIN PONDS, KATAHDIN, BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE