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Go BACKCOUNTRY By Roger Zimmerman
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Many years ago I succeeded in skiing myself into oblivion. Here’s how I did it...
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was up in Baxter State Park. It was January. The snow was places to get off and take a look around. And look I did, right dry and plentiful. Grayish sky. I was skiing up the Chimney into a glacial cirque called the North Basin. The views were jawPond trail. Much of this trail is steep and narrow, but do- dropping. able with some ski skills. As I got close to the top there were
16 winter | spring 2014-2015