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My guess is the Baxter park rules will not vary much from what they are today. Park loop and trails are sometimes open after March 30 if snow conditions allow. April the Alpine is always closed I believe.

Appreciate the responses, but still not much information. I have looked at Sepaq on the web and I have tried to talk with them on the phone. I have been to the chic chocs 3x's in winter and 1x in summer so pretty familiar with area, language issues there. Specific question: The mines hut is...

So I have looked around the web with little luck. A phone call to Sepaq and a return one yielded little information as their English was as poor as my French. I know there is a year round open campground near the Gite. long time ago I just freelance camped in winter. Stayed at the Mines a...

None of the public accounts has any information on equipment or the exact nature of how he lost his footing. Possible he had an axe and/or crampons. A month of so ago I heard there was a thick icing event and seems it has stuck around. Bed surface like that bears watching for future snows...

Thanks, that was my "birds eye" view too.

So you can see part way up this from Kidney and Owl i think and I have passed by where I know it is when traversing across the table lands towards the Saddle. Much better going up to sort out what is what I imagine. Searched the site and now information. Although interestingly I found some...

I think there is still a club jump in Brattleboro, VT. Jumped there and some other places. Would be great to see it come back. Best toboggan run ever is when you feel the Bernoulli effect under your skis. Same as sledding, hike up to go down. Thanks for the thread. Ski jumping used to be a...

In terms of regulations Baxter State Park has undergone a reformation. Trails are closed if there is a threat to the environment (melt out/mud season) or people (Abol slide with the loose giant rocks-I certainly would not want one kicked down on me). In the past trails would be closed due to...

Thanks for posting that as I was wondering about it. I think the slide will remain a common route up. With the improvement of the Park Rules it has seen much more use.

Best of Luck in Colorado-a beautiful state. You hit many of my favorite places here in Maine. You will always carry a bit of maine with you now and don't worry about not being born herahh, you ahhrh a mainah

Remember when I read this last year and freaked a bit especially given the reported mortality rate. I have not noticed any further research since the initial review.

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I have day hiked there in the summer and been there in the winter a couple of times. I am curious what is there for back packing trips. Try here-they say to call for information. I have found Sepaq to be very helpful when I have talked with them...

bring your bug dope

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