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Wildcat Mountain as seen from near the junction of the winter and summer Lion's Head routes.
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Some skiers near the top of the Left Gulley.
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The Left Gulley in context.
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A pair of climbers reaches the Lion's Head.
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The Lion's Head in context: Mt Washington's summit in the distance.
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Monroe the fox joined me in gazing out on the skiers in Tuckerman's Ravine.
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Skiers on Hillman's Highway.
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A view east down the Lion's Head trail, with Harvard Cabin in the background.
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Skiers resting below the bottom of the Bowl.
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Monroe pauses again to watch the view.
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He's still keeping an eye on me too.
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Then he's off on business of his own.
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Groups of hikers and skiers above the Lip.
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Skiers climbing up toward the Sluice.
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From Lion's Head, a view toward the Carter Range.
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Krummholz at the edge of the Alpine Garden.
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A skier climbing toward the summit, with drifting snow behind him.
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A view toward the Lip and Boott Spur.
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Detail of typical snow and rime on the rocks of the summit cone.
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The views to the south were obscured by clouds and snow.
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From the summit, a view east over Wildcat to the two peaks of Baldface.
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Mandatory rime-on-a-signpost photo.
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The old summit building with a glazing of rime on the chains that hold it down.
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Another shot of the rime on the stairs.
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A coin-operated telescope on the summit. View southeast.
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A more modern summit building with an impressive snowdrift.
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The old stone hotel on the summit.
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The modern visitor's center with a crown of rime.
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Adams and Madison seen from the observation deck.
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Jefferson.
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Jefferson and Clay.
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Crystal Cascade, at the bottom of the Tuckerman Ravine trail.
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