Mount Baker Ski Area upper parking lot and Artist Point winter trailhead.
Following estabilished tracks early en route.
Cross-country skiers on the route.
A glance north at the ski area.
Snowshoers on the Kulshan Ridge crest.
Three snowshoers atop Artist Point (5,220') with more closing in along the ridge.
The steepest pitch on the route.
Artist Point (5,220') and Kulshan Ridge.
A photographer waiting out the cloud cover for a clear view of Mount Baker (10,781').
A skier crossing open slopes in front of Mount Shuksan (9,131').
Making camp below the Kulshan Ridge crest.
Admiring tree and sky contrasts.
Mount Baker (10,781') standing tall to the west.
Table Mountain (5,742') from Kulshan Ridge.
A close-up view of the Shuksan Pyramid (9,131') and Shuksan Arm from Artist Point.
Views north toward the ski area and the Canadian Cascades beyond.
Avalanche slopes below Table Mountain (5,742') in the Bagley Lakes basin.
Cliffs and avalanche slopes near the base area.