Members of the skiing group enjoy the views on the ride up the Mount Washington Auto Road. Left to right are John LaCasse, 74, Jeff Dumais, 59, Don Watson, 59, and Bill LaCasse, 59. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
Members of the skiing group hop out of their vehicles and begin putting on the ski gear after the ride up the auto road.
John Christie, 78, and Bill LaCasse get their boots on as they prepare to ski the snow fields near the top of Mount Washington.
Sam Appleton 72, who owns the Mt. Washington Auto Road, hikes up a snow field near the top of Mount Washington after skiing a run. Also climbing is John Christie.
Christie skis down a snow field near the top of Mount Washington.
Dumais skis a snow field near the top of Mount Washington. The group strapped on skis on May 22 when the high temperature in Portland was 64 degrees.
Christie and Appleton hike up a snow field near the top of Mount Washington after skiing a run.
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