The Winter Work Playbook: Ranger Lessons for the Everyday Jobsite with Matt McGuire and Rob Tice

Practical winter safety strategies for outdoor workers and supervisors, informed by the field experience of Maine’s Baxter State Park rangers.

Rob Tice: Baxter State Park District Ranger.

He began his career in Baxter State Park in 2001 and was hired as the Alpine Ranger spending nearly a decade of winters at Chimney Pond, in a remote cabin, 15 miles from his truck. Conducting search and rescue, Avalanche, education and ice climbing. Rob is a law-enforcement supervisor and enjoys spending time in the park to recreate and has been participating in search and rescue for 33 years. Rob has had the opportunity to climb and mountaineer on Mount Rainier, Denali and in the Canadian Rockies.

Matt McGuire: Chief Ranger (Director of Operations).

Matt worked 26 years for Maine Stare Parks as a Ranger and Supervisor before joining Baxter in August of 2024. He oversees law enforcement, campgrounds, trails, and maintenance & transportation divisions, as well as wild land fire, emergency medicine, and Search and Rescue operations. Matt has been climbing in the park for more than 20 years, with the majority of that time being in the winter. He is a licensed EMT and MASAR certified Search Team Member and Technical Rope Rescue Team Member.

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