We hope you’ll join us on the trail this winter as we celebrate 40 years on the Catamount Trail in 2024 with the Ruby Run Tour!
The Catamount Trail began as an idea in the minds of three adventurous young men: Steve Bushey, Paul Jarris and Ben Rose. In 1982 while camping and discussing their next big adventure, Steve said, “Let’s ski from Massachusetts to Quebec.”
While planning that first trip, the idea of going on a long ski trip evolved into creating a long ski trail. Following their trip, the group received a grant from the State of Vermont to produce a map of the trail, and the Catamount Trail Association was born. That first end to end ski took Steve, Ben, and Paul less than a month to complete. But building the trail took nearly 25 years and the tireless work of thousands of volunteers, board members, and CTA staff members.
Forty years later, the Catamount Trail has become an iconic long distance ski trail. We have added chapter, conservation, and youth programs, and the CTA has created a legacy of communities strengthened through backcountry skiing, of innumerable friendships forged in the mountains, of equitable access, and of leveraging outdoor recreation to protect the mountain lands we love.
This winter, we are celebrating that legacy and 40 years on the trail with the Ruby Run Tour. The tour, led by Steve, Paul, Ben, and friends, will recreate their original 1984 ski, and will feature a number of events along the way.
We hope you’ll come ski with us! The tour will run from February 8th – March 15th. For the full tour schedule, and details on how to participate, check out the Ruby Run Tour page.
We will also be hosting a 40th Anniversary Party at Trapp Family Lodge on Sunday March 3rd. Featuring an afternoon ski with the founders and an evening party at Trapps, we hope you can join us! For more information and to purchase tickets visit the Ruby Bash Event Page.
To follow along with the Tour, check out the Tour Blog, where will be posting daily updates from the tour, along with our social media pages. You can also check out the Events Page for additional gatherings and pop up events along the way!
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