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  • Vermont Backcountry Ski Handbook

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    Greg Maino

    Vermont Backcountry Ski Handbook Now Available A How-to Guide for the Management of Backcountry Ski Zones Montpelier, VT – The Vermont Backcountry Ski Handbook provides land managers, partner organizations, and […]

  • Strengthening For Touring Season

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    Greg Maino

    Plan Ahead for Winter Touring The leaves have fallen. The air is getting cooler. Stick season has begun. We can admire our skis and boards, tune them up, maybe even […]

  • UNCUT: "There Are So Many Different Ways You Can Say ‘This Must Be The Most Beautiful Spot In The World.’"

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    We hope you got a chance to read the 2017 CTA Spring Newsletter (if not, you should check that stack of mail on your kitchen table. Go ahead, I’ll wait…) If […]

  • A Banner Year for Ski Cubs!

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    Finishing up its 6th season, The CTA Ski Cubs program has continued to evolve and adapt to the specific challenges presented, and 2017 was no exception. This years programs were […]

  • Skimo Race Series Spotlight: Mike Langlais

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    This winters Green Mountain Skimo Race Series is all wrapped up for 2017, and what a season it was. Over our 8 races we had 286 racers participate, completing 743 […]

  • 2017 SWLT Recap!

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    This years Southern Week-Long Tour was able to hit some of the best snow of the season to cover their 7 sections and 71 miles of the Catamount Trial, starting […]

  • 2017 Bolton Valley Splitfest!

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    Greg Maino

    This past weekend was the Third Annual Bolton Valley Splitboard Festival, and despite some pretty chilly conditions a ton of fun was had. When we arrived it was -11F at […]

  • Bolton Lodge Next Up for Renovation

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    We have recently covered the renovations and re-opening of the Bryant Camp at Bolton Valley. The Green Mountain Club will now be turning its efforts to the next project on […]

  • Section 1 and 2 Conditions Reports

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    Our Southern Weeklong Multi-Day Tour is underway.  Here are reports from their first two days on the trail, courtesy of Tour Coordinator Sam Bartlett. Conditions are ideal on the Catamount […]

  • Spend More Time on The Trail: Become a CTA Trail Chief!

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    Are you a trail lover with some spare time?  Do you enjoy hiking and working in the woods?  If so, consider giving back to the Catamount Trail and Vermont’s cross-country and backcountry skiing resources as […]

  • $300 Outdoor Gear Exchange Shopping Spree & Bonus $100 For A Friend!

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    Greg Maino

    Gearx Shopping Spree Giveaway Hey everyone… Need some new bindings? A new jacket? A new backpack? Maybe you don’t need anything, but we bet you’d be able to find a […]

  • End-to-Ender Spotlight: Gretchen Cherington

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    “…being an end to ender is like being a member of an elite club – fewer than 100 people are on the list – which makes it very special and […]

  • 2017 Ladies Nordic Ski Expo – Trapp Family Lodge

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    Greg Maino

    Thank you to everyone that came out for the Ladies Nordic Ski Expo at the Trapp Family Lodge yesterday! The weather dealt us a tough hand, but we made it […]

  • "The History of Catamount Trail Sections 1 and 2" by Sam Bartlett

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    The route used by the southern-most sections of the Catamount Trail was designed to be as flat as practicable. So flat that miles of it were blasted out of ledge […]

  • Miles Skied & Lessons Learned

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    Greg Maino

    Friend of the trail and bespoke artisan jeweler, Sandra Dee Owens, has been setting annual goals for the last few years as a positive way to mark another trip around […]

  • Tales from the Trail; "CT Ski Adventure in Ripton" by Deborah Lewis

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    In the winter of 2014 we enjoyed the gift of snow that just kept on giving…  allowing for great cross country skiing into early Spring. March 22 that year was […]

  • End-to-Ender Spotlight: Amy Otten

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      Amy is a long time member of the CTA and serves on Board of Directors (Secretary). Here she is in her moment of triumph completing the Catamount Trail in […]

  • Start your Hump-Day Off Right With the Bolton Dawn Patrol

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    Today was the first edition of this years Dawn Patrol; The snow was great, and the company was even better. If you are interested in getting a lap in before […]

  • Ski Cubs 2017 Gearing up!

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    I am very excited to take on the role of Youth Programs coordinator this year with CTA.  The process of planning this years Ski Cubs program has given me a […]

  • White Mountain Avalanche Course Giveaway With Acadia Mountain Guides

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    Greg Maino

    CTA/AMG Avy Course Giveaway Hello Everyone… The Catamount Trail Association has partnered up with Acadia Mountain Guides to help keep you safe this winter, and we’re giving away a 3-day […]

  • From the Archives…

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    There are always interesting things to find in the back of file cabinets, and the CTA has plenty of history to share… Here is an interesting one that give a […]

  • End-To-Ender Spotlight: Jim Goodine

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    As the autumn leaves fall, and some of us have already woken up to a bit of white stuff on the ground, I thought I would stoke the ski fire […]

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