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  • Backcountry Show & Tell Video Series

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    Greg Maino

    Ok Everyone… We’re going to try something a bit different. Starting on November 17th we will be hosting a series of videos on YouTube talking about backcountry gear! The format […]

  • Patagonia Raffle – Win Over $600 Of Gear!

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    Greg Maino

    The CTA and Patagonia have teamed up to raise money for the Catamount Ski Cubs Program, an educational program focused on introducing underserved youth to cross-country skiing as a means to promote healthy lifestyles […]

  • The Way Up: A Ski Movie About Chasing Pow While Chasing Kids

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    Greg Maino

    This is a great time of year. The colors are starting to go, people are starting to think about skiing, and there are all kinds of new ski films being […]

  • CTA Welcomes a New Americorps Member!

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    CTA_STAFF

    With the inevitable shift from summer to fall – when we all start to dream of deep powder turns and frost on our eyelashes – comes a change here in […]

  • New Catamount Trail Topo Maps

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    Greg Maino

    We’ve got some exciting news!  We been working hard all summer in conjunction with the Center For Community GIS to update our map files and design two topographical maps covering the […]

  • More Catamount Trail Love from UVM Service TREK

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    CTA_STAFF

    Every August, for over a decade, the CTA has had the pleasure of sharing 4 days on the trail with UVM Service TREK. Working in small groups of 8 TREKKIES and […]

  • Andy says "Ski Ya Later!"

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    CTA_STAFF

    Not long ago as I was driving along Forest Road 71 telling my friend Jessie how cool the Catamount Trail is, a black bear barreled across the road in front of us. The […]

  • Dealer.com Spiffs Up Section 18

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    CTA_STAFF

    What happens when you liberate thirteen Dealer.com employees from their desks and turn them loose on the Catamount Trail? Trail work gets done! Last week Dealer.com sent out a team of employees […]

  • RASTA Glade & Cabin Project: Your Support Needed

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    Greg Maino

    Rochester Area Sports Trail Alliance (RASTA) was founded in 2013 with a mission to provide safe and sustainable multiple use trails and glades for the enjoyment of area residents and […]

  • Trip Report: 5th Annual Pemi Traverse

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    CTA_STAFF

    The 5th Annual Pemi Traverse took place February 28-March 1, 2015. Tour participant Julie T. Higgins wrote this trip report.   Five years ago, Pete Lane got the idea to lead […]

  • Upcoming Trail Work: New RASTA Backcountry Zone

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    CTA_STAFF

    The VTBC and the Catamount Trail Association (CTA), our parent organization, work closely with the Rochester Areas Sports Trails Alliance (RASTA), which is also a pilot chapter of the CTA/VTBC. […]

  • Skiing: A Poem by Brianna

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    CTA_STAFF

      This poem was written by a 2015 Ski Cubs participant in Bennington, Vermont.   

  • Vermont Backcountry Ethics Finalized

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    CTA_STAFF

    We are excited to report that the Vermont Backcountry Alliance, a program of the CTA, has finalized a new set of Leave No Trace guidelines for backcountry users in Vermont. Close […]

  • Kroka Expedition Tackles the CT….And Much More

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    CTA_STAFF

    On a bright and chilly March morning I skied up to Bryant Camp in Bolton Valley to meet the Kroka Expeditions Vermont Semester group on one day of their semester long […]

  • Trip Report: Maine Huts in March

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        Maine Huts & Trails has built four state-of-the-art huts which are connected by groomed ski trails in northwestern Maine. Meals are provided and overnight gear shuttled between the […]

  • Windekind Farm: Life, Livelihood, and Community on the Catamount Trail

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    CTA_STAFF

      In talking to several solo through skiers this year about their journey on the Catamount Trail, I’ve been somewhat surprised to hear what a social experience it has been. […]

  • Weekend In Review: Splitboarding & Fundraising & Skiing… Oh My!

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    Greg Maino

    First Annual Bolton Valley Splitboarding Festival This past Saturday we were fortunate enough to be invited to participate in the first ever splitboard festival in Vermont. If you’re not familiar […]

  • Gaspé? Not Too Far Away

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    CTA_STAFF

    Looking to get out of Dodge? Tired of skiing the endless powder of Vermont? Don’t forget that our friends to the north in Québec know how to do it right […]

  • Vermont Backcountry Ethics Released – Press Release

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    Greg Maino

    Vermont Backcountry Ethics ReleasedEthics to Promote Backcountry Safety and Responsible Use of Vermont’s Winter Mountain Environment Vermont Backcountry Ethics (Short Version)To be posted at trailheads, shops, events and other venues […]

  • Vermont Backcountry Ethics Released – "Leave Only Tracks"

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    CTA_STAFF

    In an ongoing effort to promote the safe and responsible use of Vermont’s winter backcountry environment, the Vermont Backcountry Alliance (VTBC), a new program of the Catamount Trail Association(CTA), in […]

  • Sharing The Love North Of The Border

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    Greg Maino

    Sixteen CTA ambassadors including 5 board members, 10 end-to-enders, 10 day and multi-day tour leaders and 6 trail chiefs spent the week of 2/21 – 2/28 in Quebec spreading the […]

  • Thru-Skiing The Catamount Trail

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    Greg Maino

    The Catamount Trail is unique to Vermont and the Vermont winter of 2014-2015 has offered skiers on the Catamount Trail the equally unique opportunity to thru-ski the entire 300 miles. […]

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