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Want to build the backcountry ski community in the Green Mountain State? Come serve with CTA through VHCB-Americorps!
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Do you love skiing in the Green Mountain State? Do you want to help promote backcountry opportunities all across Vermont, ranging from nordic ski tours deep in the woods to steep powder skiing at gladed areas? Do you want to get dirty clearing trails, layer up to ski fresh snow on winter mornings, carry lots…
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Win A $500 Outdoor Gear Exchange Shopping Spree!
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The Catamount Trail Association and the Outdoor Gear Exchange are teaming up again, and this time we’re Giving Away $500 In Outdoor Gear! On Friday, March 1st we will choose one person and they will get to go hog wild at one of the best gear shops in the country! Raffle tickets are : (1) for $10… (4)…
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Catamount Trail Highlighted In National Geographic Traveler UK
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This is pretty cool… The Catamount Trail made the UK National Geographic Traveler’s list of Great American Adventures! It’s nice to receive some appreciation from the other side of the pond. You know… you don’t have to live in another country to fully appreciate the Catamount Trail. You just need a pair of skis,…
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Ski Cubs February Recap
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Over the past few weeks, our various Ski Cubs youth programs have been skiing up a storm. Here’s the latest news from CTA’s youth programs. Ski Cubs South We are excited to report that another school program is up and running at Molly Stark Elementary School. Ski Cubs instructor Dorothy Wallace-Senft has been making the most…
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Recap: Southern Week-Long Tour – Day 8, Section 8
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Three cheers! Three cheers: for temperatures in the high 20s, for 5″ of new fluff, for seventeen NB skiers, for “oohs” and “ahhs” as skiers started off on the fresh snow, for Utley Brook Trail, for waxless skis, for MaxiGlide, for rolled-up sleeves, for no snowmobile tracks on the backcountry snowmobile trails, for artwork and…
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Trail Chiefs Leave Their Mark
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It was early on a Saturday morning, and I had plans to meet a CTA Trail Chief to begin repairs on the Catamount Trail after a severe winter storm. Picking up the phone, I called ahead to confirm our rendezvous, only to discover that while I was still drinking coffee, he had already hit the…
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Recap: 2015 Southern Week-Long Tour – Day 7, Section 7
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We Are the Luckiest People in the World! I’m tired of writing sentences: breakfast, warm meeting place in Landgrove Inn Lounge (Thanks Tom!), key-swap, -6 degrees F, ski (17 NB, 14 SB), easy trail-breaking, ponds, bridges (thanks John Stearns!), fast skiers, slower skiers, blue wax, green wax, uphill, downhill, whoop-de-doo, side step, herringbone, birch, maple, hemlock, spruce, pine, lunch, road…
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Recap: 2015 Southern Week-Long Tour – Day 6, Section 6
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Powder Hound Heaven Today’s turnout was greatly reduced by the cold forecast, the ski started with about -4F temperatures and some wind. We decided to all ski northbound, partly due to the relatively small (eighteen) group, partly due to having the wind at our backs, and partly due to the anticipation of powder in the glade downhill to Rt 30. …
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Changing of the Guard: Thanks, Bob Jordan!
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In this continuing series, we are highlighting some of the recent changes to the CTA Board of Directors. At the Annual Meeting in Killington, VT, we said good bye to several long time board members. While we are sad to see them go, we know that their energy and enthusiasm will be well spent in other…
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Recap: 2015 Southern Week-Long Tour – Day 5, Section 5
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Two new End-to-Enders… Today, at Day Leader Andrew’s advice, all nineteen of us skied together NB. The temperature stayed in the teens all day, the sun tried to peep out, and the snow showers left a few inches. The trail breaking wasn’t bad (I’m told), several inches of fluff on an old broken track. …
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A Little Culture Courtesy Of The Southern Tour: POEM
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We all say a prayer for white stuff, ‘Cause skiing on leaves can be tough, We’re up to our pits, Or can I say tits, Snow Dancers, OK, that’s enough. Low temperatures quickly get old, Treat mild days as if they were gold, If you stop to eat, You soon will beat…
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Recap: 2015 Southern Week-Long Tour – Day 4, Section 4
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The Land of Unending Drifts… Today’s key swap started off a bit rocky, but everyone got to ski and no one got left at a trail head or Seven-11. It might seem like I’m too detail-oriented getting things set up, but clearly not enough. We were fifteen NB skiers and six SB, today Rich…
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Historic Year For Thru-Skiers on the Catamount Trail
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To ski or not to ski….300 miles of Vermont! It takes grit to ski the entire length of the Catamount Trail. We call folks who do this “End-To-Enders“, and since the inception of the Catamount Trail nearly 70 intrepid skiers have completed all 31 sections of trail. Some complete the Catamount Trail section by section, over the course of…
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Recap: 2015 Southern Week-Long Tour – Day 3, Section 3
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Just another life-threatening day on the Catamount Trail! We had a nice breakfast at Cup ‘n Saucer, then met at Zoar Adventure Center (this has been the best meeting place so far) to sort out the pre-key-swap. The temperature was -6F, but at least it was supposed to get warmer. Everyone was prepared with extra layers, neck warmers, heat…
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Recap: 2015 Southern Week-Long Tour – Day 2, Section 2
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The life-threatening cold and wind chill due to frost bite and hypothermia phrase in the weather alert caught several people’s attention and the head count plummeted with the temps. A few of us met early for a very nice breakfast at Jezabel’s. We were only 16 by the time we squeezed out of Folly Foods (a mix-up at ZAC…
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Recap: 2015 Southern Week-Long Tour – Day 1, Section 1
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Happy Valentines Day! We started out today with a pre-key-swap, which, with a little confusion at first, seemed to work well. Pete and Alan took seven others and skied south from Harriman Dam in falling snow and temperatures in the teens. Just minutes into the tour one skier broke a ski and had to drive to where the southbound…
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Ski Cubs Week 4 Report
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Word on the streets and slopes is that winter is at its best right now. Our Ski Cubs were out enjoying winter’s best this week in Huntington, Bolton, and Bennington. Given all the smiles I saw, I think that the Ski Cubs Program, too, is at its best right now. Here’s the recap: 30 kids…
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Commuting on the Catamount Trail
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When looking for a new job, or new place to live, I seriously consider the commute. It’s a critical part of the day. One is either getting mentally prepared for work or winding down after it. I have worked many places where my commute was one of the highlights of my day. From biking, to running, to skiing the Catamount Trail, travel…
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Ski Cubs South Hits Its Stride
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Have you been enjoying all this new snow? Our Ski Cubs down in Bennington, VT, finally got their fair share of fresh snow. Dorothy Wallace-Senft, the Bennington Ski Cubs instructor, reports that snow was pretty deep but the students still enjoyed skiing the big hills. Here are some pictures from the Ski Cubs’ latest outing.
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Stowe Saturday Night Lights Uphill Event – Take 2
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Last night was the second Saturday Night Lights Uphill Event of the season at Stowe Mountain Resort. These are fun events that are free to participants and designed to bring together those individuals that don’t mind putting in a little effort to earn their turns… and last night’s turns were definitely earned. The weather forecast…
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Free Shuttle: Catamount Trail Section 22 on February 7th and February 21st
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This winter we are running a little experiment. On Saturdays during the winter we run our youth program at Bolton Valley Resort and part of that program includes renting a bus for the day to haul the kids to and from Burlington. The plan is to use the bus to provide a shuttle service between Bolton…
