This winter, the Catamount Trail’s founders, Steve Bushey, Ben Rose, and Paul Jarris, will be skiing all 31 sections of the trail over a 35 day period beginning on February 8th and ending on March 14th. Steve, Ben, and Paul will be joined by friends and supporters along the way as we celebrate 40 years on the Catamount Trail. Learn more about how to join them on the trail below, or support them in raising money for trail protection and climate resiliency efforts on the Catamount Trail.
How To Participate: Want to ski with the Ruby Run tour? We’d love for you to join us! Whether you’d like to join for a mile, a day, or multiple days, anyone is welcome to join the tour. Please read through the following guidelines before planning your day(s) on the trail:
– The CTA cannot provide support for guest skiers. Unfortunately, the CTA cannot provide transportation, lodging, food, or other logistical support for guest skiers.
– Make sure you’re prepared for the day. As with any tour, please make sure you have the skills and equipment necessary for the section you plan to ski. Read through our recommended equipment and make sure you have everything you need for the day on the trail.
– Plan to bring a friend. Joining the tour with one or two friends will enable you to shuttle cars and will allow your party to be self-sufficient should any issues arrise.
– Let us know you’re coming! Please email Jay Stearns if you plan to join.
– Questions? Please contact Jay Stearns or Matt Williams with any questions about skiing with the Ruby Run Tour. We’re happy to help!
What If There is No Snow?: If there a section isn’t skiable the day the tour plans to ski it, we’ll find another alternative locally. That may mean a shortened ski on the trail, an out and back, skiing at a local nordic center, or even a hike! Regardless of what the weather throws at us, we will keep to the tour schedule won’t go back and ski missed sections. We’ll post updates to the Tour Blog page and to social media.
Support a Skier: Steve, Ben, Paul and friends are using their tour to raise money for the CTA, and to support the organization to permanently protecting the trail and make it more climate resilient through improvements and reroutes. Learn more and support their efforts HERE.
Tour Schedule:
Day of Week | Date | Section/Activity | Start | Ski Start | End | Mileage |
Thursday | Feb 8 | Sections 1/2 | MA Border | 8:30 AM | Dark Woods Road | 8 + 8 |
Friday | Feb 9 | Section 2/3 | Dark Woods Road | 9:00 AM | Somerset Reservoir | 2 + 7.4 |
Saturday | Feb 10 | Section 4 | Somerset Reservoir | 9:00 AM | Kelley Stand Road | 8.4 |
Sunday | Feb 11 | Section 5 | Kelley Stand Road | 8:30 AM | Kendall Farm Rd | 10.4 |
Monday | Feb 12 | Section 6 | Kendall Farm Rd | 9:00 AM | South Road | 9 |
Tuesday | Feb 13 | Section 7 | South Road | 9:00 AM | Danby – Mt Tabor Rd | 8.4 |
Wednesday | Feb 14 | Section 8 | Danby – Mt Tabor Rd | 9:00 AM | Greendale Rd | 9.7 |
Thursday | Feb 15 | REST DAY | ||||
Friday | Feb 16 | Section 9 | Greendale Rd | 8:30 AM | Healdville Station | 12.6 |
Saturday | Feb 17 | Section 10 | Buttermilk Falls | 9:00 AM | Ninevah Four Corners | 7.8 |
Sunday | Feb 18 | Section 11 | Ninevah Four Corners | 8:30 AM | Tin Shanty | 10.1 |
Monday | Feb 19 | Section 12S | Tin Shanty | 9:00 AM | Brewers Corner | 8.2 |
Tuesday | Feb 20 | Section 12N | Brewers Corner | 9:00 AM | Rt 4 LT/AT/CT Parking | 5.1 |
Wednesday | Feb 21 | Section 13 | Rt 4 LT/AT/CT Parking | 8:30 AM | Mt Top | 10.2 |
Thursday | Feb 22 | Section 14/15 | Mt Top | 8:30 AM | Rt 73 then to BHOC | 11 + 5 |
Friday | Feb 23 | Section 15/16 | BHOC | 9:00 AM | Rikert | 5 + 3 |
Saturday | Feb 24 | REST DAY | ||||
Sunday | Feb 25 | Section 16/17 | Rikert | 8:30 AM | French Settlement Rd | 6 + 6 |
Monday | Feb 26 | Section 17/18 | French Settlement Rd | 8:30 AM | West Hill Inn | 5 + 5 |
Tuesday | Feb 27 | Section 18 | West Hill Inn | 9:00 AM | Battleground Condos | 7.5 |
Wednesday | Feb 28 | Section 19 | Battleground Condos | 8:30 AM | Camels Hump Rd | 10 |
Thursday | Feb 29 | Section 20 | Camels Hump Rd | 9:00 AM | Honey Hollow | 7.8 |
Friday | Mar 1 | Section 21 | Bolton RT 2 | 9:00 AM | Bolton Nordic Center | 7.2 |
Saturday | Mar 2 | Section 22 | Bolton Nordic | 9:00 AM | Trapp Family Lodge | 9.4 |
Sunday | Mar 3 | REST DAY | ||||
Monday | Mar 4 | Section 23 | Trapps | 8:30 AM | Edson Hill | 12.7 |
Tuesday | Mar 5 | Section 24 | Edson Hill | 8:30 AM | Ryder Brook Golf Course | 12.2 |
Wednesday | Mar 6 | Section 25 | Ryder Brook Golf Course | 8:30 AM | RT 15 Elmore | 14.2 |
Thursday | Mar 7 | Section 26 | RT 15 Elmore | 8:30 AM | Eden/Craftsbury Line | 12.3 |
Friday | Mar 8 | Section 27 | Eden/Craftsbury Line | 9:00 AM | Craftsbury Outdoor Center | 7.6 |
Saturday | Mar 9 | REST DAY | ||||
Sunday | Mar 10 | Section 28 | Craftsbury | 8:30 AM | Lowell Village | 12.9 |
Monday | Mar 11 | Section 29 | Lowell Village | 9:00 AM | Hazen’s Notch | 9 |
Tuesday | Mar 12 | Section 30 | Hazen’s Notch | 9:00 AM | Jay Pass | 6.5 |
Wednesday | Mar 13 | Section 31 | Jay Pass | 8:30 AM | Canadian Border | 12.3 |
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