The Catamount Trail Association is pleased to introduce the Founder’s Society, to recognize individuals taking a leadership role every year in ensuring the strength and future of the CTA. The […]
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Trip Report: 5th Annual Pemi Traverse
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 […]
Kroka Expedition Tackles the CT….And Much More
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 […]
Windekind Farm: Life, Livelihood, and Community on the Catamount Trail
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. […]
Sharing The Love North Of The Border
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 […]
Review: Outdoor Research Transcendent Down Sweater
I love puffy jackets. I wear them all the time: skiing, sleeping, eating breakfast, winter-spring-summer-and-fall. Luckily, the CTA blog is the perfect place to express puffy jacket love, as we are […]