Catamount Trail

Catamount Trail

The Catamount Trail is a 300+ mile nordic ski trail that spans the length of Vermont, extending from the border with Massachusetts (Readsboro, Vermont) to the Canadian border (North Troy, Vermont).

The trail was first skied in 1984 by its founders, Steve Bushey, Paul Jarris, and Ben Rose. It was initially conceived as Bushey's thesis project when he was a geography student at the University of Vermont.

Since then, the Catamount Trail has been maintained by the Catamount Trail Association, initially incorporated in 1984. The Association coordinates volunteers, publishes a guidebook, and works to protect and preserve the trail.

The terrain of the trail ranges from challenging, for which climbing skins, metal edges and telemarking skills are often necessary, to gentler terrain where lightweight classic nordic equipment is more appropriate. It interconnects several of Vermont's nordic ski centers.

Twenty-nine skiers1 have reported to the Association that they have skied the entire length of the Catamount Trail.

Notes and References
1Catamount Trail News, Volume XXIII, Number III, Spring/Summer 2007, page 5.

Further Reading
"The Catamount Trail Guidebook." Catamount Trail Association, 2003.

External Links
[http://www.catamounttrail.org Catamount Trail Association]
[http://www.visitvermont.com/attractions/vermont-back-country-skiing Southern Vermont Access]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Catamount, Massachusetts — Catamount is a former village of Colrain, Massachusetts. In 1812, the schoolhouse that once stood in Catamount was the first to fly the United States Flag.From the mid 18th century until the late 19th century, Catamount was mainly a farming… …   Wikipedia

  • Catamount Ski Area — Infobox ski area name = Catamount Ski Area picture = caption = location = Hillsdale, New York, US nearest city = Great Barrington, Massachusetts (7.5 Miles), Poughkeepsie, New York (53 Miles), New York, New York (129 Miles), New Haven,… …   Wikipedia

  • South Taconic Trail — Infobox Hiking trail Name= South Taconic Trail Photo= Caption= Location= Duchess County and Columbia County, New York; Berkshire County, Massachusetts Designation= Length= convert|15.7|mi|km|abbr=on Use= hiking, backpacking, snowshoeing… …   Wikipedia

  • Norwottuck Rail Trail — Looking east from the western trail head Length 9.5 miles (15 km) Location Northampton, Massachusetts to Belchertown, Massachusetts …   Wikipedia

  • Nashua River Rail Trail — The Nashua River Rail Trail at the Groton School Pond in Groton, MA The Nashua River Rail Trail is a 12.5 mile (20.1 km) paved mixed use rail trail in northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire under control of the Massachusetts… …   Wikipedia

  • Mohawk Trail State Forest — is a Massachusetts state forest located in Charlemont. The forest is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Contents 1 Description 2 Forests 3 History …   Wikipedia

  • Montagnes Vertes — 44°47′30″N 72°34′58″O / 44.79167, 72.58278 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ski touring — up a mountain slope. Ski touring is a form of backcountry skiing (or off piste skiing) involving traveling over the winter landscape on skis under human power rather than through the assistance of ski lifts or snow vehicles. It can take place in… …   Wikipedia

  • Vermont — This article is about the U.S. state of Vermont. For other uses, see Vermont (disambiguation). State of Vermont …   Wikipedia

  • Craftsbury, Vermont —   Town   Located in Orleans County, Vermont …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”