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First skinny-ski skiing of the year at Catamount
Posted 12/11/10
Thanks to a persistent snowstorm this past week, the Prospect, Catamount, Bolton Valley and Stowe Mountain nordic centers joined Trapp Family and Sleepy Hollow nordic skiing centers to open for…
Pre-lunch cross-country skiing in the sunshine
Posted 1/22/10
Gorgeous day here in Vermont's Champlain Valley. Bright sun, blue skies. The snow had frost on top of it this morning at Catamount cross-country ski center, making for some fast skiing. We stayed on…
Cross-country skiing at Catamount today
Posted 1/14/10
We did some skating at Catamount nordic center today in Williston. It was our version of a jog. We skied on about 1.5 inches of new snow. The temperatures were warmer today, so the snow was quite…
Fun skate skiing at Catamount today
Posted 1/6/10
Remember that snowstorm a few days ago? Well it dumped a lot of snow on the cross-country ski trails at Catamount Outdoor Center in Williston, Vermont. We took a late lunch break and hit the trails…
A lunchtime cross-country outing with tough conditions
Posted 3/3/09
The sun shone brightly today on northern Vermont, so the Skimeister and I burned off some steam by taking a lunchtime nordic ski at Catamount Cross-Country Center in Williston, Vermont. What a…
Photos from a lovely nordic ski at sunset
Posted 2/6/09
Well-covered cross-country trails at Vermont's Catamount Outdoor Center
Posted 2/1/09
The Skimeister and I had some work and house chores to do this weekend. We felt a bit guilty about skiing on Thursday, so this was our penance. But all work and no play makes the Skimaven cranky, so…
Catamount nordic center has decent snow coverage
Posted 1/13/09
You know how some people go to the gym at lunchtime? Well I prefer clicking into some skis when I have the time. I took a late lunch today and headed over to the Catamount cross-country center in…
Trying to avoid the wild wind while cross-country skiing at Catamount
Posted 12/14/08
On the way to Catamount Outdoor Center in Williston, Vermont, today, we saw about four cars off the road. It was quite unexpected. However, we had strong winds today and the main road that takes you…
Hey all you skiers and riders, the snow is back!
Posted 2/7/08
Don't you love it when the National Weather Service reports: ...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH COUNTRY... It's been snowing this week and…
Snow envy
Posted 1/11/08
If those twits at Heavenly, Vail and Beaver Creek send me one more e-mail ... Their multimillion-dollar marketing machine keeps sending me mouth-watering photos of the three to 10 feet (that is not a…
Spring conditions on Catamount's X-C trails today
Posted 1/6/08
Who says you can't get something for nothing? Just this afternoon I was able to ski for free at Catamount touring center because I accompanied a Catamount center member. They offer this once a month…
Cross-country touring at Catamount
Posted 12/22/07
Before hitting the road for Christmas, I clicked into skinny skis and had an enjoyable cross-country tour at Catamount. The Skimeister and I met up with Father Skimeister for a 90-minute ski. If you…
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