Its March 24th and the Skiing is still GREAT!

Spring is official and the skiing remains with winter like conditions. We are nearly 100% open and the snow cover is really good. No trails were groomed today, but we groomed in the later afternoon yesterday.  Grooming of Broadway, Maple, Spruce, Deer Run, Beaver Pond, World Cup, Picnic, and Valley was done. Both classic and skate are recommended and the weather is going to be warming up into the mid 40’s for the rest of the week. So put on your t-shirts and get ready for some fun spring skiing.

Check out our Conditions page for lots more info.

Paul Stone took this photo on the backcountry trails Sunday, March 22. So much snow!!!

A view of Maple Loop from Saturday, March 21 and the trails on the Alpine Mtn in the background.

A perfect three day weekend starts NOW.

Sunday March 15: It’s another beautiful morning. At 9am it is 29 degrees and the forecast is for temps into the low 40s later. We have groomed 20km today for classic and skate. Trail surface is frozen granular and will transform as it warms up to spring conditions.

Backcountry report: skiers reported yesterday that the glades where no one had skied was really good. The strong sun and warm temps today should soften the snow by noon. It’s going to be a great spring skiing day in the backcountry.

Saturday March 14: 2pm update I was out grooming and things started to soften up around 11:30am, especially on the south facing trails. It is nice and soft out there now, but we have not seen the high temperatures expected today. It is about 32 degrees We had some adventurous backcountry skiers in late morning and we will report on their findings. – Liz

early am report: Today looks like a mirror image of yesterday, but a little warmer in the afternoon. It is going to be beautiful in the mountains. Clear sky, sun, great views and lost of snow pack. What does this mean for skiing? It means great things. The frozen granular surface should soften sooner and make for some really great skiing today. We are grooming 20km for classic and skate this morning.

If you are not keen on fast granular snow, but still want to escape to the mountain we recommend a snowshoe hike.

At 8am the temperature is 12 degrees and temps are forecast to rise into the mid 30s later in the day. Wax is klister today ot waxless… there is also fun crust skiing off the groomed trails.

Make a Day of It: Well it’s the start of sugar season. Sugar Houses around the state are boiling. Visit a sugar house after your ski today… sip some warm syrup, watch the fire, visit the horses and enjoy some sugar on snow. The official VT Maple Open House weekend is a couple weeks off, but if you drive by a sugar house on your way home stop in and see what’s going on.

Vermont Maple Association hosts the Vermont Maple Open House Weekend March 27-29.

Friday March 13: It’s a great day out there. Cool this morning… it’s about 12 degrees at 9am, but the sun is strong and warm.

Snow surface is frozen granular. It’s nice fast snow. In the woods there is a pretty solid crust and some ice. Wax of the day is klister or waxless. We are grooming all our widest trails with an alpine groomer followed by a tracksetter. Picnic and Valley Loops, World Cup, Broadway, Spruce Run and the top part of Maple Loop. 15km skate and classic groomed.

10am update- There is some really hard snow out there. The groomed snow is pretty sugary on top of a frozen solid base and the track is setting really well in some places and really shallow in others.

Today is Ski and Ride with the Point. Get 1/2 off your ticket at Bolton today. more info

New Snowfall: 20″, Last 6 Days: 72″

So much snow! Nothing to do but ski? Not so bad.   12k groomed today. All skate.

Special deal – this week only: Buy an adult full day ticket and get a free kids ticket!  Come up and enjoy the snow!

New Snow (and a lot of it!)

Sunday: Bolton By the Numbers looks pretty good and skis even better.

Base: 20°	Snowfall	Average Base Depth: 29″-55″
Summit: 14°	Last 24 Hours: 1-2″
Trails Open: 64	Last 48 Hours: 10-14″
Lifts Open: 6	Last 7 Days: 34-38″
Primary Surface: Powder	Season Total: 247

Wax is Blue. Today we have 20km Skate and Classic Groomed.  It is forecast to just keep on snowing for the next 24 hours, so trail surfaces will be a mix of packed powder and powder.  We will be grooming through the day… but it’s going to be pretty soft.

Backcountry trails are all powder.  Lots of groups skied Bolton to Trapps on the Catamount Trail- conditions are perfect.

Make a Day of It: Today’s spotlight is on Jericho Settlers’ Farm.  Krista and Mark do a great job providing

Stop by their farm store for some great local food year round.

awesome locally produced all year round and they are skiers.

Eggs and baked goods, jam and meat in the winter- then it’s veggies, flowers, meat, in the summer.  Jericho Settlers’ Farm also has CSA Shares… check out their website for more information.

The farms is located on Barber Farm Rd in Jericho… it’s worth the detour when you are in the Richmond/Jericho area.  directions

Saturday: All the rumors are  true.  While valley locations have only a dusting in the last 48 hours, Bolton has been hammered with powder.  Today might be about the best day of skiing of the year.  With some nice heavy snow on Wednesday topped with some of the lightest powder.  Justin, our ace  snow reporter, is saying 23-27″ of new powder in the last 48 hours.  full report

Harold is grooming 25km this morning and on the groomed trail surface is packed powder/powder.  It is going to be pretty soft, fun skiing today.  Wax is blue and at 8am the temperature is 15 degrees.  The forecast is for warming a little  through the day and maybe some sun later in the afternoon.

In the backcountry first tracks are the name of the game today….. it’s a no consequences powder day.

Event Update: All this new snow is great for next Sunday’s Catamount Trail BC Challenge Trapps to Bolton.  Conditions don’t get much better. Register online  today.

Friday: It certainly is a winter wonderland once again up here at Bolton Valley. With 6″ two nights ago and 6-8″ last night, the backcountry is in great condition. We have not been able to groom the nordic trails as of 10am, but anticipate having it finished by noon. We will post what has been groomed as soon as we know. So come on up and enjoy the snow! There is even more on the way!

Snow in our forecast.

3:45pm Update. It just started snowing.  It is a very fine snow. Wind has picked up through the day.  Temp is 22 degrees.

At 9am Wednesday morning the only evidence that we are supposed to get a storm tonight is the wind. Eye on the Sky forecast reports 6-8″ in the next 24 hours. Check back through the day today and we will report what time the snow starts.

A perfect long weekend.

Monday: Overnight temps around 10degrees and morning grooming will make great skiing to

Our grooming advisors.

day on our groomed trails.  We have 25km groomed classic and skate.  And it doesn’t get much better than this- extra blue.  Temperature at 8am is 12 degrees and forecast is for temps to rise into the mid 20s.

There is still nice power on our backcountry trails.  And folks skiing Bolton to Trapps trail report good skiing.

Sunday: It’s another great ski day today.  Groomed and Backcountry Skiing is awesome.  25km groomed, trail surface is packed powder mixed with frozen granular.  at 8:30am it is 12 degrees and no wind.

Backcountry reports are great.  And we have heard that there is powder everywhere and no breakable crust.  Out pass holders are calling it “BOLTON MAGIC”– great powder when you lease suspect it.

Make a Day of It- Our spotlight today is  On the Rise Bakery

yum

This place is amazing.

They make a mean pizza, fab baked goods, coffee, great music and if you get there early enough in the morning a bag of day olds.  And everything is local!!!  Also live music Wednesday-Saturday.

They are just off Rt 2 in Richmond.  Turn at the light in Richmond onto Bridge street and they are down the hill on the right.

[do you have an idea of a place that we should add to our Make a Day of It listing... let us know. send an email nordiccenter@boltonvalley.com]

Happy Valentines Day! Bring your valentine skiing and check out our Make Your Own Valentine Table.

Saturday: Conditions are perfect today. 4-6″ of powder on Thursday afternoon and some cold temperatures in the past 48 hours will make for some great skiing all weekend. Today we have 25km groomed Classic and Skate. Trail surface conditions are packed powder with some granular snow tilled in. Wax of the day is Blue. Temps at 8am is 7 degrees, it’s a perfectly clear blue sky and the sun is just rising over the mountains. The forecast is for warming through the day.

We recommend getting here early to ski for the next couple days so you can get parking. And don’t forget there is often space in the Tennis Court Lot down behind the Sports Center building.

Today we have Groups lessons at 10am and 1pm. Our Explorer Snowshoe Tour is today from 2-4pm.

Make a Day of It- Today’s spotlight is on Williston Farmers Market Winter

Market. Grab breakfast at the market on your way to Bolton and you will be fueled for a great day of skiing with some yummy locally made food.

Friday 2/13 we hosted the CVU/CHS High School 5km Freestyle Race. Thanks to everyone who helped make this race happen. We had great trail conditions and it was fun to see so many parents and spectators cheering.

Link here to the CVU Ski Team Results Page [results will be posted asap]

What a difference a day makes.

I just returned from grooming and wow is it good out there. We had very minimal snow loss in Saturday night’s warm up and this combined with several inches of new snow Sunday morning makes the skiing great.

Today Broadway, World Cup, Spruce, Maple and Pond Loop are groomed for classic and skate. Trail surface are packed powder. Other trails were groomed Sunday morning and have a nice hard pack surface with skied in powder on top.

At 10am it is 10 degrees, sun is shining strong and there is no wind.

In the woods it’s powder on a base. Our regular backcountry skiers are out now surveying conditions and we will report on their findings later in the afternoon.  The finding on backcountry conditions have concluded that it is a couple inches of powder on a crust.  It is decent skiing, but a little more challenging than skiing on powder.

I have taken lots of photos recently.   We still have lots of great snow.  Enjoy.

Have a great day, Liz

Ice forms each winter on the exposed rock ledge along the bottom of Broadway.

Maple Loop is one of our favorite trails. It is so peaceful and the scenery is amazing.

Clem and Herman have been skiing together at Bolton for 20 years... Picnic Loop before lunch, then Maple or World Cup in the afternoon.

There is always such a great variety of equipment on our ski racks. Racing skis, touring, light backcountry, heavy backcountry, alpine touring, snowshoes, pulks and the occasional wooden skis with pine tar base.

The groomer heading away from the Nordic Center. Check out how big those snow piles are. We might have snow until June this year.

A storm is brewing like strong coffee

Friday: The snow banks are triple overhead, it has taken us two days to dig out all the paths from the nordic center, and it is over 20°. What more could you ask for? The backcountry is in pristine condition and the nordic trails have been groomed since that last storm, but not this morning. We are gearing up for a great weekend, so come check it out for yourself.

If you are new to Nordic Skiing the conditions are perfect right now to try it out.  Saturday’s we have group lessons in both morning and afternoon as well as a Explorer Snowshoe Tour.  Sundays we have a Nordic Kids, Morning Clinics and Group Lessons.  There is a lot going on so  come on up and check it out.  Click on the Lessons and Kids and Families Pages above to see full listing of programs and information.

Thursday: It’s all about powder today. . . the snow reporters at Bolton are saying 17-19″ in the last 24 hours. It will take us a day or so to get all our groomed trails back in action… and until then it’s going to be a little soft. The daytime temps in the next couple days and through the weekend look awesome and should help things get packed on groomed trails.

Cool link of the day… Ski Maven has lots of great ski reports and information. click here

Wednesday: Down in the Champlain Valley it was pretty quiet this morning, but the realization about how big this storm could be came on the drive up the mtn road when I heard the laundry list of school closings from Addison to Franklin Counties. At the top of the hill at 1800″ it’s windy, snowing and 12 degrees. We decided to take in the flag for fear that it would take off in the wind.

The most exciting part of today is knowing how GOOD the skiing will be Thursday and Friday… and for t hat matter all weekend. I am planning to pay my bills, do my errands and be ready for some fantastic skiing this weekend.

This volatile weather is forecast to dump 10″-15″ with locally heavy snowfall up t o 22″ says they Eye On the Sky. Today conditions are powder on packed powder and windblown snow. We will not have any new grooming today.

Skiing is the new road bike training. It’s a fact that bike racers from Boulder to Boseman and of course Burlington like to do ski training and racing to keep in shape during the winter. But check out this article on Velo News about the Kelly Benefit Team skiing Winterpark. click here

Tuesday: We have heard reports over the past couple days that there is a good sized snow storm heading for VT!!! It is difficult to tell if we will be on the More side of the Less side. But none the less it sounds like 6-10″ of powder. Friday ski day anyone?

Stay tuned for our snow report and photos.

Are you looking for a great new book to read? Click here for our favorite link of the day .

Wednesday: Down in the Champlain Valley it was pretty quiet this morning, but the realization about how big this storm could be came on the drive up the mtn road when I heard the laundry list of school closings from Addison to Franklin Counties. At the top of the hill at 1800″ it’s windy, snowing and 12 degrees. We decided to take in the flag for fear that it would take off in the wind.

The most exciting part of today is knowing how GOOD the skiing will be Thursday and Friday… and for t hat matter all weekend. I am planning to pay my bills, do my errands and be ready for some fantastic skiing this weekend.

This volatile weather is forecast to dump 10″-15″ with locally heavy snowfall up t o 22″ says they Eye On the Sky. Today conditions are powder on packed powder and windblown snow. We will not have any new grooming today.

Skiing is the new road bike training. It’s a fact that bike racers from Boulder to Boseman and of course Burlington like to do ski training and racing to keep in shape during the winter. But check out this article on Velo News about the Kelly Benefit Team skiing Winterpark. click here

Monday Morning

Big, wide-open-blue skys with very little breeze and lots of bright sunshine are the prize for anyone coming out today to Bolton Valley.  Temperatures right now are above zero and forcasted to climb to 10 for the day.  Beautiful start to the last week of January 2009!

Trails that were groomed yesterday afternoon include Broadway, Bobcat, Telemark, Maple and Deer Run.  Plus there are a few others that if you always stay on the corduroy you may not be familiar with, but will love now that they are open, including: Lynx, Twin Knolls, Lower Lane (all off of Broadway), Grand View (a great little loop down around the old Bolton Lodge), and Moose-Ski (parallels the Beaver Pond trail on the other side of the ponds).

Friday–Saturday–Sunday

Sunday- Even with a mixture of sun and clouds the temperature is much more pleasant that forecast. It is above zero and the winds are minimal as of 9am. Today we welcome the Catamount Trail Association and the Get Out and Backcountry Ski Festival.  As part of this great event we have demos from the Ski Rack and EMS and clinics running in the morning and afternoon. So…get out, come on up to Bolton, and enjoy a day of skiing.

With half a foot of new snow in the last 48 hours, the backcountry trails are in great condition!  On groomed trails we have conditions of packed powder and 20km groomed for classic and skate.

Saturday- With another dusting of snow overnight conditions are great on the Nordic groomed trails and backcountry trails. At 8am it is 8 degrees and there is just a little wind. We have 20km skate and classic groomed today. Tracks are in great condition and wax of the day is green. Trail surface is packed powder on groomed trails and powder in the backcountry.

Today we are hosting The Mansfield Nordic Club- BKSL Duathlon Ski Race. The race course is Picnic Loop and start time is 1pm. This event will not interfere with our regular skier traffic– and it should be fun to watch the kids as they race.

Today is also a Bolton to Trapps tour with the Catamount Trail Organization. . . welcome to everyone doing that tour. click here to see the full list of CTA Tours.

Tomorrow we are hosting the Get Out and Backcountry Ski Festival with the Catamount Trail Organization. Click here for more information.

Friday-We have four inches of new snow and the groomer just finished packing out 20km of our trails. We are currently setting tracks and it looks as though it will make for a great weekend. Today’s 20 degree weather feels balmy compared to the recent cold snap and the reports of amazing skiing are trickling in from the back country. Come on up and check it out for yourself. Today won’t dissapoint.