November 13, 2013 (Burlington, VT) – Have you ever wondered how the CTA keeps all 300 miles of the Catamount Trail maintained and ready for those deep powder turns and relaxing meandering skis every winter? Our recipe includes hundreds of hard working volunteers, continuous community encouragement, successful winter events, help from Mother Nature, and support from dedicated members through our Annual Fundraising Campaign. Learn more here.

Ladies Nordic Ski Expo. © Catamount Trail Association

Donating to our Annual Fund will help ensure that the trail is around for years to come, and that the Catamount Trail Association can continue to provide the events and services we do at a high caliber. If you would like piece of mind all winter as you enjoy the CT and want to support our efforts, please consider donating here today. A sincere thank you from all of us at the CTA, we hope to see you on the trail soon!

Catamount Trail Association Annual Meeting – Nov. 16
Join us this Saturday, November 16th, at the Green Mountain Club Headquarters to celebrate 30 years of skiing on the CT as well as Jim Frederick’s retirement after 7 years of leadership. This past year has been very good to us with many successful events, trail improvements and 4 miles of newly protected trail.

We will also be hosting a panel and discussion concerned with the past, present and future of backcountry skiing here in Vermont! The event is free and open to the public.

For additional information please visit www.catamounttrail.org. We hope to see you there!

Upcoming Events
Also, don’t forget about all of our Fall Trail Work Days! It’s a ton of work preparing 300 miles of trail for skiing. Upcoming work days include:

– Saturday, 11/30/13 – Section 25: Ryder Brook Golf Course to Elmore Mountain
– Saturday, 12/7/13 – Section 25: Elmore Mountain to Route 15
– Saturday, 12/7/13 – Section 1&2: MA Border to Route 9

Winter tours and events registration is open! The Ladies Nordic Ski Expo, Get Out and Backcountry Ski Festival, Catamount Trail Classic and all of our Multi-Day Tours are filling up fast. Don’t wait, and best of all, you can register for all events and tours online now! See you in the snow.

ELEVATION – Nov. 12
November 12 at The Savoy’s downstairs theater. Before resorts, lift tickets and overpriced pizza, there was adventure in skiing. Putting in the perspiration and inspiration leads to ELEVATION. Proceeds benefit US Ski Team member and Race To the Top of Vermont record holder, Liz Stephen on her path to the 2014 Winter Olympics! Check out all of the details here.

VALHALLA – Nov. 19
November 19 at The Savoy’s downstairs theater. Valhalla, Sweetgrass Productions’ fourth feature film, is the tale of one man’s search to rediscover the freedom of his youth. Valhalla is a vivid explosion of color, character, snow, and nostalgic soul. All proceeds will benefit the Catamount Trail Association. Click here for details.

Catamount Trail Association Tees
Have you ever wished that the Catamount Trail Association had some sweet shirts so you could represent when out on the town? Well wish no more! Go check out our new shirts courtesy of the print on demand service Spreadshirt here.