March 6 Bolton to the Barns: Backcountry Ski Tour
Posted on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 by Kristin in Events.Join the VYCC and Bolton Nordic Center for our First Annual Bolton to the Barns Backcountry Ski Tour! On Saturday, March 6th, ski enthusiasts will have the opportunity to spend a day in the hills of Vermont and to help the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps create opportunities for young Vermonters wishing to play an active role in conserving the Vermont landscape.
What: EPIC Backcountry Ski Tour
Where: Bolton Valley Nordic Center to the VYCC’s Monitor Barns
When: Saturday March 6, 2010
Transportation: Participants will meet at the West Monitor Barn in Richmond, VT. From there, the VYCC will provide a shuttle to the trail head at the Bolton Valley Nordic Center. Shuttles will leave at 7:15 am and 8:45 am.
Route: Skiers will have two options: a 17-mile route (the Crew Leader Route) or an 11-mile route (the Crew Member Route). Both routes will begin at the Bolton Nordic Center and finish at the Monitor Barns.
Start Time: Shuttles will leave from the VYCC West Monitor Barn 45 minutes before each tour’s starting time. For the Crew Leader tour, the shuttle will leave at 7:15 am. For the Crew Member tour, the shuttle will leave at 8:45 am.
Après Ski: Upon arrival at the Monitor Barns, warm food will await hungry, triumphant, and deserving skiers. Other festivities will include the showing of classic ski movies, a warm bonfire, and libations. Spend a day skiing new terrain and then relax amongst friends, new and old!
Poster: Help make our First Annual Bolton to the Barns Backcountry Ski Tour a success! Spread the word by printing out a Bolton to the Barns Ski Poster and posting it at your office, local grocery store, favorite diner…wherever!
For additional information, email Breck at breck.knauft@vycc.org or give him a call at 802.434.3969 ext. 110.
February 11th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
You should put more info on the website about the Bolton ski tour. What skis are recommended, skinies or metal-edged? Need skins? Will this be a set track? How much vertical? What sort of terrain?
February 11th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Hi Bob – Thanks for your post. I think a lot of this info is on the site. I’ll try to provide a few links, but if you still think more info needs to go up, drop me an email or call.
I’d start by checking out our ski website here: http://vycc.org/home/ski.html. There is also a link to this site if you scroll up.
Once you get there, check out the route description link. Also, the waiver and key info has links to recommended equipment (& other important info). With good wax and/or waxless skis, I don’t think you’ll need skins. I’d did the route on Rossi BC skis that have NNNBC bindings. Metal edges are a must.
Again, thanks for your input and do let me know if you have other questions. My direct number is 434-3969 ext. 110 and my email is breck.knauft@vycc.org.