Vermont - Cross Country Skiing

Vermont Cross Country Skiing

The Nordic skiing tradition in Vermont extends back over one hundred years. Brought to the region by Scandinavians the activity today is a great way to enjoy the winter outdoors regardless of the weather. Cross country ski areas feature wide groomed trails that meander through woods, across fields and along fantastic ice encrusted streams. These areas rent equipment and can instruct you so you’ll be on your way in minutes. As with downhill skiing trails are marked and graded according to difficulty so beginners can thoroughly enjoy their initial experience. Most trails are wide enough to accommodate skating as well as classical style cross country skiing. The cost for this great experience is low can even be free at parks and on the property of many lodgings. So pack a lunch, some wine, and a camera and head out for a wonderful winter adventure on skis.

Allis State Park
284 Allis State Park Road
Randolph, VT
Phone: 802-276-3175

Season: Memorial Day-Labor Day

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Several ponds nearby offer excellent bass fishing. A loop hiking trail within the park provides a strenuous workout. Baker Pond is nearby on Route 12, two miles west of the park; North and South ponds lie together one mile east of the park; Sunset Lake is in the village of Brookfield, two miles east of Bear Mountain. The villages of Brookfield, Northfield, Randolph and Williamstown are all within a 20-minute drive. There is a fire tower,hiking trails, a large picnic shelter and one rest room. Day use hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Blueberry Hill Inn
Goshen - Ripton Road
Goshen, VT  05733
Phone: 802-247-6735

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Blueberry Hill has 75 kilometers of groomed and wilderness trails with connections to the Catamount Trail and Vermont’s Long Trail. A separate snowshoe trail network is being developed.

Blueberry Lake
424 Robinson Road
Warren, VT  05674
Phone: 802.496.6687

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The ski area offers 31 km of trails all of which are groomed. Some of the trails are lit for night skiing.

Bomoseen State Park
22 Cedar Mountain Road
Fair Haven, VT
Phone: 802-265-4242

Season: Memorial Day-Labor Day

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The campground contains 66 campsites including 10 lean-tos. The sites are both wooded and grassy open areas. Some are located along the lakeshore. Flush toilets, hot showers, and a dump station are provided. The park has a beach for swimming and a picnic area. An open pavilion-type picnic shelter can be reserved for large gatherings. A snack bar concession and boat rentals (canoe, kayak, row, and pedal) are available at the beach. Several hiking trails, including one to Half Moon State Park, provide great hiking opportunities. There is boating and fishing in Lake Bomoseen, as well as in nearby Glen Lake.

Branbury State Park
3570 Lake Dunmore Road (Route 53)
Salisbury, VT
Phone: 802-247-5925

Season: Memorial Day-Labor Day

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The park is divided by Route 53. Twenty tent sites and seven lean-to sites are on one side of the highway in a heavily wooded area, and 17 tent sites are located along the perimeter of a grassy open area near the beach. Flush toilets, hot showers, and a dump station are provided. The 1,000-foot natural sandy beach, clean, clear Lake Dunmore, and the large open grassy areas make the area very popular for swimming, sunning, or picnicking. Hiking trails to scenic vistas, waterfalls, caves, mountain lakes and streams, as well as an interpretive nature trail, provide outstanding hiking opportunities. There is fishing and boating (canoe, kayak, rowboat, and pedal boat rentals are available at the park) on Lake Dunmore. Day use hours:10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Button Bay State Park
5 Button Bay State Park Road
Vergennes, VT
Phone: 802-475-2377

Season: Memorial Day-Labor Day

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Button Bay, a 253-acre park, is located on a bluff in Ferrisburgh along the 130-mile long Lake Champlain. The camping area is an open, grassy area with 73 sites, including 13 lean-tos. Flush toilets, hot showers, and a dump station are provided. The park has a play area and a swimming pool with lifeguards. There is a picnic area and a large open picnic shelter pavilion. Boating (canoe, kayak and rowboat rentals available), fishing, and sailing are popular on Lake Champlain. You can explore Button Point Natural Area, hike the trail, and visit the Nature Center. Day use hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Coolidge State Park
855 Coolidge State Park Road
Plymouth, VT
Phone: 802-672-3612

Season: Memorial Day-Labor Day

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A trip to Coolidge State Park is a trip back in time; the park remains essentially the way it was when it was first created in the 1930s. There are 36 lean-to sites and 26 tent/trailer sites in two camping loops. Five restrooms providing modern plumbing; two have hot showers. There are two large picnic shelters, a picnic area, and a play area. There also is a sanitary dump station for RVs, but no hookups. Many day hikes are available in the park. There a several hiking trails, volleyball and a group camping area in the park.

Hancock Overlook
Hancock, VT
Phone: 802-767-4261

This park features hiking and nature trails, cross-country ski trails, fishing, boating, canoeing, and picnic areas. Hunting for big game, small game and waterfowl is permitted.

Mountain Meadows XC Area
209 Thundering Brook Rd
Killington, VT  05751
Phone: 802.775.7077

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Located in the heart of the Green Mountains, Mountain Meadows cross-country ski area has 57 km of trails through meadows and hard woods.

Okemo Mountain Resort
77 Okemo Ridge Road
Ludlow, VT  05149
Phone: 802-228-4041
Toll-Free: 800-78-OKEMO

Our slopeside location is primOkemo!

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With Vermont’s most extensive snowmaking coverage, Southern Vermont’s highest vertical (2,200 ft.), a modern and efficient lift system and a vast trail network spread across five mountain areas, Okemo offers an exceptional vacation experience for the entire family. The mountain layout and trail network offers miles of terrain to suit any ability level, with gentle beginner slopes, long intermediate cruisers, bumps, steeps, and glades. And when it comes to top-quality parks and pipes for freestyle, Okemo is the best in the biz. Six terrain parks loaded with options, the largest Superpipe in the East, and a halfpipe designed for beginners are meticulously groomed nightly to ensure quality conditions. The nearby Okemo Valley Nordic Center offers cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and an Indoor Golf Training Center, which is open year-round.

Okemo Valley Nordic Center
77 Okemo Ridge Rd
Ludlow, VT  05149
Phone: 802.228.1396

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Okemo Valley Nordic Center features 26km of cross-country trails, 10km of dedicated snowshoe trails and 20km of skating lanes.

Ole’s Cross Country Center
Airport Road
Warren, VT  05674
Phone: 802.496.3430

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Ole’s Cross Country Center in the Mad River Valley has 50 km of moderately rolling trails groomed for classic skiing and ski skating for all abilities, as well as snowshoeing.

Quechee State Park
Woodstock Road (Route 4)
White River Junction, VT
Phone: 802-295-2990

Season: Memorial Day Weekend - October 19

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The focal point of the park is Vermont’s deepest gorge, formed by glacial activity approximately 13,000 years ago. Visitors can look down at the Ottauquechee River, flowing 165 feet below viewing points along Route 4.
The park contains 45 tent/trailer sites and 7 lean-to sites which are located in the camping area. Two bathrooms with showers ($) serve the campground. Most sites are large enough to accommodate large RVs. There is a sanitary dump station, but no hookups. A large field and play area are also in the campground. Located next to Quechee Gorge is a picnic area with a pit toilet and a hiking trail along the gorge. Day use hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Rikert Touring Center
Route 125
Middlebury, VT  05753
Phone: 802.443.5000

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The Carroll and Jane Rikert Ski Touring Center is owned and operated by Middlebury College and is open to the public. The center offers 42 kilometers of varied and scenic trails for cross-country skiers and snowshoers of all abilities.

Stowe XC
5781 Mountain Rd.
Stowe, VT  05672
Phone: 802.253.3688

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Stowe Mountain Resort has 35 kilometers of groomed and 40 kilometers of backcountry trails. Also available are 5 kilometers of trails specifically for snowshoeing.

Three Stallion Inn Touring Center
665 Stock Farm Road
Randolph, VT  05060
Phone: 802.728.5656

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Come and enjoy the 35 km of x-c skiing and snowshoeing trails that criss-cross our 1300 wooded acres and open pastures.

Wilderness Trails Ski School
Main Street
Quechee, VT  05059
Phone: 802.295.7620

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At Wilderness Trails there are 18 km of groomed trails. Ski or snowshoe along the spectacular Quechee Gorge and waterfall and through the deep woods.

Bolton Valley XC
4302 Bolton Valley Access Road
Bolton Valley, VT  05477
Phone: 802.434.3444

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Bolton Valley features Nordic and backcountry skiing and the highest elevation of Vermont's cross-country ski areas. There are over 100 km of Nordic trails. There is also snowshoeing.

Brighton State Park
102 State Park Road
Island Pond, VT  05846
Phone: 802-723-4360

Season: Memorial Day Weekend - Columbus Day Weekend

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Brighton State Park is located on the shores of Spectacle Pond. A sandy day use beach and bathhouse is located on Island Pond just a half mile from the campground. The campground sits on the mostly undeveloped Spectacle Pond where it is common to hear loons calling at night. There are 5 cabins, 61 tent/trailer sites and 23 lean-tos. All three restrooms include hot showers ($). A sanitary dump station is available, but no hookups. There are hiking trails, a camper's beach with boat rentals, nature museum, an amphitheater, a garage theater, and play area. At the nearby day use area there is a long sandy beach, a bathhouse with restrooms, and rental boats. Day use hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Burke XC
2312 Newark Street
West Burke, VT  05871
Phone: 802.535.7722

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This Northeast Kingdom area features eight main loops make up 80 km of trails along pretty woodlands and hillsides to accommodate all skiing abilities.

Catamount Family Center
592 Governor Chittenden Road
Williston, VT  05495
Phone: 802.879.6001

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Thirty-five miles of trail course through a family farm dating back six generations to Vermont’s first governor.

Craftsbury Outdoor Center
535 Lost Nation Rd
Craftsbury Common, VT  05827
Phone: 802.586.7767

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In addition to world-class cross-country skiing, choose from snowshoeing, orienteering, ice-skating, backcountry tours, animal tracking, nature studies, There are 135 km of trails.

Crystal Lake State Park
96 Bellwater Ave.
Barton, VT
Phone: 802-525-6205

Season: May 26 - September 4

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Crystal Lake is approximately three miles long and about one mile in width. In some places it is known to be more than 100 feet deep. It is a glacial lake beautifully situated among roughhewn mountain sides. Area Attractions include the Jay Peak Gondola at Jay; Burke Mountain Toll Road and fire tower in East Burke; Historical Granite School in Brownington; and Ethan Allen Furniture in Orleans.

Hazen's Notch Association
1423 Hazen’s Notch Road
Montgomery Center, VT  05471
Phone: 802.326.4799

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In a town noted for covered bridges Hazen’s Notch has 70 km of groomed and marked trails passing through mixed maple, birch and evergreen forest and across gentle, open meadows. Thirty trails for all abilities provide loops of different lengths for classical cross-country skiing and or snowshoeing.

Highland Lodge & XC Center
1608 Craftsbury Road
Greensboro, VT  05841
Phone: 802.533.2647

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Highland Lodge attracts families and couples who ski to lose themselves in nature, stop to look at animal tracks, and admire the vistas There are 60 km of trails.

Maidstone State Park
Maidstone Lake Road
Guildhall, VT
Phone: 802-676-3930

Season: Memorial Day-Labor Day

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Maidstone is the most remote of Vermont's state parks and still retains much of the wilderness character associated with the Northeast Kingdom.The campground has 44 tent/trailer sites and 37 lean-tos. Three of the four rest rooms include hot showers ($). A sanitary dump station is available, but no hookups. There are play areas, hiking trails, and a swimming beaches in the campground. A picnic shelter, swimming beach, and an additional rest room is available at the day use area. Surrounding the park are acres of forest lands that offer miles of logging roads for mountain biking or just walking. Day use hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Morse Farm Ski Center
1168 County Road
Montpelier, VT  05601

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Vermont’s newest, professionally designed XC ski area features scenic trails offering a diverse choice of terrain, through softwood forests, sugarbush and across gently rolling open pastures. The 20 km of trails offer suitable enjoyment for all skill levels.

Ricker Pond State Park
18 Ricker Pond Camp Ground Road (Route 232)
Groton, VT  05046
Phone: 802-584-3821

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Set on Ricker Pond, this park offers a nature center, canoeing, fishing, a beach, trails for hiking and cross-country skiing, picnic areas and a naturalist on staff. A public campground is available in season.

Sleepy Hollow Inn & Bike Center
1805 Sherman Hollow Road
Huntington, VT  05462
Phone: 802.434.2283

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Forty km of scenic trails for cross-country skiing. Ice skating, night skiing and snowshoeing.

Trapp Family Lodge
700 Trapp Hill Road
Stowe, VT  05672
Phone: 802-253-8511
Toll-Free: 800-826-7000

A little of Austria, a lot of Vermont

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We've come a long way from offering the first commercial cross-country ski center in North America. Today, with 2400 acres of pristine nature, there's something for everybody and for every season: hiking, Nordic walking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and sleigh rides on our 100km of trails. Trapp Family Lodge offers European accommodations in the Austrian-style Main Lodge with 96 rooms and suites, 100 Guest Houses and beautifully constructed Villas. Talented chefs prepare European specialties in The Dining Room, The Lounge and the DeliBakery, complemented by nightly entertainment. First-class facilities are available for meetings and weddings.

Ball Mountain
Jamaica, VT
Phone: 802-874-4881

The US Army Corps of Engineers Ball Mountain Dam Flood Control project has mountain and lakeside scenery. Visitors will enjoy hiking and nature trails, and cross-country skiing in the winter. Hunting for big and small game, as well as waterfowl, is permitted.

Brattleboro Outing Club
Upper Dummerston Rd.
Brattleboro, VT  05302
Phone: 802.257.5292

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The Ski Hut is the hub of cross country skiing in the Brattleboro community. The Ski Hut offers 30 km of trails.

Grafton Ponds
Townshend Road
Grafton, VT  05146
Phone: 802.843.2400

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Grafton Ponds features cross country skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating and tubing on a 600-foot hill. There are 30 km of trails groomed 30 km of back-country trails.

Hermitage XC Center
21 Handle Road
Wilmington, VT  05363
Phone: 802.464.3511

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The Hermitage offers 50 kilometers of cross-country ski trails along rushing mountain streams and frozen ponds, pass beaver dams, cross ridges, through pine forests and circle fields with expansive views.

Hildene Ski Touring Center
1005 Hildene Rd
Manchester, VT  05254
Phone: 802.362.1788

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There are 15 km of trails at Hildene, the historic house museum built by Robert Todd Lincoln as a summer home.

Prospect Mountain XC Ski Center
Route 9
Woodford, VT  05201
Phone: 802.442.2575

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Prospect has over 35 km of expertly groomed ski trails offers skiing for every ability. Snowshoe and backcountry ski trails are available.

Timber Creek XC Ski Area
Route 100 North
West Dover, VT  05356
Phone: 802.464.0999

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Located across from Mount Snow, Timber Creek offers a choice of adventures on a 14 km trail system that meanders through forested hills or reach up to the high ridges. Snowshoeing is also available.

Viking Nordic Center
615 Little Pond Rd
Londonderry, VT  05148
Phone: 802.824.3933

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From the rolling gentle terrain of our inner trail system to the long loops through the woods of our outer trail system, Viking Nordic Center’s 40 kilometers of trails offers something for every skier and snowshoer.

Wild Wings Ski Touring Center
North Road
Peru, VT  05152
Phone: 802.824.6793

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Classic skiing at its best with 28 km of trails and snowshoeing.