Events

Cross-country Ski. Stowe. All abilities. Various distances. Stowe Mtn. Cross-country Ski Center. Trail Fee. Call Leader: Mary Garcia, 229-0153 for meeting time and place.

Snowshoe. Duxbury. Moderate. 5 miles. Snowshoe to Montclair Glen Lodge via Monroe and Dean trails. Call Leader: Michael Chernick, 223-0918 for meeting time and place.

Snowshoe Festival. Waterbury Center. GMC Visitor Center. See Trail Talk for details.

Cross-country Ski. Greensboro. All abilities. Various distances. Highland Lodge Ski Touring Center. Trail Fee. Optional 6:00 P.M. dinner at the Lodge. Call Leader: Mary Garcia, 229-0153 for dinner reservations by February 1, and for meeting time and place.

Cross-country Ski. Stowe. All abilities. Various distances. Stowe Mtn. Cross-country Ski Center. Meet at 1:00 P.M. at the ski center for 1/2 day Trail Fee. Call Leaders: Nancy Jordan, 223-3935 or Sylvia Kingsbury, 223-2921 for meeting time and place.

Cross-country Ski. Stowe/Waterbury. Moderate. 7 miles. Cotton Brook loop. Call Leader: Steve Lightholder, 479-2304 for meeting time and place.

Cross-country Ski/Snowshoe. Morristown. Moderate. 5 miles. Annual Chili Party at Beaver Meadow Lodge. Please bring your own bowl, cup, and utensils. The stove will be warm. Call Leaders: Reidun and Andrew Nuquist, 223-3550 or Nancy and Fred Jordan, 223-3935 for your party contribution.

Snowshoe. White Mtns., NH. Moderate/Difficult. 7 miles to Zealand Hut. Possible snowshoe to Zeacliff. Overnight Fee at the Hut. Call Leaders: Charlene Bohl, 229-9908 or Charlene bohl@comcast.net or Paul DeLuca, 476-7987 or pdeluca420@msn.com for meeting time and place.

Stowe. All abilities. Various distances. Stowe Mtn. Cross-country Ski Center. Meet at MHS at 9:00 A.M., or after lunch at 1:00 P.M. at the ski center. Call Leader: Marilyn Wilson, 229-9851.

Membership/Outing Planning Meeting. Bring your ideas for outings that you would like to see or to lead on the Summer outing schedule. Following the meeting, the hosts will provide dessert, and will show slides of their recent Rambles in the Austrian and Italian Alps. Meet at 7:00 p.m. at home of Andrew and Reidun Nuquist....

Mt. Mansfield Forehead. Stowe. Difficult. 5.2 miles. Ascend Frost and Maple Ridge trails from Stevensville Road. Descend Wampahoofus and Butler Lodge trails. Crampons recommended. Must call leader: Paul DeLuca 802-476-7987 or pdeluca420@msn.com for meeting time and place.

All members are welcome. Call John Buddington, 229-0725 or president@gmcmontpelier.org for location. Agenda. The draft minutes have been distributed...

Centennial of GMC s founding. See the announcement from the July (1910) The Vermonter.

Groton. Snowshoe around Kettle Pond. Easy. 3 miles. Snack at a lean-to. Meet at Lenny s Shoe Store, Barre, VT at noon. Leader: Steve Lightholder, 479-2304.

White Mtns., NH. Very Difficult. 8.56 miles. Mt. Adams Airline Trail. Ice axe, crampons necessary. Elevation gain 4500 . Lower summit options if weather does not cooperate. Must call leader: Paul DeLuca, 802-476-7987 or pdeluca420@msn.com for meeting time and place.

Duxbury. Moderate. 3.2 miles round trip. LT south from Winooski River to Duxbury Window. Bring lunch and beverage. Dress for weather. Call leaders: Reidun and Andrew Nuquist, 223-3550 for meeting time.

Stowe. Mountain Road, Rte. 108. Easy. 4 miles round trip. From Barnes Camp (end of plowed portion of road) to height of land. Call leader: Ken Hertz, 802-229-4737 or hertzkj@myfairpoint.com for meeting time and place.

East Montpelier/Adamant. Moderate. 5 mile loop. Sodom Pond. Bring water and snack. Call leaders: Reidun and Andrew Nuquist, 223-3550 for afternoon starting time.

Montpelier. Wood Art Gallery, at the Vermont College of Fine Arts, College Street, Montpelier. Speaker: Eric Scharnberg of the Cross VT Trail Association. Elect 2010 officers. Pass a budget. See page 1 for details.nAgenda

Middlesex. Alternate: snowmachine trail walk. Moderate. 5 +/- miles. Contact leader: John Buddington, 229-0725 about the need for snowshoes. Meet at 1:00 P.M. at the Rumney School, Middlesex.n

Stowe Bike Path. Moderate. 10 miles. Call leader: Michael Chernick, 229-0918 or chernick5@comcast.net for meeting time.

Calais and Woodbury. Moderate. 5 miles. Around No. 10 Pond and Forest Lake. Meet at MHS at 12:30 P.M. or No. 10 Pond access at 1:00 P.M. Please call leader: Steve Lightholder, 479-2304 or steve.lightholder@yahoo.com.

Berlin. Irish Hill. Easy. 4 miles. Meet at Berlin Pond parking area. Possibility of walking around Berlin Pond if trails are too muddy. Call leader: Ken Hertz, 802-229-4737 or hertzkj@myfairpoint.com for meeting time.

Washington. Moderate. 9 miles. Class 4 roads. Little elevation gain. Meet at Lenny s Shoe Store, Barre, VT at 9:00 A.M. Leader: Steve Lightholder, 479-2304.