Trip Reports Sat May 22 2021 Work Hike – Smuggler’s Notch by Morgan Irons Start/End of Maintenance: LTN out of Smuggler’s Notch to the pyramid, and Sterling Pond Trail Maintenance Completed: Water bars cleared, steps cleared, several blow-downs cut, some brushing in, trail edge shored up in one place Future Maintenance Required: More brushing in,…
Trip Reports Sat May 15 2021 Bamforth Ridge Work Hike by Alan Paschell The trail was cleared of blowdowns to the shelter. The tread was improved on the new reroute at the bottom of the trail. Water bars were cleared and drainage improved in a few wet spots. Much brushing in was accomplished where the…
Submission type: Other Tue Apr 20 2021 scout hike by Alan Paschell The sign for Sterling Shelter at the junction of the Elephant Head Lookout is on the ground. A large tree with turn blazes is down but not across the trail. One leaner. Our section can take care of the leaner and a reblaze….
Trip Reports Fri Jan 01 2021 No events since March 2020 by John Buddington The Montpelier Section has not had any events since March 7, 2020. None have been scheduled for the first few months of 2021. gmcmontpelier.org continues to be available. There are a few reports of ad-hoc maintenance hikes during 2020. There are…
Trip Reports Wednesday October 14 2020 LT Trail from Barnes Camp by Alan Paschell Morgan and I went up to Barnes Camp this morning and headed north. We stopped a little beyond the first set of wooden steps, about an hour’s walk out, but equaling 4.5 hours per person trail maintenance. We cleared and created…
Trip Reports Sun Oct 04 2020 Trail Maintenance – LT North of Barnes Camp by Ira W Sollace and Cindy Griffith Cindy and I cleared up three blowdowns with a chainsaw in the first 1/3 miles of LT north from Barnes Camp.
Trip Reports Tuesday May 19 2020 Trail work above Barnes Camp by Alan Paschell Morgan and I worked on the section above Barnes headed north from the junction with the old LT to what we call the “second slide” for six hours. We cleared and created drainage, moved stones, cleared blowdowns. One large blowdown still…
Trip Reports Saturday May 02 2020 Trail Work – Barnes Camp to Junction by Alan Paschell Morgan and I cleared drainages today, May 2, from Barnes Camp north to the intersection with the old LT. 6 volunteer hours. Travel 2 hours. I submitted my report to the GMC. One blowdown of substance needs to be…
Trip Reports Friday March 13 2020 Coronavirus cancels our events – – – – – – – – – – – – – Letter from Mike Debonis – – – – – – – – – – – – – From: Mike, GMC Executive Director Date: Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 4:00 PM Subject: GMC…
Trip Reports Saturday March 07 2020 Taylor Lodge snowshoe by Steve and Heather Bailey Heather and I volunteered to lead a hike for the main club’s Winter Trails Day, based at the GMC visitor center. We had a student from Sterling College with us who was studying outdoor activities management and served as a third…
Trip Reports Sunday March 01 2020 GMC MONTPELIER SECTION 3/1/20 OUTING REPORT by Morgan Irons One dog, one skier, and fourteen snowshoers trekked up Laraway Mountain from the Codding Hollow trailhead in Waterville on March 1st. The Long Trail North led us past thirty-foot ledges to the overlook of the Lamoille River Valley. Temperatures eventually…
Trip Reports Saturday February 29 2020 Peacham Bog Ski Loop by Nancy Schulz Given that it rained in Montpelier two days earlier, we three skiers were delighted with the outstanding conditions in Groton State Forest. Temps were in the 20s with little to no wind. There was a firm base with fresh powder on top….
Trip Reports Saturday February 22 2020 Spruce Mt to Seyon State Park by Nancy Schulz Three snowshoers enjoyed strong sun as they trekked from the Spruce Mountain trailhead toward Seyon Lodge State Park. The temperature had risen from a very chilly overnight to 25 above by the time they started walking. The trail had fresh…
Trip Reports Saturday February 22 2020 X-country Ski – Warren by Mary Garcia Five people enjoyed a mild winter day of skiing with very good conditions. Two of the group skied the main area near the center. Three others enjoyed the trail across the road from the center and then did a short loop on…
Trip Reports Monday February 17 2020 Sterling Pond Snowshoe by Nancy Schulz Charlene Bohl and Nancy Schulz had a great weather day, with temps in the high teens and low 20s, for their snowshoe trek to Sterling Pond. Both the road and the trail featured packed snow with some powder on top and no ice….
Trip Reports Sunday February 16 2020 Hike Stevenson Brook Trail Little River State Park by Cynthia Martin Stevenson Brook Trail in Little River State Park in Waterbury is a popular year round trail that takes hikers out to an historic sawmill site and back. The trail primarily follows a scenic brook with several bridge crossings….
Trip Reports Saturday February 08 2020 Snowshoe hike-Spruce Mt., Plainfield VT by Dana Lawrence Four hardy trip leaders and section members, including our current section president Steve Bailey, trekked uphill through15 inches of new snow recently packed by some early bird trail snowshoe runners. The temperature was brisk in the single digits, the trees glistened…
Trip Reports Tuesday February 04 2020 Stowe Cross-Country Center by Charlene Bohl It was a beautiful day, warm for winter and the sun was shining. Five of us skied from the Stowe Touring Center to Trapp’s cabin. We ate lunch at the cabin and skied back down. A good time was had by all.
Trip Reports Sunday February 02 2020 Hardwood Flats (Elmore) XC ski by Steve and Heather Bailey Hardwood Flats is a privately owned area with groomed and ungroomed trails which is open to the public for no fee. At 1600 ft elevation, the skiing is often better there than other places closer to Montpelier. Nine of…
Trip Reports Saturday February 01 2020 Ski High Lodge to Craftsbury Outdoor Center by Phyllis Rubenstein On Saturday, February 1, five of us skied 12 miles from Highland Lodge in Greensboro to the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. The trails were in excellent shape and well groomed. In the absence of fresh snow, the down hills were…
Trip Reports Tuesday January 28 2020 Cross-country Ski – Stowe by Mary Garcia After a slow start to the ski season, two skiers enjoyed very good conditions at Stowe Mountain Resort on Tuesday. However, they did not do the trek to Trapps cabin as originally planned.
Trip Reports Thursday January 23 2020 John Snell shows his Photos Our general membership meeting at the T. W. Wood Gallery was happy to see some of John Snell’s photos. You can see many more by going to his web site
Trip Reports Saturday January 18 2020 Paine Mtn to Irish Hill Traverse by Nancy Schulz With a temp below zero to start, it was encouraging to have nine hardy hikers turn out. After consolidating into fewer cars, we drove part way up Darling Road in Berlin and left two cars. Then we drove the remaining…
Trip Reports Saturday January 11 2020 Stowe Pinnacle hike by Steve and Heather Bailey The forecast was for rain and freezing rain, but not until the afternoon, so we decided to take a chance and do the hike. Temperatures were in the 40’s, so the snow was starting to turn to slush, but still firm…
