Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum The Red Bench Speaker Series presents, 40 Years of the Catamount Ski Trail on Thursday, January 25th at 6:30 PM at the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum.
This winter marks the 40th Anniversary of Vermont’s Catamount Ski Trail. Covering over 300 miles from Massachusetts to Canada, the Catamount Trail is the longest backcountry ski trail in North America. To celebrate the Catamount Trail Association's 40th Anniversary, Catamount Trail Founders Steve Bushey, Paul Jarris, and Ben Rose are recreating their original journey with the help of a few friends, and are aiming to ski end to end on the trail in February and March this winter.
Ben and Paul will be joined on the Red Bench by CTA Executive Director Matt Williams and CTA Board Chair Jay Stearns to talk about that initial 1984 ski, how the CTA has evolved over the decades, this winter’s end to end ski, how climate change is impacting the Catamount Trail, and what the CTA and the trail will look like in the years to come.
This discussion will be moderated by David Goodman.
Doors to the Museum will open at 6:00 PM and guests are invited to enjoy the exhibits and socialize. The discussion begins at 6:30 PM. Event admission is $10 and helps support the museum's mission to "collect, preserve, and celebrate Vermont's rich skiing and snowboarding history.”
Series sponsors include Schoeller Textil, Sisler Builders, Vermont Ski + Ride and special event support from the Catamount Trail Association.
About VTSSM - Since 1988, the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum has been dedicated to collecting, preserving, and celebrating the rich history of skiing and riding in Vermont. The museum is a 501c3 non-profit that survives on the support from the ski and snowboard community.
The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum thrives by collecting, preserving, and celebrating Vermont's skiing and snowboarding history. The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum is a 501c3 non-profit organization that welcomes visitors from around the world to share, reminisce, and enjoy the collections and their stories. The museum creates visually stimulating and historically in-depth exhibits, along with year-round educational programming and statewide community events.
STOWE, VT (January 15, 2024)
Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum
1 South Main St.
Post Office Box 1511
Stowe, VT 05672
802-253-9911