2011 Fall Trail Work Schedule
- Still smiling after a day of trail work moving the CT off snowmobile trails and into the backcountry in Ripton, August 2011.
For those of you who haven’t been daydreaming of skiing all summer, shorter days and cooler nights are here to remind us that snowy trails are on the way…. which means it’s time to invest in a bit of fall trail maintenance!
Maintaining 300 miles of trail requires many hands. If you enjoy working in the woods and have some time to spare, please join CTA’s Trail Chiefs and other volunteers in our annual effort to clear the Catamount Trail of blow-downs, branches, and brush. Check out the schedule below and contact the appropriate Trail Chief for details on meeting time and place.
If you need more information, please call the CTA office at 802-864-5794. Additional trail workdays will be scheduled so check in again, soon.
You’ll need lunch, water, long pants, work gloves, hiking boots, and a pair of loppers or a handsaw. Pack or wear blaze orange as many of these dates occur during hunting season. Bring a friend, give back to the trails you enjoy, and help CTA provide new trail users with great experiences in the coming season.
The Schedule
Sunday 9/11/11
Section 17: Bridges Trail to Lincoln Gap (Ripton)
Contact: Dave Scott, sand515@myfairpoint.net 802-352-4607
Dean Bloch, dean.valerie@myfairpoint.net, 802-899-5127
Don't Miss this Volunteer Work Weekend!
FREE MEALS AND LODGING
Saturday 9/17/11 and Sunday 9/18/11
Section 31: Route 105 to Quebec (Jay)
Come play and stay in Jay for the weekend and help improve the CT. Accommodations will be provided by a local CTA member. Saturday dinner, Sunday breakfast, and a trail lunch for Sunday will also be provided. There is no fee to participate. Come for one day or two, and bring the family.
To learn more or sign-up, contact Amy Kelsey, akelsey@catamounttrail.org, 802-864-5794.
Sunday 9/18/11
Section 16: Widows Clearing to Bridges Trail (Ripton)
Contact: Andy McIntosh, andymac@together.net 802-388-8376
The focus of these two work day will be to finish moving a section of the Trail off Steam Mill Rd in Ripton (snowmobile corridor). Extra hands are appreciated!
Saturday 9/24/11
Section 12: Gov Clement Shelter to Wheelerville Road (Shrewsbury/Rutland)
Contact: Steve Waite, smw26@sover.net, 802-558-9770
Saturday 9/24/11
Section 19: Route 17 to Hungtington Gap (Waitsfield/Fayston)
Contact: Mark Schwabe/Tony Amenta, tamenta@accessvt.com, 802-496-2925
Saturday 9/24/11
Section 22: Bolton to Trapp (Bolton/Stowe)
Contact: Rich/Sheri Larsen, Larsen007@aol.com ,802-878-6828
Sunday 9/25/11
Section 17: Bridges Trail to Lincoln Gap (Ripton)
Contact: Dave Scott, sand515@myfairpoint.net 802-352-4607
Dean Bloch, dean.valerie@myfairpoint.net, 802-899-5127
Saturday 10/8/11
Section 12N: Brewers Corner to Route 4 (Rutland/Mendon)
Contact: Paul Terwilliger, pault@gsinet.net, 603-667-8510
Saturday 10/8/11
Section 20: Camels Hump Road to Duxbury Road (Huntington/Richmond)
Contact: Andy Strauss, arstrauss@yahoo.com, 802-881-4168
Peter Cottrell, pcottrel@myfairpoint.net, 802-879-0755
Saturday 10/15/11
Vermont Trails and Greenways Council Trail Symposium
9am to 5pm at Vermont Technical College, Randolph, VT
The Symposium focuses on pertinent recreation trail topics and offer workshops and trainings that are both user group specific and universal. Workshops have ranged from “How to Build Trails in Wetlands” to “Trail Permitting 101”. This is a great opportunity to increase your trail building skill and knowledge, and network with other trails enthusiasts. $30 for VTGC members, $35 for non-members
Sunday 10/16/11
Section 30: Hazens Notch to Jay Pass (Montgomery/Jay)
Contact: Sam Nelson, samnelson@surfglobal.net, 802-524-0358
Monday 10/17/11
The North Face Speaker Series Benefits CTA
Featuring ski mountaineer Kit Deslauriers
7pm at Higher Ground in South Burlington
Friday 10/21/11
Section 11: Great Roaring Brook to Tin Shanty (Plymouth/Shrewsbury)
Contact: Lynda Baydin, lglldy@aol.com, 973-267-7758
Rain date: Saturday 10/22/11
Saturday 10/22/11
Section 31: Jay Pass to the Quebec Border (Jay)
Contact: Dave Burns, brule1@hotmail.com Melissa Haberman, mahaberman@yahoo.com 802-326-6003
Rain Date: Saturday 10/29/11
Sunday 10/23/11
Section 12: CCC Road to Gov Clement Shelter (Shrewsbury/Rutland)
Contact: Hilary Coolidge, hcoolidge@hotmail.com, jdblum@hotmail.com, 617-877-7533, 802-345-7155
Sunday 10/23/11
Section 17: Bridges Trail to Lincoln Gap (Ripton)
Contact: Dave Scott, sand515@myfairpoint.net 802-352-4607
Dean Bloch, dean.valerie@myfairpoint.net, 802-899-5127
Saturday 10/29/11
Section 3: Route 9 to Somerset Reservoir
Contact Tim Mar, hauptmarr@comcast.net ,802-442-3469
Saturday 10/29/11
Section 10: Greendale to Healdville (Ludlow)
Contact: Bob Jordan, bobjord@earthlink.net 802-869-2784
Saturday 10/29/11
Section 12: Gov Clement Shelter to Wheelerville Road (Shrewsbury/Rutland)
Contact: Steve Waite, smw26@sover.net, 802-558-9770
Saturday 11/5/11
Sections 1 and 2: MA border to Route 9 (Readsboro/Whitingham/Wilmington)
Contact: Sam Bartlett, sam@bart-tech.com, 413-624-0192
Use “Catamount” in subject line of email
Saturday 11/5/11
Section 7: Route 11 to Landgrove (Peru/Landgrove)
Contact: Grant Braddish, braddish@gmail.com, 802-824-6906
Saturday 11/5/11
Section 18: Sugarbush Golf Course to Route 17 (Waitsfield)
Contact: Geoff and Lauren Slater, laurens@madriver.com 802-496-6793
Rain Date: Sunday 11/6/11
Saturday 11/5/11
Section 19: Huntington Gap to Camels Hump Road (Huntington)
Contact: Paul Demers, pdemers@vmec.org, 802-660-0971
Saturday 11/5/11
Section 25: Route 100 to Route 15 (Morrisville/Elmore)
Contact: Jill Aspinall, 802-224-9980
Rain Date Sunday 11/6/11
Saturday 11/5/11
Section 31: Jay Pass to the Quebec Border (Jay)
Contact: Dave Burns, brule1@hotmail.com Melissa Haberman, mahaberman@yahoo.com 802-326-6003
Meet at the top of Route 242 (Jay Pass), 10am.
NEW ADDITION: Sunday 11/6/11
Section 17: Bridges Trail to Lincoln Gap (Ripton)
Contact: Dean Bloch, dean.valerie@myfairpoint.net, 802-899-5127
NEW ADDITION: Wednesday 11/9/11
Section 12: Sargent Brook Bridge Repairs
Contact: Amy Kelsey, akelsey@catamounttrail.org 802-864-5794
Rain Date: Sunday 11/13/11
Saturday 11/12/11
CTA Annual Meeting
Green Mountain Club Headquarters, Waterbury Center, VT
3:00pm-5:00pm
Sunday 11/13/11
Sections 1 and 2: MA border to Route 9 (Readsboro/Whitingham/Wilmington)
Contact: Sam Bartlett, sam@bart-tech.com, 413-624-0192
Use “Catamount” in subject line of email
Saturday 11/19/11
Section 5: Kelly Stand to Kendall Farm (Stratton)
Contact Sarah Coe, scoe@snet.net, 203-214-6725
Sunday 11/20/11
Section 5: Kelly Stand to Kendall Farm (Stratton)
Contact Sarah Coe, scoe@snet.net, 203-214-6725
Saturday 12/3/11
Section 25: Route 100 to Route 15 (Morrisville/Elmore)
Contact: Jill Aspinall, jillaspinall@alumni.uwaterloo.ca, 802-224-9980
Rain Date Sunday 12/4/11