Snowshoeing and Cross Country Skiing, 1/24/2005

Cross Country (Nordic) Ski X-C and Snowshoeing Conditions, Southern Vermont, Putney...

Snowshoeing Conditions Were Excellent Sunday, January 23, 2005
Cross Country Ski Trails Were Last Groomed Monday, January 240, 2005
Not Much Weather since then... eleven inches of snow on Sunday (1/23), with more on the way... ten day forecast daytime temperatures below 31 degrees

Miriam and I went snowshoeing on Sunday. Perfect conditions. More guests took the hike up Putney Mountain in ten degree weather and said it was cold but beautifiul up there... looking out on the Connecticut River Valley, to Monadnock and northwest to Stratton.
Subzero nighttime temperatures... daytime feels good... Still beautiful out there.
Watch this space for reports on snowfall, weather, snowshoeing conditions and cross country ski trail updates at Hickory Ridge House Southern Vermont Bed and Breakfast Inn - a winter vacation headquarters in southern Vermont. Hickory Ridge House has groomed cross country ski trails and snowshoeing on premises, and is within 20 to 45 minutes drive of Nordic and alpine skiing centers, including Grafton Ponds Nordic Ski Center, Ascutney, the Brattleboro Outing Club, and other winter outdoor sports facilities. Other southern Vermont ski facilities, including Mount Snow, Okemo, Haystack and Stratton, are a slightly longer drive.

Hickory Ridge House Snowfall, Cross Country Ski X-C and Snowshoeing Conditions Report
11/08 Snowfall: 1/2" ... Cross Country Skiing X-C: not ready ... Snowshoeing conditions: not ready
11/12 Snowfall: flurries... Cross Country Skiing X-C: not ready... Snowshoeing conditions: not ready
12/6 Snowfall: 2+" ..... Cross Country Skiing X-C: not ready ..... Snowshoeing conditions: not ready
12/9 Snowfall: 1-" ..... Cross Country Skiing X-C: not ready ..... Snowshoeing conditions: not ready
12/13 Snowfall: flurries... Cross Country Skiing X-C: not ready... Snowshoeing conditions: not ready
12/15 GRAFTON PONDS NORDIC SKI (and mountain bike) CENTER BEGINS MAKING SNOW
12/17 Snowfall: flurries... Cross Country Skiing X-C: not ready... Snowshoeing: not ready
12/18 GRAFTON PONDS NORDIC SKI CENTER OPENS FOR THE SEASON ... 2K OF TRAILS NOW OPEN
12/20 Snowfall: 2+"... Cross Country Skiing X-C: not ready... Snowshoeing conditions: almost ready 12/26 Snowfall: 2+ "... Cross Country Skiing X-C: not ready ..... Snowshoeing conditions: not yet
1/6 Snowfall 5+'... Cross Country Skiing X-C: not ready .... Snowshoeing conditions: not yet
1/8 Snowfall 5+... Cross Country Skiing X-C: not groomed ... Snowshoeing: excellent
1/10 Cross Country Ski Trails at Hickory Ridge House groomed today
1/16 Snowfall: 1"+... Cross Country Skiing X-C: groomed ... Snowshoeing: wait
1/19 Snowfall: 1"+... Cross Country Skiing X-C: groomed ... Snowshoeing: wait
1/20 Bromley (downhill skiing) reports good conditions, all trails open
1/23 eleven inches of snow... perfect snowshoeing

Contact Information for Southern Vermont Cross Country Ski Centers, Weather and Trail Conditions
Brattleboro Outing Club... (802) 254-4081
Grafton Ponds Nordic Ski and Mountain Bike Center... (802) 843-2400
Ascutney Mountain Resort... (802) 484-7711
Prospect Mountain (802) 442-2575
Stratton Mountain Nordic Center (802) 297-4114
Hickory Ridge House ... (802) 387-5709
Bromley..... info@bromley.com