As this photo from our lodge webcam will attest, snow conditions have not been the best! Trails at NorthWoods and at the Willoughby State Forest have NOT been groomed this week, due to poor weather conditions and snowmobile repairs. Keep your fingers crossed for more end of season snow!
Willoughby State Forest Weekly Trails Update All the trails have been groomed as of 1/13/2018, which include the Little Loop, Middle Loop, Bartlett Loop, the Connector trail, the CCC road and the Bartlett Mountain rd. Tracks are set on the Little and Middle loops along with the two roads. As of Tuesday the trails were in wonderful shape with an additional 6-8 inches of powder after the weekend storm. The trails were pristine after the grooming. We are still having issues with the state machine and our machine. If everything [Read More...]
Willoughby State Forest Weekly Trails Update All the trails have been groomed as of 2/9/2018, which include the Little Loop, Middle Loop, Bartlett Loop, the Connector trail, the CCC road and the Bartlett Mountain rd. Tracks are set on the Little and along with the two roads. Willoughby State Forest is a testament of just how much snow we get in the NEK. This last storm dumped probably a foot and half of powder on the mountain. The trails are groomed nicely but still a little soft, but with the [Read More...]
Willoughby State Forest Trails Update All the trails have been groomed as of 1/9/2018, which include the Little Loop, Middle Loop, Bartlett Loop, the Connector trail, the CCC road and the Bartlett Mountain rd. Tracks are set on the Little and Middle loops along with the two roads. Not sure how the trails will look after this unexpected rain. If we get the predicted snow and cold on Friday night and Saturday we will be grooming Sunday morning 1/14. (weather dependent) SNOW REPORT: Willoughby State Forest Nordic Trails Conditions: Packed powder [Read More...]
Trails Update: NorthWoods trails were freshly groomed last night, ready for skiers to brave the falling temps! Rentals available at the lodge. We are short on staff for the holidays, so ring the bell or pop into the back office to find us! Thank you!
Willoughby State Forest Trails Update The Trails in Willoughby State Forest are ready to go! All the trails have been groomed which include the Little Loop, Middle Loop, Bartlett Loop, the CCC road and the Bartlett Mountain Rd. Tracks are set on the Little and Middle loops along with the two roads. There is about a one foot base and lots of fresh powder out there. We will get another grooming in before Christmas. We also plan to groom 2 to 3 times a week throughout the winter, weather permitting. [Read More...]
Sterling College's Winter Intensive provides students with the opportunity to dig deep into a subject, and only that subject, for two straight weeks. For students in my course, while the snowpack was on the thin side, we certainly dug in to backcountry skiing in Vermont. We found snow in likely places when we left the lowlands, and reached the summits of Mt. Mansfield, Bald Mtn, and the ridge of the Bolton Trapps Traverse under the power of our muscles and skins attached to our skis. We enjoyed snow made soft by rain, [Read More...]
Trail System Snow Conditions Groomed Open Trails / Total Trails Last Updated NorthWoods Center High Moisture Powder over Ice Yes 6 km / 18 km 4-March-16 Willoughby State Forest High Moisture Packed Powder Yes 12 km / 14 km 4-March-16 Q Burke Resort Please See Q Burke Site - - - Click here for maps of our Nordic trails at NorthWoods, Willoughby, and Q Burke. NorthWoods will be posting up-to-date trail conditions on this page throughout the season. For a more detailed update on trail conditions and programs, please refer to our weekly [Read More...]
The NorthWoods Community and Mother Nature teamed up to start the year with a better-than-ever ski season here at the Center. In winter, cross-country skis are THE vehicle for outdoor study and exploration, but our equipment had been in poor repair. On our 25th birthday in 2014, we made a wish to update our ski fleet to better serve young children and novice skiers, and you helped make it come true. NorthWoods 2014-2015 Winter Education received grants from the Vermont Community Foundation’s Northeast Kingdom Fund, Ben & Jerry’s Community Action Grants program, and The Norcross Wildlife Foundation, [Read More...]
Are you ready for the winter ski season? Here are NorthWoods, we have over 12km of groomed and backcountry cross country trails available to the public. Skis and snowshoes are available to rent for $5/day, or bring your own! Ready to get out there? Get the latest on our trail and snow conditions from our recently revived Trail Report! Find the latest issue below! [catlist name=trail-reports numberposts=10 excludeposts=this]
