Highest Nordic Base Lodge in Vermont

2250 Feet of Fun

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We get more natural snow than most ski areas in Vermont.

Vermont Comfort

Warm up by the fire in our cozy lodge

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Forty kilometers for beginners to experts

About Prospect

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Still time to take advantage of the September discount for your Prospect season pass so act now! October and November discounts available also.  Or- you can download our PDF form and send it in with your check the old school way.

Prospect Mountain

Our Mission

In 2018, the Prospect Mountain Association (PMA), a 501(c)(3) community nonprofit organization based in Bennington, Vermont, was established to purchase, protect and operate Prospect Mountain, a Nordic recreational center in Woodford, Vermont. Prospect Mountain Association’s purpose is to support community health and wellbeing by providing groomed cross-country ski trails, snowshoe trails and programs for a diverse population in the Southern Vermont, Western Massachusetts and Eastern New York communities, and to promote and develop the sport of cross-country skiing through related educational activities for these communities.

Cross country skiing for all ages and skill levels in rural Vermont. Open daily 9-5 (or sundown) in season as conditions allow. Prospect Mountain Nordic is a cross country ski center located in Woodford, Vermont.

What’s New?

Dear Friends- Greetings from Prospect. We hope you all had a great off season and are looking forward to an exciting winter on the mountain. You can see how excited Basel and Hawk Thurber were last year.

 Season passes are now on sale featuring the September, October, and November discounts. Passes can be purchased online at www.prospectmountain.com by clicking on the ticket prices/passes tab at the top. Or- you can download our PDF form and send it in with your check the old school way.

This year we are asking passholders to wear their pass while skiing. You can get one in the ticket office after we open and choose between a few ways of displaying it on your jacket available there.

We have had a very busy and productive off-season. Pictured below is Mike White about to join Steve in the crawl space under the lodge. The boys did excellent work cleaning it out and repairing it so it could be insulated with spray foam.

We also completed a significant amount of trail work. Pictured below is some work done by Steve and Mike over at Shea’s, and some work above the timing shack. We will be sending out next month photos of more of this work taken by Dave Dethier.

Since PMA purchased Prospect- we have invested about $2,300,000 in building and trail improvements, a new septic system, new wood boiler, some new equipment, and phase 1 of our snowmaking system. We will be expanding the snowmaking system before the season starts giving us about 2K of coverage. 

All this was made possible by your generosity during our two capital campaigns which went well. If you are inclined, additional donations are always welcome.

Take care and we hope to see you all on the mountain this winter.
Regards,
PMA Board

Prospect is now officially CLOSED for the season. THANK YOU to all our faithful patrons – long-time pass holders, new folks just discovering Prospect, and our many teams and clubs ~ Prospect Mountain Ski Club, Prospect BKL, Williams Nordic, Williams Outing Club, MAU Nordic Ski Team, Mt. Greylock XC Ski Team, and so many others for coming to Prospect Mountain to XC ski this season and enjoy our magical slice of Southern Vermont! We appreciate ALL of your support!
The PMA Board of Directors would also like to thank our incredible and dedicated staff ~ Steve, Mike, Al, Oisin, Joy, Fiona, Bruce, Jen and Daniel for all the hard work it takes to run Prospect Mountain.
We look forward to seeing you all next season when the temps drop and the snow falls (from Mother Nature and/or our new HKD snow guns!)
Until then, be well!

Conditions Report

Date / Time
We Are
10/17/2024
Closed

Base Depth
New Snow
Snow Surface
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Wet
Conditions Report
We are Closed. Weather is getting colder. Keep an eye on our sight for future updates.
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