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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?
DONNA SMYTH’S ProspectHERS SKI CLINICS SCHEDULED AGAIN IN JANUARY.
Dear Prospect Supporter:
It is hard to believe that we are going in to our 7th season owning and operating Prospect. It has not been without challenges- mostly brought on by the weather. However- on balance- things have gone very well thanks to your generosity and the hard work of our employees.
Pictured below are some photos of trail improvements, building upgrades, and the completion of an extension of our snowmaking system. We now can cover about 2K with snowmaking, and hope to start when the weather gets cold enough.
The snowmaking system alone cost around $900,000. The other improvements together cost about $534,000 which included replacing the septic system and purchasing a new tractor and dump truck. This was all in addition to the $900,000 you helped us raise to purchase Prospect in 2018.
None of this would have been possible without the outstanding financial and volunteer support all of you have provided for us these past seven years.
Please accept our sincere gratitude for this support, and we hope to see you all this winter sliding around on the mountain.
Regards,
PMA Board
Thanks to the hard work of Jeff and Suzy Yucht and Rob Sperber- we have a number of beautiful new signs now installed at Prospect.
Pictured above is Jeff and Suzy with two of them. Yankee Courage is one of our alpine trails, and Bud’s Climb now is the new name for Ef’s Ascent. Bud’s Climb is named in honor of Bud Fisher- the legendary Williams College ski coach for over 40 years now retired.
Thanks to the tireless efforts of Dave Dethier, we also have new trail signs on the Shea’s property that align with the maps posted there. Jeff, Suzy, and Rob made those signs as well.
Hope to see you all soon on the mountain.
Conditions Report
Base Depth | New Snow | Snow Surface |
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9"-12" | 1"- 3" | Granular |
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Open Groomed and Trackset. We received 2 inch of new snow with a bit of freezing rain on top. Prospect escaped yesterday's rain. And the trails are in great shape. |
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