Comeback trails at Bolton Valley - The Vermont resort's secrets are getting out
The Philadelphia Inquirer has a good article about Bolton Valley's development. They say that "getting on to four o'clock, our last run of the day, with the sun poised above Lake Champlain 20 miles westward. Before kicking off from the summit down Hard Luck chute - a swift, steep diamond - one glimpse shows New York State's Whiteface Mountain at Lake Placid, a good 60 miles to the west.
We make a sharp right onto Sherman's Pass, a wraparound cruiser, going swiftly past black diamonds named Vermont 200, TNT and Schuss, then, bearing sharply left back across the mountain, we drop into the Upper Glades, an old favorite, reminiscent of tree-skiing Mad River Glen. The rhythm of the turns has us rolling over smooth bumps swelled upward by the roots of birches and maples; dodging the trees, with a twist left, a twist right, spirits racing in tandem with each lift and drop. Then we settle onto Beach Seal, the wide-open green leading to the base lodge."
Read the complete story here.
We make a sharp right onto Sherman's Pass, a wraparound cruiser, going swiftly past black diamonds named Vermont 200, TNT and Schuss, then, bearing sharply left back across the mountain, we drop into the Upper Glades, an old favorite, reminiscent of tree-skiing Mad River Glen. The rhythm of the turns has us rolling over smooth bumps swelled upward by the roots of birches and maples; dodging the trees, with a twist left, a twist right, spirits racing in tandem with each lift and drop. Then we settle onto Beach Seal, the wide-open green leading to the base lodge."
Read the complete story here.
