Tiff between Trapps and Stowe resort affects nordic skiers
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 05:39 PM
The two largest cross-country centers in Stowe, Vermont, are in the midst of a tiff over a forest trail that connects the nordic centers.
Because of the falling out between the Trapp Family Lodge and neighboring Stowe Mountain Resort, the Ranch Camp trail will not be groomed for at least part of its length — causing skinny-skiers to think twice about moving between the two resorts.
And the Catamount Trail Association is now saying that those who want to ski the Catamount Trail, which follows the Ranch Camp Trail, must pay for a ticket at both nordic centers because the trail passes through both.
The reason is financial, of course. Trapps feels their trails are being used by many Stowe Mountain Resort skiers without compensation. They want Stowe resort to pay $3,000 a year to allow their guests to access the Trapps trails. Stowe would rather add on a $5 fee for its guests that want to ski the 6 kilometers to the Cabin or elsewhere on the Trapp nordic network. Stowe would forward that revenue to Trapps; this was last year's arrangement.
For details on this row, check out the Stowe Reporter's article published December 17.
Filed in: Backcountry skiing, Cross-country skiing, Stowe, Trapp Family Lodge
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1. Heather Furman | Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 07:07 PM
There is an error in the Stowe Reporter article. The Connector trail is not on the conserved Adams Camp parcel, but on the Trapp Family Lodge land. They will print a correction this week.
2. Skimaven | Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 07:19 PM
Thanks for pointing that out, Heather. Keep up the good work at the Stowe Land Trust!
3. guzman | Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 12:10 PM
can't we all just get along w/out money getting in the way?