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Cross Country

Operating Status: The center will re-open for the 09/10 season Mid December (weather permitting).

Check out our new Seasons Passes specifically for Children and Seniors!  

To purchase your Cross Country Season Pass visit us at Stowe.com/seasonpass.  Buy before 10/30/09 and SAVE!

Stowe Mountain Resort's Cross Country Ski Center offers 45 km of groomed trails and 30 km of backcountry terrain.  At our rental shop, we offer a full menu of nordic snowsport gear including snowshoes, touring gear, performance skate ski and classic ski packages, backcountry and telemark gear.  We also have a full selection of kids gear down to age three, including little snowshoes and sleds for the sledding hill.  Also available is a polk sled for parents with infants/toddlers.

Recommended routes

Beginner trails
Timber Lane / Bruce Trail Loop
Round Trip, 6km.

Easy series of short gradual climbs to Bruce Trail junction. Turn left on Bruce Trail to descend to Ranch Brook. Just over the bridge, turn left on the Burt Trail, a scenic, relatively flat run bordering Ranch Brook. Return on Cross Cut 1 or 2.

Intermediate trails
Peavy Trail / Bear Run / Burt Trail
Round Trip, 9km.

Gradual and steep climbs along Peavy Trail to Bear Run junction. Take left turn onto Bear Run and continue around the loop to Burt Trail. Down the burt Trail take a left onto Stowe Derby Trail to return to the touring center.

Advanced trails (along outer perimeter of trail network)
Peavy Trail / Double Bit / Bear Run / Ranch Valley Cruise / Stowe Derby Trail
Round Trip, 12km.

VERY CHALLENGING! Head out on Peavy Trail and take a right onto Double Bit. Continue on Double Bit and take a right onto Bear Run. Follow the Bear Run Loop to a right on Ranch Camp Trail. Take a left on Old Camp, a quick right on Cant Dog, right onto Ranch Valley Cruise and take a left onto Stowe Derby Trail to return to touring center.

 

Cross Country Map	Snowshoe Map

2009/2010 Trail Fees Mid-Week & Non-Peak Weekends & Peak Season Adult $18 ($15 Half Day) $23 ($19 Half Day) Child (ages 6-12) $10 ($7 Half Day) $13 ($9 Half Day) Senior $10 ($7 Half Day) $13 ($9 Half Day) Group, 20+ people $12 $15

(Includes access to Toll House Double Chairlift)
Prices include 6% Vermont sales tax.
Peak periods are 12/25/09-1/1/10 and 2/13/10-2/15/10

Group Lessons Mid-Week & Non-Peak Weekends & Peak Season $30 $38

Peak periods are 12/25/09-1/1/10 and 2/13/10-2/15/10

Private Lessons Mid-Week & Non-Peak Weekends & Peak Season $72 $90

Peak periods are 12/25/09-1/1/10 and 2/13/10-2/15/10

Introduction to Cross-Country Skiing Includes lesson, trail fee & rental equipment. Mid-Week & Non-Peak Weekends & Peak Season $48 $60

Prices include 6% Vermont sales tax.
Peak periods are 12/25/09-1/1/10 and 2/13/10-2/15/10

Equipment Rental (Skis, boots & poles) Mid-Week & Non-Peak Weekends & Peak Season Adult $25 $31 Child $16 $20

Prices include 6% Vermont sales tax.
Peak periods are 12/25/09-1/1/10 and 2/13/10-2/15/10

Season Pass thru 10/30 after 10/30 Adult $165 $200 Family (2 adult, 3 children) $300 $360 Child/Student $95 $115 Senior $130 $155

MAP OF CROSS COUNTRY TRAILS
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MAP OF SNOWSHOE TRAILS
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