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Bolton Valley

Ski area in Vermont, United States

Bolton Valley
Summary

Ski area in Vermont, United States

FieldValue
nameBolton Valley
logoBolton_Valley_ski_area_logo.jpg
pictureBoltonValleyLodge.jpg
captionThe Main Lodge at Bolton Valley Resort
locationBolton, Vermont, U.S.
nearest_cityBurlington, Vermont, U.S. (21 miles)
coordinates
top_elevation3150 ft
base_elevation1446 ft
vertical1625 ft
skiable_area165 acre
number_trails71
liftsystem6 Lifts; 2 quads, 3 doubles, 1 rope tow
terrainparks3
nightskiing12 trails
external_linkBolton Valley Resort

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Bolton Valley is a mid-sized ski area in the town of Bolton in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. It is located in close proximity to Burlington, the largest city in the state of Vermont. The community around the base of the ski area was listed as the Bolton Valley census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.

History

The resort was founded in 1966 by Ralph DesLauriers and his father. Bolton thrived for many years as a family-friendly resort and spawned two famous skiers, Rob and Eric DesLauriers, who went on to star in dozens of ski movies. With their brother Adam, they founded Straight Up Films; Adam remains in the area with a more recent venture, Beech Seal Media, named for a ski trail at the resort and a unique type of communication in Vermont lore.

In 1971 Chateau des Monts, a 20 unit hotel condominium complex was completed next to the base lodge (later connected) by Charles P Jones and Land Development Incorporated.

Beginning around 1997, the resort has been under the control of a handful of new owners and struggled with financial viability. However, it has stabilized under the leadership of industry veteran Bob Fries and seen steady improvement in the 2003-2004, 2004–2005, and 2005-2006 seasons, although just before the 2007-2008 season his shares in the company were bought by two locals, and Bolton Valley is now completely locally owned.

As of the Spring of 2017 the original owner Ralph DesLauriers and a small group of investors have purchased the mountain back from Red Stone Properties. Ralph, along with his children are now operating Bolton once again.

Lifts and trails

  • Vertical drop: 1704 ft
  • Trails: 71 trails
  • Night Skiing: 12 trails
  • Skiable area: 165 acres (668,000 m²)
  • Bolton Valley has 6 lifts.
Vista Quad at the summit.
NameTypeManufacturerBuiltVertical
(feet)Length
(feet)Notes
VistaQuadDoppelmayr CTEC20059554389Main lift out of the base area, and has a wind turbine at the summit.
Timberline19869403790Has a mid-station.
WildernessDoubleHall19669634948Longest lift on the mountain, and also has a mid-station.
Mid Mountain19663121798
Snowflake19662501230Services the terrain parks.
Mighty MiteRope TowHomemade1997--Beginner lift.

Nordic skiing

Bolton Valley has 100 km of nordic skiing, 35 km of which are groomed.

Westward orientation

Bolton Valley is one of the few westward facing ski areas in Vermont.

Wind turbine

Wind turbine at Bolton Valley

In 2009, Bolton Valley installed a Northwind 100 wind turbine, which was made by Northern Power Systems. The turbine was projected to produce 300,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually. It is located near the top of the Vista Quad chairlift.

Newsletter

Bolton Valley publishes a humorous weekly newsletter covering snow news, event listings, and deals.

References

References

  1. http://winter.boltonvalley.com/upload/photos/196Trail_Map_web.jpg{{dead link. (November 2016)
  2. Reports, Snow. "SnoCountry - Snow Reports - VT - Bolton Valley".
  3. "The Mountain".
  4. "Vermont's Only Night Skiing and Riding - Bolton Valley".
  5. (October 1972). "Skiing".
  6. "Chuck Jones, CFP® {{!}} Chuck Jones & Associates, Inc.".
  7. "Press Room".
  8. (13 October 2018). "Bolton Valley, VT".
  9. "The Mountain".
  10. "Bolton Valley Wind Tower Information".
  11. "The Final Weekend of 'Not-Ski-Season' and Other Wonders - Bolton Valley".
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