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Middlebury College Snow Bowl

Ski area in Vermont, United States

Summary

Ski area in Vermont, United States

Field	Value
name	Middlebury College Snow Bowl
logo	Middlebury_College_Snow_Bowl_Shield.JPG
picture	SnowBowlSign.JPG
location	Hancock, Vermont, US
coordinates
vertical	1000 ft (304 m)
top_elevation	2720 ft (808 m)
base_elevation	1720 ft (488 m)
skiable_area	600 acre
number_trails	17
liftsystem	3 chairs
snowfall	200 in (510 cm)
website

The Middlebury College Snowbowl is a ski area in Hancock, Vermont, 13 mi east of Middlebury in the Green Mountains. The site has been owned and operated by Middlebury College since its first trails were cut in 1934. The Snowbowl has 17 trails and 3 lifts, offering access to more than 700 acre of terrain. In 2006, it became the first carbon-neutral ski area in the United States.

History

One of the second oldest ski areas in Vermont, the Snowbowl has hosted intercollegiate competitions since the 1930s. The original lodge—a traditional log cabin—was built in 1938 and remains the oldest standing base lodge in the nation.

The Mountain

Located on the north slope of Worth Mountain, the Snowbowl rises near Middlebury Gap on land willed to Middlebury College by Joseph Battell in 1915. The property is surrounded by the Joseph Battell Wilderness, land once owned by the College but now part of the Green Mountain National Forest. The mountain features 600+ skiable acres, 100 acres of trails and 500 acres of skiable woods. Averaging 200 in of natural snowfall annually, additional snowmaking covers nearly half of all trails, including most terrain served by the Worth Mountain and Sheehan chairlifts. The Snowbowl's eastern face, colloquially known as "the backside", relies mainly on natural snow and is accessed by the Bailey Falls triple chairlift.

Sustainability

Middlebury College Snowbowl carries on Middlebury College's commitment to creating a more sustainable world by implementing efficiency and electrification projects in all of their operations. For the Snowbowl, this has included switching to more efficient snow guns, an electric compressor, and installing more efficient lighting in the lodge.

The Snowbowl endeavors to electrify their vehicle fleet with electric snowmobiles and passenger cars. In the future, they are pursuing projects related to composting and renewable energy.

References

"History".
(November 30, 2006). "Middlebury College ski facility takes carbon neutrality to new heights".
"Snow Bowl Cabin Dedicated to First Middlebury Ski Coach".
''Snowbowl Middlebury'' https://www.middleburysnowbowl.com Retrieved 11/02/2022
"Middlebury Snow Bowl - Resort Information :: Vermont Ski Area Association".

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