• Drop off personal gear (and change of clothes for the bierhall if desired) at the Backcountry and Nordic Center at the Village Circle in front of the base lodge. Proceed to parking in the main Bolton lot.
• After parking, register with Bolton Valley and Ski Vermont Staff in the Backcountry Center.
• An a la carte breakfast is available at the Village Cafe (in Village Circle Beneath the clock tower) post-check-in.

*You must check in before going to breakfast. Attendees must show badge to cashier.

Participants in the traverse will begin the tour at 10:00 to provide ample time to complete the route given the snow predicted in the forecast.

3:00 Shuttle from Nebraska Rd. to Trapp Brewery and Bierhall.

Remember to review the suggested gear list for backcountry travel. 

Those seeking a backcountry experience with closer proximity to the lodge will also leave at 10:00am and will divert with their guide on a return route. Intro participants will also receive a lift pass for post-loop lift runs at registration.

12:00—1:30 Lunch at Cafeteria - Pick up some ski fuel at the Bolton cafeteria; be sure to show your Media Day lanyard.

3:45—Personal vehicles should departure time for von Trapp Brewery & Bierhall.

Optional Brewery Tour (open to the public, but Media Day participants will leave at 4:30 for the start of dinner. Brewery tour guides are aware of this).

5:15 –Raffle (must be present to win).

Getting There

Bolton Valley Resort is located at  4302 Bolton Access Rd., Richmond, VT 05477

When you arrive, pull into village loop to unload your ski/snowboard gear and personal bag w/ change of clothes (if you are doing the traverse and would like to change for dinner). Once unloaded, you may park in the Main Bolton parking lot and walk back to the Backcountry and Nordic Center. 

The von Trapp Brewery & Bierhall is located at 1333 Luce Hill Rd, Stowe, VT 05672

If you are doing the Bolton Loop and not the traverse you'll be driving your own vehicle to von Trapp Brewery and Bierhall (35min drive)

Please take a moment to sign Bolton’s online waiver to save time day-of.

If you’re unsure of what to bring for Thursday, Bolton Valley has an extensive list of suggested items to help your planning. Some specific items to note are:

• A layered clothing system/ski gear (see list for guidance).
• Food for trail fuel (we’ll have Kind bars for anyone short on fuel, but plan to bring your own on-trail food fuel—we’ll have breakfast at Bolton and dinner at von Trapp and we’ll fill in-between with granola bars and great views.
• Water. A minimum of 1 liter of water (with an insulating water bottle jacket if you have one).
• Gloves (x2). A lighter pair or climbing, a heavier pair for skiing, and a spare pair if you sweat a lot.
• A warm insulating backup layer. This is a backup and not part of your active layering system.
• Extra socks.

*A change of clothes for the brewery (if desired) dropped off at the Backcountry Center to be loaded in the shuttle.

You can also review Bolton’s Backcountry Trail Map.

The Intro/Bolton Loop option and the beginning of the Bolton-Trapp traverse can be found on Bolton’s Backcountry Trail Map (or below). The loop option will likely be a variant of the Bryant Cabin loop.

A full Bolton-Trapp traverse map (Section 22) is available here at CatamountTrail.org.