THE CATGUT

EVENT NOTICE
Due to the low snow conditions our event routes and event schedule have changed. Please visit our Course Details and Schedule pages for those updates. If you missed out on signing up before online registration closed, we will be offering late registration the morning of the event.

Here at the Catamount Trail Association (CTA) we believe skiing is about more than standing on a podium, hucking cliffs, and shralping the gnar! It's about spending time outdoors, being active, enjoying winter, and sharing these experiences with friends. We also believe that these experiences should be available to everyone. The CATGUT was created as an excuse to come together as a community and celebrate our collective love of the snowy parts of the year.

For The Love Of Winter

The CATGUT (Catamount Grand Ultimate Tour) is a skate or classic ski touring experience for all ages and abilities, and it's an opportunity to give back to the backcountry community and support the CTA and our chapters. The CTA has spent the last 37 years facilitating life-changing winter experiences, and working to protect and expand access to Vermont's mountain lands. This work enhances everyone's quality of life, and is one of the many reasons Vermont is such a wonderful place to spend time whether you call it home, or are just visiting.

The CATGUT is also an opportunity to challenge yourself, and maybe bite off a little more than you're used to chewing. It's a chance to attempt something difficult, something that will enhance your life, something that will make a difference to others.

A Catamount Trail Association Fun-Raiser

The Catamount Trail Association is a member and donor supported organization, and 100% of the funds raised through this event will go to support the CTA's work caring for the world's longest backcountry ski trail, development and maintenance of our chapter-managed backcountry zones, and will help us continue expanding our youth programing which is slated to serve over 1000 young skiers (many first-timers) this season.

It's for these reasons, and more, that we ask you to consider joining us on Sunday, March 13th at the Craftsbury Nordic Center for the 1st Annual CATGUT Charity Tour. It's going to be a fun day of exploring and celebrating a shared fondness for sliding on snow!

Made Possible With Support From:

This event is a fundraiser for the Catamount Trail Association and our chapters. Our chapters include the Dutch Hill Association Of Skiers & Hikers (DHASH), the Grateful Shreds, the Mad River Valley Backcountry Coalition (MRVBC), the Northeast Kingdom Backcountry Coalition (NEKBC), the Rochester & Randolph Area Sports Trails Alliance (RASTA), and the Southern Vermont Trails Association (SoVTA).