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Cross Country Ski Trail Report

3/14/22 10am: We are closed for the season. Thank you for another great year!

Trails are open to snowshoeing if they are open for skiing. Fat biking is condition dependent, please contact us to verify that trails are open for fat biking on the day you plan to ride. Dogs or other pets are not allowed on our ski trails. Thank you for leaving your pets at home.

Our official trail report is for cross country ski conditions thanks to TrailHUB! A quick glance below shows you what trails are open (green) or closed (red). You can also follow the TrailHub website instructions to use the GPS map of our trails so you can know exactly where you are when skiing! Or download the trail map to your phone. Trail descriptions are listed below the snow report.

Hover over a trail name on the left to see the trail highlighted on the map.

You can also click on the nearest weather station below for detailed weather information.

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Click the link to view our Trail_Map.  The Strafford Nordic Center trail system winds through the fields, pastures and riding areas of two working farms.  The trails loop through flat hay fields, gentle rolling pastures and up hearty climbs to 360-degree views. We have re-named and added some trails due to our temporary location this year, so the descriptions below don’t match the map exactly. Descriptions are based on going the direction of the intersection order listed below.

  • Arena Loop (Beginner) – totally flat, very short
  • Biathlon Loop (Beginner) – totally flat, even shorter, short, steep hill to get in/out
  • Learner’s Loop (Beginner) – mostly flat, very short
  • Jump Field Loops (Beginner 21>58>21 & Intermediate 21>20>57>58>21)- rolling terrain, one steep but straight hill
  • Intervale (Intermediate – 19>60>49)- Rolling with a climb, then downhill with a turn
  • Pine Knoll – (Advanced – 48>59>50>49) – a steep climb to the top of a large hill, with a great view, then steep downhill
  • Kibling Hill (Advanced – 18>16>15)- a mostly gradual climb or downhill with some breaks, goes up to 1950 elevation (from about 1200)
  • 1950 (Intermediate – 15>14>13 then around to 12)- an easier, rolling loop all up near the top of the mountain (Intermediate trail, but advanced to get there and back)
  • Outer Banks – (Advanced – 10>11) a more gradual climb/decent for access to and from 1950
  • Zig Zag (Advanced – 43>44>11) – a steep, twisty route up to or down from 1950
  • Ridgeline – (Intermediate – 5>10) a long, gradual uphill towards Outer Banks, or downhill towards Mainline (Intermediate, due to one steep hill)
  • Woods Road (Intermediate -16>43) a gentle sloping uphill connector to zig zag, or downhill back towards Jump Field
  • Mainline – (Beginner –  & Intermediate) gradual and rolling along a hillside (Beginner)
  • Sugarhouse Hill (Advanced – 10>39) a Steep Downhill connector from Outer Banks to J-19
  • Sugarhouse Lane (Intermediate – 39>43) – a connector from Mainline to Zig Zag
  • Outer Loop (Advanced, due to steep and technical sections) connects the exterior of all trails to form an 8KM loop. Can go either direction, listed here counter clockwise 22>21>19>18>16>15>14>(recommend ski the loop to 13 at the top>12>11>10>8>5>2>(section not on map, but groomed when there is enough snow, goes mid-way between 50 and 25>49>21>22
  • Zamikaze (Advanced – 44-45) – a steep downhill or uphill connects Woods Road to Zig Zag
  • Billy’s Field (Intermediate) – A gradual climb from the current lodge area over to Mainline, or downhill back to lodge.
  • J-19 – (Intermediate) – A loop in a rolling field near the junction of Zig Zag and Woods Road (Intermediate)

Strafford Nordic Center

The Strafford Nordic Center is Vermont’s newest premier cross-country skiing center located in Strafford, Vermont.

Normal Winter Operating Hours: Dec 15 – Mar 15
Daily 9:00am – 4:30pm

Contact us by phone at 802-765-0016 or e-mail info@straffordnordicskiing.com

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