The Jungle Jib park is back in action!
We are so stoked with how the Jungle turned out. Plenty of lines for all freestyle abilities. Come shred with us!
Terrain Park Update
Hey Shredders,
Jumps have finally arrived at Bolton Valley. Last Wednesday we finished building the terrain park skiers left of the Butterscotch park. It's a three hit slopestyle course and it flows perfectly. Here is an edit of shredders Gabe Cohn and Jeremy Hulsey taking laps through the new park.
We built the new park to host a mock winter Olympics group slopestyle event as part of our Wednesday Night Rider Series. 57 skiers and riders came out to compete under the lights and it could not have been more fun. Here is a photo of our winners!
The Madagascan Penguins took gold. The Jamaican Lions took silver, and the Zimbabweans took bronze.
The next night rider event will be on Wednesday, February 12th. For more information join our Facebook group Shred Bolton and see the Night Rider Event page.
Looking forward, we will be building a new terrain park in The Jungle sometime this week. If you have any suggestions for features, please send us a message on Shred Bolton.
In the meantime come enjoy the new park and come learn some new tricks with us.
Sincerely,
Park Crew
Jumps have finally arrived at Bolton Valley. Last Wednesday we finished building the terrain park skiers left of the Butterscotch park. It's a three hit slopestyle course and it flows perfectly. Here is an edit of shredders Gabe Cohn and Jeremy Hulsey taking laps through the new park.
Post by Shred Bolton.
We built the new park to host a mock winter Olympics group slopestyle event as part of our Wednesday Night Rider Series. 57 skiers and riders came out to compete under the lights and it could not have been more fun. Here is a photo of our winners!
The Madagascan Penguins took gold. The Jamaican Lions took silver, and the Zimbabweans took bronze.
The next night rider event will be on Wednesday, February 12th. For more information join our Facebook group Shred Bolton and see the Night Rider Event page.
Looking forward, we will be building a new terrain park in The Jungle sometime this week. If you have any suggestions for features, please send us a message on Shred Bolton.
In the meantime come enjoy the new park and come learn some new tricks with us.
Sincerely,
Park Crew
Bolton Valley Does Sochi
Night Riders Mystery Event:
Bolton Valley is hosting a mock Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Jan 29th. Skiers and riders will assemble in teams of three to represent their flag in the group slopestyle event. The slopestyle course will be located skiers left of the Butterscotch park
Age and gender groups are out this week. Each team will be judged on their unity, creativity, and ability. Skiers and snowboarders are encouraged to team up, but this is not mandatory. Mixing gender and age category within your group is also encouraged.
Night rider points will be allocated to the group winners. I.E. each member of the first place team will receive 5 points within their age category towards night rider finals.
Countries are appointed on a first come first serve basis. Have your team captain message Shred Bolton to secure your flag. If you cannot create a team by the 29th we will organize you into groups before the event.
Join the event at http://bit.ly/BVWNRS
For those of you who reserve a flag ahead of time, dressing to represent your country will earn you some love from the judges. (please be respectful in how you portray the country you choose)
The team challenge is a long standing tradition at Bolton Valley. Creativity and group unity stand above all else. Do you have what it takes to be an Olympian?
Bolton Valley is hosting a mock Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Jan 29th. Skiers and riders will assemble in teams of three to represent their flag in the group slopestyle event. The slopestyle course will be located skiers left of the Butterscotch park
Age and gender groups are out this week. Each team will be judged on their unity, creativity, and ability. Skiers and snowboarders are encouraged to team up, but this is not mandatory. Mixing gender and age category within your group is also encouraged.
Night rider points will be allocated to the group winners. I.E. each member of the first place team will receive 5 points within their age category towards night rider finals.
Countries are appointed on a first come first serve basis. Have your team captain message Shred Bolton to secure your flag. If you cannot create a team by the 29th we will organize you into groups before the event.
Join the event at http://bit.ly/BVWNRS
For those of you who reserve a flag ahead of time, dressing to represent your country will earn you some love from the judges. (please be respectful in how you portray the country you choose)
The team challenge is a long standing tradition at Bolton Valley. Creativity and group unity stand above all else. Do you have what it takes to be an Olympian?
Shredders,
These last few days have gone by like a blur. On Sunday Shred Bolton hosted the Tell A Friend Tour presented by Andy Parry, SKIRACK, and Line Skis. At the event we had something like eight pro skiers in The Jungle destroying every feature in sight. Jason Levinthal even showed up to demo his J Skis.
It was awesome watching the pros ride with Bolton Valley locals. Andy Perry spent most of the time teaching kids how to be a wizard just like him and it worked! We were all impressed when everyone started getting 50-50s on the flat rail.
Speaking of pros in The Jungle. On Monday Ralph Kucharek, Nate Haust, Britt Horrowitz, Hailey Ronconi, and Johnny Hancheck came up to film an edit with us and we had a blast. Check out the edit here.
CHECK IN - Bolton Valley from CHECKtheFeed.com on Vimeo.
Holy smokes this week was packed with fun! Last night (Jan 15th) we kicked of this years Wednesday Night Rider Series. It could not have been more fun. We had over 40 contestants show up to shred in The Jungle and it got crazy. OG Bolton photographer Mike McDonald was here taking pictures so stay tuned on Shred Bolton to check them out.
Here are the results and point standings for the series.
Next Night Rider event is in two weeks on Jan 29th. Mother Nature has pretty much eliminated the chance of having a slope style course up by that time so we are switching the 29th to the Mystery Event.
We are so thankful for the love and support you have given us this season. Keep shredding and pray for snow.
These last few days have gone by like a blur. On Sunday Shred Bolton hosted the Tell A Friend Tour presented by Andy Parry, SKIRACK, and Line Skis. At the event we had something like eight pro skiers in The Jungle destroying every feature in sight. Jason Levinthal even showed up to demo his J Skis.
It was awesome watching the pros ride with Bolton Valley locals. Andy Perry spent most of the time teaching kids how to be a wizard just like him and it worked! We were all impressed when everyone started getting 50-50s on the flat rail.
Speaking of pros in The Jungle. On Monday Ralph Kucharek, Nate Haust, Britt Horrowitz, Hailey Ronconi, and Johnny Hancheck came up to film an edit with us and we had a blast. Check out the edit here.
CHECK IN - Bolton Valley from CHECKtheFeed.com on Vimeo.
Holy smokes this week was packed with fun! Last night (Jan 15th) we kicked of this years Wednesday Night Rider Series. It could not have been more fun. We had over 40 contestants show up to shred in The Jungle and it got crazy. OG Bolton photographer Mike McDonald was here taking pictures so stay tuned on Shred Bolton to check them out.
Here are the results and point standings for the series.
Next Night Rider event is in two weeks on Jan 29th. Mother Nature has pretty much eliminated the chance of having a slope style course up by that time so we are switching the 29th to the Mystery Event.
We are so thankful for the love and support you have given us this season. Keep shredding and pray for snow.
2014 Wednesday Night Rider Series
Wednesday Night Rider Series Information and Schedule:
The Wednesday Night Rider Series is a long standing tradition here at Bolton Valley. Skiers and Riders of all ages and abilities gather under the lights in friendly competition throughout the season. This years series will consist of four regular events and one all day epic final.
In an effort to make the series more affordable we have reduced the entry fees this year!
$18 registration includes snowflake lift ticket (per event)
$10 registration for pass holders (per event)
2014 Schedule
Jan 15th: Rail Jam
Jan 29th: Sochi Olympics at Bolton Valley (Team Challenge)
February 12th:Slope Style
February 19th: Rail Jam
March 16th (Sunday): Finals
Nightly Schedule
4:30 to 5:30Pm Registration
5:50Pm Rider meet at the base of the Vista quad
6:00-7:30Pm Competition *times may vary depending on attendance and format
8:00 Pm Awards
Age Categories
12 and under male skiers
12 and under male snowboarders
13-17 male skiers
13-17 male snowboarders
18+ male skiers
18+ male snowboarders
Female skiers (all ages)
Female snowboarders (all ages)
Finals
Sunday, March 16th 10Am - 4Pm
Non pass holders will pay the $10 entry fee + $25 all mountain lift ticket.
Finals will consist of three, to be determined, events. In order to qualify for final prizes you must attend at least two of the four regular series events. Contestants will receive points for each event they compete in. That means triple points for finals!
Jungle Jib is on point: Park Update
Shredders,
We are stoked with how the season has progressed so far. It's awesome to see how you have contributed to make the park as fun as possible. If you have ideas you haven't told us, the Shred Bolton Facebook page is a great platform to express your ideas.
Any input you provide is seriously considered. Shredder Max Ryan gave us an idea for a flat rail which we liked so we put it in the next day.
We are stoked with how the season has progressed so far. It's awesome to see how you have contributed to make the park as fun as possible. If you have ideas you haven't told us, the Shred Bolton Facebook page is a great platform to express your ideas.
Any input you provide is seriously considered. Shredder Max Ryan gave us an idea for a flat rail which we liked so we put it in the next day.
We know you all like The Jungle, but if you haven't landed all the tricks you were working on it's time to get up there! Next Tuesday park crew is preparing for the Tell A Friend Tour on Sunday the 12th presented by Line's Traveling Circus. We will be rebuilding the park Tuesday and Wednesday making an extra special setup for you and the Line fellas.
Stay tuned this week to learn what we have in store for this years Wednesday Night Rider Series. We are still working on the schedule and format for the season. While we finalize the details, organize your bag of tricks in The Jungle and get stoked for the new year.
Sincerely,
Shred Bolton
Bolton Valley Terrain Park Update
Fellow Shredders,
Bolton Valley is ready to tap all that potential we've been talking about. Terrain Park Managers, Anthony Staples and I (Jeremy Hulsey) are working hard to unveil a fresh new park experience for you, the Bolton shredders. Throughout the season we will be dedicated to providing parks for all levels of skiing and riding. Whether you're ready to try your first 50-50 on the progression box or you're game for any feature we throw at you. We will make sure the park is primed and ready.
We've had a rough start with some unseasonably wet weather, but last night we blew a little more snow, so The Jungle will be on point and ready to be explored by Christmas. Today snow crew has focused efforts to the Butterskotch park to make some jumps and a next level slopestyle course.
Looking forward:
If you accidentally bought a pass to another mountain, don't stress, we will have plenty of events and programs for you to come try out our parks.
Wednesday Night Rider Series - This year we are bringing this competitions back to it's OG days. We are still working out the details, but be ready for bigger prizes, better setups, and tons of fun!
Bolton Valley Edits -Bolton is looking to work with skiers, riders, filmers and photographers to properly represent our terrain parks. If you and your crew are looking to film here let us know!
Park Clinics - Days when the park crew is ready to teach park newbies a thing or two about jumping and sliding down stuff.
Much Much More - We are brainstorming non stop to make sure Bolton is as epic as possible this season. If you have any ideas, comments, or questions, feel free to post on our Facebook page @ ShredBolton. In the mean time come shred with us and Stay tuned for photos and videos of our setup in the Jungle.
Yours Truly,
Shred Bolton
Bolton Valley is ready to tap all that potential we've been talking about. Terrain Park Managers, Anthony Staples and I (Jeremy Hulsey) are working hard to unveil a fresh new park experience for you, the Bolton shredders. Throughout the season we will be dedicated to providing parks for all levels of skiing and riding. Whether you're ready to try your first 50-50 on the progression box or you're game for any feature we throw at you. We will make sure the park is primed and ready.
We've had a rough start with some unseasonably wet weather, but last night we blew a little more snow, so The Jungle will be on point and ready to be explored by Christmas. Today snow crew has focused efforts to the Butterskotch park to make some jumps and a next level slopestyle course.
Looking forward:
If you accidentally bought a pass to another mountain, don't stress, we will have plenty of events and programs for you to come try out our parks.
Wednesday Night Rider Series - This year we are bringing this competitions back to it's OG days. We are still working out the details, but be ready for bigger prizes, better setups, and tons of fun!
Bolton Valley Edits -Bolton is looking to work with skiers, riders, filmers and photographers to properly represent our terrain parks. If you and your crew are looking to film here let us know!
Park Clinics - Days when the park crew is ready to teach park newbies a thing or two about jumping and sliding down stuff.
Much Much More - We are brainstorming non stop to make sure Bolton is as epic as possible this season. If you have any ideas, comments, or questions, feel free to post on our Facebook page @ ShredBolton. In the mean time come shred with us and Stay tuned for photos and videos of our setup in the Jungle.
Yours Truly,
Shred Bolton
Jungle Jib to Open Soon
What's that they say about the best laid plans? Yeah, so we had best intentions of getting the Jungle Jib open this weekend. But the unusually wet weather, coupled with some freezing rain and a power outage, has delayed the opening of the Jungle Jib. The park crew will work on getting it back together tomorrow in the soft snow. We'll be able to open it up pretty shortly after the temperatures drop on Monday evening. Hang in there, we're as anxious as you to get the park open.
Welcome to the Jungle (Jib)!
We've got fun and games. We've got everything you want. And honey, we know the names.
Yes, it's true, parks crews are working on Jungle Jib as I write this, and we hope to have it open either tomorrow (Friday) or Saturday.
Word on the chairlift is that it's going to feature a mixed bag of straight rails, flat boxes of different widths and lengths, as well as a few corrugated pipes/rails. I don't want to spoil any surprises, but I hear there might be an oil drum too, but you'll have to come up and see for yourselves!
Stay tuned to the snow report for official updates, but I fully expect to camp in the park this weekend, take some awesome footage of you all throwing down, and put together our first park edit of the season.
Stay fresh,
~Mike
Opening Day is Friday, Dec. 13
Who's pumped for Opening Day?!?
Thanks to some cold days that helped the snow makers get ahead of schedule, Opening Day has been bumped up a day and we'll open for the season on Friday, December 13th! There's some snow in the forecast for this weekend as well, so hopefully that will pan out.
We can't anticipate what future conditions might allow, but we are making snow on Alta Vista and hope to open it on Saturday. We will not have any terrain park features this weekend but plan to add some next week as snow surfaces allow. The first night of night skiing will be on Wednesday, December 18th.
Pre-purchase lift tickets and save $10 per day this weekend. Lift tickets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be $35 for all ages at the window. Purchase online now for just $25 and save $10.
Get ready for the season by purchasing a 2013-14 Bolton Valley All Access Season Pass.
Powder Passes are also on sale now and allow you to ski 5 days for the price of 3. Each Powder Pass is loaded with five All Access Lift Tickets that you can use any day this season for just $199 Adult and $149 Youth/College/Senior. Hurry, Powder Passes will not be on sale after December 13th.
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Thanks to some cold days that helped the snow makers get ahead of schedule, Opening Day has been bumped up a day and we'll open for the season on Friday, December 13th! There's some snow in the forecast for this weekend as well, so hopefully that will pan out.
We can't anticipate what future conditions might allow, but we are making snow on Alta Vista and hope to open it on Saturday. We will not have any terrain park features this weekend but plan to add some next week as snow surfaces allow. The first night of night skiing will be on Wednesday, December 18th.
Pre-purchase lift tickets and save $10 per day this weekend. Lift tickets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be $35 for all ages at the window. Purchase online now for just $25 and save $10.
Get ready for the season by purchasing a 2013-14 Bolton Valley All Access Season Pass.
Powder Passes are also on sale now and allow you to ski 5 days for the price of 3. Each Powder Pass is loaded with five All Access Lift Tickets that you can use any day this season for just $199 Adult and $149 Youth/College/Senior. Hurry, Powder Passes will not be on sale after December 13th.
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Welcome to Winter 2013!
Hello, Bolton Valley!
I'm Mike and I'm the new Snow Reporter for the '13-'14 season. I'm stoked to be here at Bolton and I can't wait to get to know everyone. We're going to be doing some really fun things with the Snow Report this year, so be sure to follow that when we open up next week.
Now, trust me when I tell you we're all as excited as you are about getting up on the slopes again, and fortunately, after a bit of a warm spell, we're looking at some colder temps outside today. Overnight drizzles turned into snow early this morning, and we've picked up about an inch or so of the white stuff. It's currently 29 degrees and overcast here at the base, and it looks like we could be seeing some more snow showers starting this evening and on-and-off through Monday night.
Our snow makers are also expected to start working their magic again tonight. So that's awesome.
We're in full-on winter mode here around the resort and hopefully you're all ready to get going when we open up on December 14th. With a little luck, who knows - we might even be able to start the season on Friday the 13th instead.
So, who's got dibs on first chair?
~Mike
Happy Holidays $25 Lift Ticket Special Love to rip all the early-season turns? This is your chance.
- Lift tickets from Opening Day through December 25th are just $25 when you purchase online by December 15th. You'll get an email with a print-at-home voucher that you can use any day from Opening Day through Dec. 25th. This makes a great early holiday gift for friends or family. Or, heck, treat yourself! You deserve it.
- $65 Happy Holiday ski and stay lodging package. When you book a slopeside hotel room for two and arrive on one of the twelve days from December 13-24, you pay only $65 per person for a night of lodging and a day of skiing.
- Includes continental breakfast and free access to our Sports Center which includes an indoor pool, hot tub and sauna.
- Get a 5 lift ticket package for less that the price of 3 when you purchase by Dec. 15. Redeemable at any time during the '13-'14 season.
- On December 15th, guests dressed in full Santa Suits will receive a FREE lift ticket for the day.
Cyber Monday
After a fairly snow week last week we saw a brief warm up earlier this week. However, the cold returned a few days ago and it has even been snowing a bit here on Friday morning. The forecast is calling for colder temps over the next several days, so cold in fact that we'll be firing up the snowmaking system on Monday!
We're getting ready for winter, now here are a few deals to help you get ready to save some money on skiing and riding this winter.
- On Monday, December 2nd the following products will be on sale for 24 hours:
- Free lift ticket with purchase of a $100 Gift Card
- Powder Pass Lite: 5 night lift tickets for just $99
- Smuggs Bolton College Pass on sale for just $299, a $50 savings over the retail price
- Get 5 lift tickets that you can use any day this season for less than the price of 3 when you purchase by December 13th.
- Lift tickets from Opening Day (scheduled for December 14th) through December 25th are just $25 when you pre-purchase by December 15th.
Labor Day Weekend Events
Vermont's Largest Ski and Snowboard Sale kicked off last night at the Sports Center. The sale will continue each day through Monday then open back up again for the weekend of September 6-8. This evening we'll be hosting the Labor Of Love Rail Jam. This on snow jam is the first of the season in Vermont and WCAX will be broadcasting live from the event. The photos on the right show the guys having some fun with an old logo while prepping the rail.
On Saturday we'll trade in ski boots for running shoes and get muddy in the Bolton Valley 5K Trail Run to benefit Vermont Adaptive. Come on up and run in the event or just cheer on all the runners.We'll also be printing and selling season passes at the sale and all 2013-14 Bolton Valley Season Pass Holders get an extra 5% off on all sale items.
Save $5
This week we are running ads in the following papers and each ad has a coupon to save $5 off of a purchase of $25 or more at the sale. Clip the coupons and get the savings:
- South Burlington's The Other Paper
- Waterbury Record
- Williston Observer
- Stowe Reporter
- Valley Reporter
- Seven Days
- Burlington Free Press (8/29, 8/31 and 9/5 issues)
- Colchester Sun
- Essex Reporter
- Times Argus (8/29 and 8/30 issues)
Labor of Love Rail Jam
Bolton Valley will host the first ski and snowboard rail jam of the season on Friday, August 30th. The tennis courts next to the Sports Center will be covered with “snow” collected from a local hockey rink, rails will be set up and skiers and riders will be turned loose for about an hour to jam. We’ll have some prizes for the best skiers and riders at the end of the jam and some extra prizes to toss to all competitors.
Online registration will be open soon for just $10.
Schedule: (all events at the Sports Center)
- 5:00 – 5:45pm Bib pick up and day of registration (based on space available)
- 6:00-7:00pm Rail Jam
- 7:00pm Awards
Helmets must be worn by all competitors.
Full line up of events on Labor Day Weekend at Bolton Valley:
Closed for the Season
That's a wrap! The 2012-13 season at Bolton Valley has come to a close. A big thank you to everyone who came out to ski and ride with us this year. Have a great summer and we look forward to seeing you again next winter.
Speaking of next season, 2013-14 All Access Season Passes and season long products are now on sale.
Jungle Jib Open This Weekend
The Jungle Jib will be open this weekend with four rails and two jumps. This is the last weekend we will be open so come and get it while you can.
Closed Midweek, Re-Open 4/6 at 8:30am
Bolton Valley is going into Extra Innings April 6th and 7th! That means you’ll get a bonus weekend of skiing and riding with lift tickets at just $29. Conditions have been nice and springy, so plan ahead for a great weekend. Please note that we are closed midweek, April 1st through the 5th, and we will reopen on Saturday April 6th at 8:30am for Extra Innings. You can expect more updates to come as the week progresses, so stay tuned.
Have you picked up your 2013/2014 All-Access Season Passes yet? What are you waiting for?!? This is the absolute lowest price of the year and you only have until April 1st to take advantage of Adult Passes at $449 and Youth passes for as low as $99.
Pond Skimming now THIS SATURDAY March 30th!
Rock n' Roll Pond Skimming, presented by WIZN is tomorrow! This Saturday March 30th at 1pm watch the gutsiest Bolton Valley skiers and riders attempt to cross our man-made pond. The stakes are high; one adult and one youth winner will take home a 2013/2014 All Access Season Pass for the best skim. Registration begins at 10am. The entry fee is just $5 per skimmer and you must have a lift ticket or season pass to enter. If you feel like dry is more your style, come out to watch the splashes and listen to some great music. WIZN radio host Joey Vega will be the special guest announcer for the afternoon.
Pond Skimming Tomorrow 3/23!
WIZN presents Rock and Roll Pond Skimming. We'll be awarding a 2013-14 All Access Season Pass to one adult and one youth winner. Each winner needs to have an outstanding costume and a solid skim. I'm thinking big hair and spandex myself...
For those who don't care to skim, come spectate! There will be great music and even better splashes. WIZN radio host Joey Vega will be the special guest announcer for the afternoon.
The Lowdown: The entry fee is just $5 per skimmer. You must have a lift ticket or season pass to enter. Skimmers may only use skis or boards to attempt to skim the pond, sorry no sleds, jack jumpers or anything else that is not a pair of skis or snowboard. Bolton Valley rental or lease equipment may not be used to skim the pond. All skimmers will go in bib order.
Schedule:
10am - Noon: Registration in the Base Lodge
1pm: Skimming begins!
3pm (or shortly after the skimming is competed): Awards
1pm: Skimming begins!
3pm (or shortly after the skimming is competed): Awards
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