Winter is Coming

Dec. 1, 2015 by

MTA is gearing up for what we hope will be another successful winter season filled with lots of winter trail use by skiers, snowshoers, fat bikers and more.  We have some big plans and announcements coming soon! In the meantime,

Shared Use & Safety Reminders

Feb. 10, 2015 by

MTA has been working very hard this season to create a Winter trails program that is open to everyone and meets all of the needs of our users.  In order to do this, we work very closely with critical partners,

2015 Winter Use Guidelines

Jan. 24, 2015 by

As part of our efforts to make our trail system more accessible and information more readily available, we have put together some guidelines for the 2015 Winter season.  These are coming to you in the form of a gorgeous poster

The Groomed Loop

Jan. 24, 2015 by

This Winter we focused on machine-grooming a loop through the Barre Town Forest which makes contact with two parking lots and several points of interest.  Grooming operations have officially closed.  Winter use is still permitted until such time as the

All Groomed Up

All Groomed Up

Jan. 24, 2015 by

All trails groomed as of noon today. Conditions are great for all modes right now; enjoy the trails! – Please consider donating to further our trail maintenance efforts. Thanks for your support! –

Lots of Snow!  All Winter Loops Groomed

Lots of Snow! All Winter Loops Groomed

Jan. 21, 2015 by

We’ve got a ton of snow on the ground, thanks to a recent dump earlier this week.  Grooming efforts have fallen behind, unfortunately, due to equipment troubles, which we are still trying to sort out.  We’ve got our best people

All Winter Trails Groomed

All Winter Trails Groomed

Jan. 10, 2015 by

All of our Winter trails on the Groomed Loop have been groomed as of this morning, and things are looking great out there!  Serenity is now open again; coverage is a little thinner through that section but the water is

Great Snowshoeing, Grooming Begins!

Dec. 13, 2014 by

The snow is deep out there (by December’s standard’s, anyway) and conditions are beautiful for snowshoeing and back-country skiing!  Because the snow has been so wet and the weather so warm during the days, we have held off on starting

Winter Plans!

Dec. 2, 2014 by

Wintertime is upon us and we have been working hard over the past several weeks to put together a plan for the most feasible and best use of the trails through the snowy season.  We are happy to report that

Winter Use Survey Results

Oct. 9, 2014 by

Thank you once again to everyone who participated in our Winter Use Survey.  We have collected a lot of interesting and useful data, which we hope to convert into an enjoyable and well-received Winter season. Here is a look at