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Notchview Using State Grant for Trail Improvements - December 28, 2007
WINDSOR – The Trustees of Reservations has received a $20,000 grant from the state to improve the ski trail network at Notchview.
The grant, from the Department of Conservation and Recreation, will also be used to better accommodate increasing public demand for groomed Nordic ski trails, according a press release from the conservation organization.
Notchview comprises 3,108 acres where the Pioneer Valley meets the Berkshires along the Hoosac range. It includes 25 miles of hiking trails and 19 miles groomed cross-country trails through woods and open fields. It has an elevation of 2,297 feet, getting an average of 45 extra inches of snow each year.
Because of its high elevation and extensive trail network, Notchview was recently proposed as the southern end for a long-distance, low-impact backcountry ski trail envisioned by Olympic medalist Bill Koch. The trail will follow the spine of the Appalachian crest and terminate in the Gaspe Peninsula.
Some 7,000 skiers - along with snowshoers and ski skaters - take to the trails each year at the reservation along Route 9. It has an all-volunteer Ski Patrol Program and offers Nordic ski clinics and winter outdoor events, as well as racing for leagues and school and youth teams from around the region. That includes the annual Massachusetts High School Nordic championships and the New England Bill Koch Youth Ski Festival, which is held every four years.
The Budd Visitor Center is open year-round and ski and snowshoe rentals are available.
The reservation was bequeathed to Trustees in 1965 by Lt. Col. Arthur Budd; a 93-acre woodland preserve was added in 1993. The Trustees are the nation's oldest land trust and nonprofit conservation organization; Notchview is one of its 99 holdings across the state.
For a full list of clinics, races, outdoor winter sports events and admission prices, visit the Notchview section on the Trustees of Reservations Web site at www.thetrustees.org or at www.Notchview.org .
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