Southern Vermont has a good share of cross country skiing trails, facilities

Ball Mountain

Jamaica, VT Phone: 802-874-4881

The US Army Corps of Engineers Ball Mountain Dam Flood Control project has mountain and lakeside scenery. Visitors will enjoy hiking and nature trails, and cross-country skiing in the winter. Hunting for big and small game, as well as waterfowl, is permitted.

Brattleboro Outing Club

Upper Dummerston Rd. Brattleboro, VT 05302 Phone: 802.257.5292

The Ski Hut is the hub of cross country skiing in the Brattleboro community. The Ski Hut offers 30 km of trails.

Grafton Ponds

Townshend Road Grafton, VT 05146 Phone: 802.843.2400

Grafton Ponds is best known for its Nordic trail network, totaling 30 kilometers of skating and classic skiing through groomed fields and forests. In addition, there is another 30 kilometers of back country terrain. Snowshoeing facility is 15 kilometers of snowshoeing trails. Wine & Cheese snowshoe tours are open to the public. There is a separate 600-foot tubing run. Snow tubes are available for rental. Hours: Open daily, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Hermitage XC Center

21 Handle Road Wilmington, VT 05363 Phone: 802.464.3511

The Hermitage offers 50 kilometers of cross-country ski trails along rushing mountain streams and frozen ponds, pass beaver dams, cross ridges, through pine forests and circle fields with expansive views.

Hildene Ski Touring Center

1005 Hildene Rd Manchester, VT 05254 Phone: 802.362.1788

There are 15 km of trails at Hildene, the historic house museum built by Robert Todd Lincoln as a summer home.

Prospect Mountain XC Ski Center

Route 9 Woodford, VT 05201 Phone: 802.442.2575

Prospect has over 35 km of expertly groomed ski trails offers skiing for every ability. Snowshoe and backcountry ski trails are available.

Timber Creek XC Ski Area

Route 100 North West Dover, VT 05356 Phone: 802.464.0999

Located across from Mount Snow, Timber Creek offers a choice of adventures on a 14 km trail system that meanders through forested hills or reach up to the high ridges. Snowshoeing is also available.

Viking Nordic Center

615 Little Pond Rd Londonderry, VT 05148 Phone: 802.824.3933

From the rolling gentle terrain of our inner trail system to the long loops through the woods of our outer trail system, Viking Nordic Center’s 40 kilometers of trails offers something for every skier and snowshoer.

Wild Wings Ski Touring Center

North Road Peru, VT 05152 Phone: 802.824.6793

Classic skiing at its best with 28 km of trails and snowshoeing.