{"id":2816,"date":"2009-12-10T14:17:43","date_gmt":"2009-12-10T19:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/wordpress90\/?p=2816"},"modified":"2018-12-05T23:05:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T04:05:13","slug":"bolton-valley-to-open-friday-for-the-season-with-top-to-bottom-skiing-and-riding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alpinezone.com\/news-and-featured-articles\/bolton-valley-to-open-friday-for-the-season-with-top-to-bottom-skiing-and-riding\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolton Valley to Open Friday for the Season with Top-to-Bottom Skiing and Riding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BOLTON VALLEY, Vermorn &#8212; Bolton Valley, Vermont&#8217;s hometown ski and snowboard area, will open Friday for the season with top-to-bottom skiing and night skiing and riding both Friday and Saturday nights. <\/p>\n<p>Recent cold temperatures allowed Bolton to fire up its snowmaking system, and the latest storm dumped more than seven inches of snow on top of the machine-made base to give Bolton Valley up to 18 inches of base depth and terrain suitable for all levels of skiers and riders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve been making snow around the clock as temperatures have permitted and Mother Nature finally showed up to give us a hand,&#8221; said Bolton Valley President George B. Potter. &#8220;We&#8217;re really pleased with our conditions and look forward to opening with top-to-bottom skiing and riding for all levels of skiers and riders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Beginner terrain will be served by the Mitey Mite lift and two chair lifts will take intermediate and advanced riders and skiers to seven trails from Bolton Valley&#8217;s 3,150-foot summit. More trails will be opened as conditions permit. Lifts will turn at 9 am Friday and 8:30 am Saturday. Lifts will remain open until 8 pm both Friday and Saturday nights.<\/p>\n<p>Bolton Valley is located just minutes off Interstate 89, convenient to Burlington and the capitol area. Vermont&#8217;s only ski area generating power from an on-site wind turbine, Bolton Valley has announced a special Happy Holidays ski\/ride week, Dec 14-18, with $5 of the $15 lift ticket price being donated to Vermont Children&#8217;s Hospital at Fletcher Allen on all tickets purchased in advance by Dec. 11. 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