DUTCH HILL hike & ski up an old ski area in Heartwellville VT.
Jul 30, 2018 - Hoosac Range. Green Mountain NF. Bottom of the old ski area on Rtes. 8/100 (1,905') was under water so I drove up Rue Madeline 0.2 miles & parked on the shoulder (2,000'). Hiked up on the "legal trail", a snowmobile/ATV trail - dry at first but got more stream-like further up. At 1.3 miles took a L. At 1.9 miles took a spur R to a good lookout E (2,700') - thought I could see Mt. Olga, Hogback & NH? Reached clearing at top of old ski area at 2.5 miles (2,469'). View of Houghton Mtn (3,095') to the W, Glastenbury Mtn to the N; in between were Prospect Mtn (2,767') & the hills of the Aiken Wilderness. Down on Dyke & Meadows Extension. 3.7 miles, 2.5 hours. Some of the pics match the winter locations below. Apr 19, 2015 - DUTCH HILL & HOOSAC RANGE skiing. Green Mountain NF. Good skiing on 0-15" corn, some wet spots. Started at ~2,2...