Bolton Valley

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Bolton Valley is a mid-sized ski area in northern Vermont in the United States. The resort was founded in 1966 by Ralph DesLauriers and his father. Bolton thrived for many years as a family-friendly resort and spawned two famous skiers, Rob and Eric DesLauriers, who went on to star in dozens of ski movies. With their brother Adam, they founded Straight Up Films; Adam remains in the area with a more recent venture, High Angle Media.

Beginning around 1997, the resort has been under the control of a handful of new owners and struggled with financial viability. However, it has stabilized under the leadership of industry veteran Bob Fries and seen steady improvement in the 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006 seasons.

[edit] Bolton Valley Now

Bolton Valley now has 5 lifts and a T-bar. 2 of the 5 lifts are quads, one of which was just added in the winter of 2005-2006. Bolton Valley offers a lot including ski/snowboard lessons and ski/snowboard rentals. There are also After School Programs which provide the students of participating schools very low rates on lift tickets, rentals, and lessons. See the website (www.boltonvalley.com) for more details.