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Riding Near Wilmington : A Tale Of Two Mountains
43 WINTER 2023 VOL . 04 / ISSUE 2 SNOWGOER . COM
44 member of a riding group from Massachusetts said . A powersports business owner from New York said , “ I work
Saturdays , so Woodford allows me to put in a day riding on Sundays without much travel time .” And a family from Connecticut praised Wilmington for its “ mostly family-oriented trails ,” saying , “ It ’ s a great place to learn snowmobiling . We can ski with our kids in the a . m . and when the slopes fill up , go out with our kids on the trails ” on snowmobiles . The kids , on the other hand , disagreed on the best attribute of the Wilmington area – with one enjoying the wide-open fields and the other praising the scenic backdrop of Mount Snow , Haystack Mountain and other historic Vermont ski destinations .
Both Haystack and Mount Snow can be seen from this stopping point on Trail 100 at the old Sitzmark ski area .
Riding Near Wilmington : A Tale Of Two Mountains
Mount Snow and Haystack are found in the Wilmington area , where the trails are overseen by the Deerfield Valley Stump Jumpers snowmobile club . The trails here feature a combination of fields , powerlines and woods , proving to be very scenic and very “ Vermonty .” In other words , the breathtaking Vermont trails allow riders to meander through