This video is of the ride up the Snow Bowl Express Quad (which starts mid-mountain and rises to the summit) and of the ride down Janeway Junction to Drifter to Drifter Link to Old Log Road which runs from the summit of the ski area, all the ways down to the bottom of the ski area.
The Snow Bowl Express Quad is a detachable four-person chairlift located at Stratton Mountain Resort. The chairlift is the main chairlift located on the west side of the mountain, running from about a quarter of the way up the ski area, up to the summit of the ski area. As one of four chairlifts that reaches the summit of the ski resort, the chairlift does serve almost all of Stratton's terrain but is primarily used to lap trails on its western half. These trails are almost all groomers but range greatly in difficulty from the steep double-black Spruce trail to the mellow beginner run, Mike's Way to West Meadow, and about every difficulty level in between. Snow Bowl is the newest chairlift at Stratton, being installed by Doppelmayr in 2018. The chairlift replaced the old 1986 Poma Snow Bowl Triple, which has since been relocated to Magic and is scheduled to replace their old Black Chair this winter.
Janeway Junction to Drifter (both intermediate) to Drifter Link to Old Log Road (both intermediate) is a run of varying difficulties. The trails run from the summit of the ski area, all the ways down to the bottom of the resort. The trail starts off just to the skier's left of the top of the Snow Bowl chairlift off the summit as Janeway Junction. Janeway Junction runs more or less straight down the mountain until merging onto Upper East Meadow. At this point, I connected over to the skier's right onto Drifter (the only option at that time). Drifter is a bit more dynamic than Janeway Junction, featuring many fun curves and dips. The top half is a bit more focused on the dips, while the lower half is a nice and flat trail which is very fun to zoom down really fast on. At the bottom of the trail, skiers merge briefly onto Drifter Link before reaching the bottom of the Snow Bowl Express Quad. At this point, Old Log Road continues to the skier's left of the chairlift. Old Log Road is a pretty flat traverse trail that connects the western half of the resort to the base area. While pretty flat, the trail luckily requires little (if any) skating or hiking. The trail runs past some condos and under the gondola before finally reaching the base area.
Stratton Mountain Resort is a ski area located in Stratton, Vermont. The ski area is located in Southern Vermont, just east of Manchester, VT. The ski area is located in Vermont's "Golden Triangle" of skiing, along with Bromley and Magic mountains. The ski area is the largest ski area in Southern Vermont by skiable acres and the second largest in the area in terms of vertical feet, just behind Okemo. The ski area is easy to drive to, being located just a few miles off of Vermont Routes 100 and 31. The ski area is one of the closest resorts in Vermont to New York City and is, therefore, quite the popular ski area. Stratton is known for its family-friendly and a bit upscale vibe. The base area is littered with condos and features a nice, pedestrian village, with some nice restaurants and shops. The ski area's terrain is mostly made up of groomers but the ski area is also known for having some of the best tree skiing in Southern Vermont. The mountain also features a large amount of terrain for all skill levels on almost every area of the mountain. The ski area also features one of the best lift systems of any resort, featuring six high-speed lifts, of which, four are six-packs and one is a ten-person gondola. The ski area is owned and operated by Alterra Resorts and as a result, is a destination on the Ikon Pass. The ski area is unlimited without blackouts on the full Ikon Pass and unlimited with Blackouts on the Ikon Base Pass.
Lift Information
Manufacturer: Doppelmayr
Year of Installation: 2018
Vertical: 1,371 ft
Length: 4,606 ft
Estimated Duration in Recording: 5:50
Estimated Speed in Recording: 794 ft/min
Design Speed: 1,000 ft/min
Design Capacity: 2,400 per hour
Run Information
Vertical: 1,742 ft
Length: 1.80 mi
Filmed on November 28, 2021
Filmed on the GoPro Hero 9 Black with the Max Lens Mod attached
0:00 Ride Up - Snow Bowl Express
6:40 Ski Down - Janeway Junction (intermediate)
8:23 Ski Down - Drifter (intermediate)
10:54 Ski Down - Drifter Link (beginner)
11:24 Old Log Road (beginner)
