12th Annual Backcountry Forum
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH
PIERCE HALL COMMUNITY CENTER, ROCHESTER, VT
6:00PM – DOORS OPEN, RED CLOVER ALE CO.*, POTLUCK, EXHIBITS
7:00PM – GUEST SPEAKER KIM STINSON**
7:30PM – GUEST SPEAKER MATT WILLIAMS***
7:45PM – SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO ANGUS MCCUSKER****
8:00PM – RAFFLE DRAWING
*Beer Available for Purchase
**Executive Director: Ridgeline Outdoor Collective & Alaska Avalanche Info Center
***Executive Director: CTA
****Ridgeline Pioneer & Former Executive Director and Current Velomont Trail Director
Online sales close November 6th at 9 AM
There are some pretty awesome prizes lined up for this year’s raffle.
Over $8,500 in donated prizes from some of our generous partners, and sponsors!
You don’t have to be present at the forum to win!*
2025 Raffle Prizes:
-TWO Grand Prizes-
Alpine Options
1 Pair Volkl Rise Beyond 96 (184 CM) Skis + Salomon MTN Pure Bindings
with Volkl precut skins
&
Base Camp
1 Pair Elan Ripstick Tour 104 (173 CM) Skis + ATK Raider 12 Bindings
-Other Prizes-
- 1 VMBA Family Membership (2026)
- 1 $100 Gift Certificate from Green Mountain Bikes
- 1 $100 Gift Certificate from Mola Hoods
- 1 $25 Gift Certificate + 1 Hat from The Gear House
- 2 Alpine Ski Tunes from Race Tech Ski Service
- 3 Prizes from All Mountain Group:
- 2 Single Phantom Glide Applications
- 1 Pair Scarpa Moraine GTX Mid Hiking Boots
- 1 Pair of ATK Crest 10 Bindings
- 3 Prizes from Bootdoc Hotronic:
- 2 Prizes from Gordini
- 1 Men’s Glove & Socks Combo
- 1 Women’s Glove & Socks Combo
- 1 Infrared (IR) Waxer from Mountain Flow Eco-Wax
- 1 Slack Pack from Class 4 Designs
- 1 Pair Custom Ridgeline Mittens from VT Glove
- 1 Pair of Dynafit Rotation 10 Bindings from the Oberalp Group
- 1 Rescue Avalanche Fundamentals Course – Winner selects date and location (Smugglers Notch or Mt. Washington) from
East Coast Avalanche Education - 1 Full day guided tour for 4 in the Bolton Backcountry, including trail fees and
one-ride lift tickets per person OR 1 Complete Backcountry Lease for Splitboard
OR A/T for this year with an option to buyout the lease at the end of the season - 1 Free Night – Chittenden Brook Hut or Grout Pond (Vermont Huts Association)
- 2 Night Stay at The Stable Inn (Rochester, VT)
- 1 Bemer Therapy Session from The Holistic Healing Haven in Rochester
- 2 Lift Tickets + 2 Full Day Rental Packages from the Middlebury Snowbowl
- 2 Lift Tickets to Mad River Glen
- 2 Lift Tickets to Sugarbush Resort
- 2 Lift Tickets to Pico Mountain Resort
Don’t miss out on earning some extra powder karma by supporting
Ridgeline and taking a chance to win some great prizes! Raffle tickets will
still be on sale at the forum before raffle drawing to close out the evening.
Hope to see you there!
*Winners who are not present at the forum will be notified on Friday, 11/7*
Lodging:
