NEWS Quarterly of the Green Mountain Club WINTER 2020 Codding Hollow Property Conserved | Managing Trails During a Global Pandemic | Winter Hiking Safety Side-to-Side in Less Than a Week | Skiing Vermont’s Highest Peaks CONTENTS Winter 2020, Volume 80, No. 3 The mission of the Green Mountain Club is to make the Vermont mountains play a larger part in the life of the people by protecting and maintaining the Long Trail System and fostering, through education, the stewardship of Vermont’s hiking trails and mountains. Quarterly of the Green Mountain Club Michael DeBonis, Executive Director Alicia DiCocco, Director of Development & Communications PHOTO BY ALICIA DICOCCO Becky Riley and Hugh DiCocco on Mt. Mansfield Ilana Copel, Communications Assistant Richard Andrews, Volunteer Copy Editor Sylvie Vidrine, Graphic Designer FEATURES Green Mountain Club 4711 Waterbury-Stowe Road ❯ Waterbury Center, Vermont 05677 6 Celebrating Success after 34 years: Phone: (802) 244-7037 Codding Hollow Property Conserved Fax: (802) 244-5867 E-mail:
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