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Mountain Travelers Hike & Ski Shop 147 US Route 4 East ( In Front of Home Depot ) Rutland, Vermont 802-775-0814 e-mail... info@mtntravelers.com We Ship UPS We are an Outdoor Specialty Sports Shop, our specialties include: Summer : Flatwater Paddling, and Paddling Accessories, Hiking Boots, Camping, and Thule Auto Roof Racks, including Professional installation of car racks for bikes, boats, skis, and cargo boxes for most types of cars. Winter: Telemark and Alpine Touring, Nordic and Backcountry Skiing, Snowshoeing and Outdoor Clothing. Too 'Dam Busy' to take calls on Sundays! Open Weekly Mon-Sat Flatwater Kayaks are our summer specialty. Our boats are from Hurricane, Wilderness Systems, Necky and Perception, in plastic and composite, as well as Paddles, PFD's, Dry Bags, and other accessories. We have 1 Old Town Camper Canoe in stock at this time. 'THULE' CAR TOP CARRIERS (pronounced...'Too-lee') ...for boats, bikes, and cargo boxes ARE OUR SPECIALTY !! CALL US FOR A QUOTE! We sell Thule Car Racks for most vehicles, with accessories for bikes, boats, skis, and cargo boxes for your recreation of choice. We can set you up and install your rack, to carry any load you have in mind. Call us or come in for a written up "quote". We will professionally install your rack 'Free of charge' with the purchase of a full Thule Rack System.( We need 4 days to special order Fit Kits) An expert "RACKITSCIENTIST" is in the store at all times. Ask for Peter K. We carry some of the best summer Outdoor Clothing lines in the industry including Patagonia, Cloudveil, Mountain Hardwear, and Isis for Women. We carry lightweight Packs, Tents and Sleeping Bags for Camping by Osprey and Mountain Hardwear and Black Diamond Equipment.
"SUMMER VENDORS"
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WELCOME TO... MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS OUTDOOR STORE THULE AUTO ROOF RACKS CAMPING EQUIPMENT KAYAKS CANOES PADDLING ACCESSORIES TECHNICAL OUTDOOR CLOTHING HIKING BOOTS TELEMARK SKI EQUIPMENT ALPINE TOURING SKI EQUIPMENT SNOWSHOEING
MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS is FAMILY OWNED .... this is our 33rd year!
Special Notes of Interest: WE WILL BE ... CLOSED the following days in July. ..our usual Sundays... as well as July 26th and 27th. 2010 Kayaks have arrived from Hurricane, Wilderness Systems, and Perception, our full display is set up and ready to go.... We will also have a great selection of MTI and Stohlquist PFD's, Aquabound and Bending Branches Paddles, and lots of Watersports accessories. Summer's Here! Get out on the water! Patagonia, Mountain Hardwear and Isis for Women Outdoor Sportswear for men and women has also arrived. Check out our Summer Quick Dry Clothing Selection! I have some really cute shorts, skirts and skorts for women for wearing over bathing suits. As well as some nice quick dry tops perfect for water sports. For men we have classic Patagonia 'stand ups' (shorts), the longer 'duck short' and 'board shorts' for swimming. As well as Patagonia's nice dressier 'A/C' shirts and capilene Tee's. Mountain Hardwear canyon shorts and Mesa Pants and 'convertible' pants are nylon quick dry and ultra lightwight, perfect for summer activities, boating, fishing, camping and minimal packing. Come check them out! To find our store products: Click on "Products" in the top left column, for prices and a sample selection of the products we carry. Or check out "Deals" for 'Bargain Sale items'. We do not have a "BUY" button on our site, but we are "only a phone call away" and we can ship UPS or USPS For Info and Orders Call: 1-800-339-0814. We carry flatwater kayaks by Hurricane, Perception, Wilderness Systems and Necky.Whether you are a woman looking to load her own boat and paddle local small lakes and ponds or have plans to do adventures on big waters, such as Lake Champlain or the Ocean. Both Peter and JoAnn have attended 'Rough Water Ocean Kayak School' out of Peaks Island, Maine, and have 20 plus years of paddling experience. We can choose the right boat for you! We also carry Lightweight Backpacking and Camping Gear. Packs by Osprey, Tents and Sleeping Bags by Mountain Hardwear, along with lots of camping accessories like Thermarest Sleeping Pads, freeze dried food, lightweight stoves, and cooking utensils. As well as "good sturdy" Hiking Boots and Trail Shoes by Asolo, Garmont, Scarpa, and Montrail for Men and Women We spend our summers on the water paddling and sailing and hiking the Green Mountains and the Adirondacks, and our winters in the mountains backcountry, telemark and 'AT' skiing. We try to specialize in just those activities. We are 'best known' for our specialty of TELEMARK SKIING ! We have been... "bending a knee since ' 73" We have the best looking 'Tele' ski wall in the Northeast...Call Peter for the best advice on Telemark, Alpine Touring, Backcountry and Nordic skiing. No matter what your style is... we've got a ski for you!
Below are some shots of "The Big Mountain" (MT Washington and Clay) taken during some of the spring trips East to some of the best backcountry in NE Anne crossing the snowfields near Lakes of the Clouds MK Gulf of Slides We are Mountain Travelers! getting ready for a skin up the backside of Pico. L to R , Mike, Emily, JoAnn and Peter Mark B. skiing Pico! JK on the Pike at Pico Mike at Pico This was a misty snow rainbow that was unbelieveably beautiful! a Killington Rain day. you know our motto...(You don't know unless you go, and It's always better than you think)
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New England's Premiere Telemark Ski Shop since 1976 Our specialty: "...Bending a knee since '73 " In Winter we are a Freeheel Ski Shop specializing in Telemark, Alpine Touring, Backcountry Skiing and Snowshoeing. Alpine Touring Gear, Snowshoes, Metal Edged Cross Country Skis and Telemark Equipment is on Sale at Season End Prices, Peter has sharpened his pencil at my request! and prices are as low as they're gonna go! Now's the time to buy, everything goes UP next year! ! Custom Telemark , Backcountry and AT Packages are our specialty. We have the biggest selection in the East. We have been twice voted "Best Nordic Ski Shop in New England" by the NEWSR [New England Winter Ski Reps] for our expertise in Telemark skiing. Check out our store "Products" on the upper left hand side of this page. The latest "Deals" are just below that! See "PK's Weekly SKI REPORT" above, for the latest Killington/Pico ski report and pictures...updated weekly in season with snow conditions & local fun. The Killington Forecast Link is below on the right. Telemark and AT Skis by Black Diamond, K2, and G3.
We have Black Diamond, Rottefella, G3, and Voile' Telemark and Backcountry Bindings and Frischi Diamir , Dynafit, Marker Baron, and G3 Onyx Alpine Touring Bindings and the expert service of 30 + years of Shop Tech in these specialties. We carry Karhu metal edged skis for Nordic and Backcountry skiing, Alpina and Garmont boots and Atlas Snowshoes for Vermonters and visitors going out the backdoor! Telemark Demos & Rentals available We have demos at the shop for daily rentals. Come see us and "try Telemark skiing!" We carry some of the best winter Outdoor Clothing lines in the industry including Patagonia, Cloudveil, Mountain Hardwear, and Isis for Women.
Pico circa 1978 JoAnn & Peter K. owners & partners for 33 years ! "WINTER VENDORS"
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