Vermont Adaptive Outdoor Center in Rochester, VT
Vermont Adaptive Outdoor Center in Rochester, VT
Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports has purchased more than 125 acres of land in Rochester, VT and conserved the property with the Vermont Land Trust (VLT). The land will become the Vermont Adaptive’s first owned outdoor education and retreat center, officials announced this week.
The sale, which closed Dec. 15, 2025, was completed in partnership with VLT and with acquisition funding from the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB).
The property will be permanently protected under a conservation easement held by VLT and VHCB.
The property — now known as the Vermont Adaptive Outdoor Center — includes a historic farmhouse, garage and barn, forestland, open fields, a pond, and access to an established trail network connected to the Ridgeline Outdoor Collective’s multi-use Rochester Valley Network, as well as the larger Velomont Trail system. Vermont Adaptive plans to use the land for multi-day retreats for Veterans with disabilities, adaptive sports and wellness programming for all ages, intern housing, and public recreation.
The Rochester, VT property marks Vermont Adaptive’s first land ownership in its nearly 40-year history. While the organization built and operates permanent adaptive facilities at Pico Mountain in Killington and Sugarbush Resort in Waitsfield, and partners with ski resorts and recreation providers statewide, the Rochester site will serve as its first land ownership and stand-alone outdoor center under full organizational control.
Vermont Adaptive Outdoor Center in Rochester, VT
Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports has purchased more than 125 acres of land in Rochester, VT and conserved the property with the Vermont Land Trust (VLT). The land will become the Vermont Adaptive’s first owned outdoor education and retreat center, officials announced this week.
The sale, which closed Dec. 15, 2025, was completed in partnership with VLT and with acquisition funding from the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB). The property will be permanently protected under a conservation easement held by VLT and VHCB.
The property — now known as the Vermont Adaptive Outdoor Center — includes a historic farmhouse, garage and barn, forestland, open fields, a pond, and access to an established trail network connected to the Ridgeline Outdoor Collective’s multi-use Rochester Valley Network, as well as the larger Velomont Trail system. Vermont Adaptive plans to use the land for multi-day retreats for Veterans with disabilities, adaptive sports and wellness programming for all ages, intern housing, and public recreation.
The Rochester, VT property marks Vermont Adaptive’s first land ownership in its nearly 40-year history. While the organization built and operates permanent adaptive facilities at Pico Mountain in Killington and Sugarbush Resort in Waitsfield, and partners with ski resorts and recreation providers statewide, the Rochester site will serve as its first land ownership and stand-alone outdoor center under full organizational control.
“This property gives us something we’ve never had before — a permanent home we can shape around whole health, community, accessibility, mindfulness, and time spent outdoors,”
– Erin Fernandez, Executive Director of Vermont Adaptive.
“This property gives us something we’ve never had before — a permanent home we can shape around whole health, community, accessibility, mindfulness, and time spent outdoors,”
– Erin Fernandez, Executive Director of Vermont Adaptive.