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GMC Member Discounts – Backcountry.com

 

We are excited to announce we have launched a partnership with Backcountry.com to support our passion for getting outside and as a small thanks for your work supporting the Green Mountain Club.  We have a dedicated Gearhead, Ryan, to provide gear recommendations and concierge-level customer service, plus honor a 15% discount on full-priced items from their huge inventory of outdoor gear and clothing, with free returns.

Ryan Potts – Gearhead
(801) 619-7471
[email protected]
Monday-Friday 9-5pm MST
Passions: Backpacking, Fly Fishing, Paddling, Snowboarding
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah

Discounted Order Process, 15% off full priced items

Email or call Ryan and provide a picture of your GMC membership card.  Members who have not ordered with Backcountry before, we recommend you reach out to Ryan via phone to set up your first order.  Once you have made contact with him, there are two ways to streamline the order process.

  1. Sign-in to your profile on Backcountry.com, build a cart and email Ryan when you are ready to order, confirm the shipping address and the last 4 digits of the card on file.  New payment information must be taken over the phone for security purposes.
  2. Place the order yourself on the site and forward the confirmation email to Ryan, he will discount eligible items and resend the order details and total.

Exclusions

Watercraft, GPS technology, Cameras, Bikes and Bike frames, Airbag Packs and specific brands including but are not limited to: Album, Barbour, Canada Goose, FlyLow, Holden, Rockshox, Spyder, Tepui and Totem.

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Ask a Science Teacher: Why is the Long Trail so Muddy?

March 27, 2023

Vermont — and especially the Long Trail — is known for being sort of muddy. We even have an official fifth season, "mud season." Why is Vermont (sometimes known as "Vermud") and the Long Trail so muddy? Why is the Long Trail so muddy? To answer, we asked Joe Bahr, newly minted author of the … Read more

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Mission

The Green Mountain Club is the founder and maintainer of the Long Trail - the oldest long distance hiking trail in America. Established in 1910 to build this trail stretching the length of Vermont, the club now also maintains the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and trails in the Northeast Kingdom in its mission to "make the Vermont mountains play a larger part in the life of the people." Read more...

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4711 Waterbury-Stowe Road
Waterbury Center, Vermont 05677
802.244.7037 | Email GMC

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