I don't know of anyone who has done winter camping on the Catamount Trail. Unless there are property owner restrictions, there is no reason why it couldn't be done. Much of the Catamount Trail goes through private property, so we need to be aware of that, and not violate agreements. Certainly there are no established camping places, except where the trail coincides with the AT or Long Trail (Stratton Pond and Gov. Clement Shelter).
You would be at the mercy of the conditions. Sometimes the snow is too deep and soft to even ski. Other times, there is very little snow cover, especially late in the season. The trail can be ice covered.
Most people ski the Catamont Trail as a series of day trips. They use two cars so they don't need to double back.
Resupply: basically the same as the Long Trail. You need to go off the Catamount Trail and into town for resupply.
If I were going to do a long back-country ski, I might consider doing the Northville Lake Placid Trail, and in Feburary. I understand that trail stays fairly low and does not have sections like Huntington Gap and Bolton to Trapps.
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