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Vermont Ski Holidays
Vermont, situated in New England, is dominated by the Green Mountain Range, which runs through the entire length of the state. Vermont was the birthplace of skiing in the USA and is now home to 900 trails within its’ 21 ski resorts, which range in style quite drastically. Although the mountains of Vermont can’t match the altitude, or the powder of its’ Western counterparts, the area is highly accessible attracting many visitors from Europe, and all over the country, especially East Coast city dwellers, due to its’ good selection of terrain, slopes and an average of 300 inches of snow per year. Vermont is the most rural state in the US, and it still retains its’ image of being a quaint, yet quirky and socially aware place to live, where white spire churches, restored barns and farms abound.
Skiing in Vermont – The Mountains
The resorts of Vermont offer something for everyone. In northern Vermont, one of the states’ most popular ski area is Stowe, an easy going and unpretentious resort set in a quaint, classic New England village, with its’ Mount Mansfield reaching the highest peak in the state, 1300m, and being home to many black and double black diamond runs. Smugglers Notch is a well-known family favourite, and Sugarbush is a hotspot for adventure skiers. The north-eastern resort of Jay Peak, close to the Canadian border, offers great back-country terrain, with excellent tree and powder skiing, and shows rural Vermont at its’ best. In central Vermont, Killington, the “Beast of the East”, dominates the region, with its’ vast ski area over seven mountains attracting the young, party-loving crowd, and claiming the longest season in Vermont due to its’ phenomenal snowmaking system. In the southern part of Vermont are some great family resorts - Stratton, one of the pioneers in snowboarding, with its’ meticulously groomed trails, Bromley, with its’ sunny south facing slopes, and Mount Snow, with its’ 770 acres and 145 runs, and home to Ripcord, the steepest trail in Vermont.
Skiing in Vermont – The Apres-ski
Much of Vermonts’ apres-ski scene is low-key and modest, much like the state itself. In Stowe the village has very much a European feel, and is home to such bars as the Rusty Nail, and plenty of gourmet dining, like Maxwells’ at Topnotch. Killington has a raucous bustling bar scene, with The Wobbly Barn being a favourite, especially when local bands play there. Stratton has an authentic Austrian feel, its’ pedestrian village busy with shops, bars and restaurants. Other activities to try throughout Vermont are ice-skating, winter hikes, sleigh rides and the plenty of shopping, from local artisan shops to outlet malls.
Vermont Skiing Holidays & Resorts
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