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Splash, Clip, Climb, and Have a Reel-y Good Time at Jay Peak
Vermont resorts are expanding their four seasons of fun with unique activities in their base areas. Jay Peak is no stranger to these offerings. The Pump House Waterpark and Clips & Reels climbing gym and movie theatre can entertain a family during a needed indoor break in the winter, spring, summer or fall. My older … Read More
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Learning to Ski (and Improve) at Pico Mountain
Raising two boys and teaching them how to ski has been an eye-opening experience. What works for one, doesn’t always work for the other in terms of parenting or learning to ski and improve. Maybe that’s no surprise, but it can be a source of frustration if your toolbox is limited. Enter the second-born child. … Read More
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Ski Lessons Aren’t Just for Kids at Okemo
When I think about the number of adults who ski or ride and don’t think taking a lesson will benefit them, it reminds me of a quote by longtime ski instructor Mermer Blakeslee. In an excellent article for SAM magazine (the B2B publication for the North American mountain resort industry), she wrote: “We should tap … Read More
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Finding Our Way: A Mother-Daughter Adventure at Killington
There’s a certain magic to learning something new as an adult—something equal parts exhilarating and deeply humbling. You fall a lot, you get back up, you figure things out, and—if you’re lucky—you get to share that process with someone you love. That’s what this adventure at Killington was for my daughter, Aria, and me. It … Read More
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Why Not Try a Women’s Ski Clinic?
Happy National Women’s History Month! We all know women are social creatures that often crave the support and comfort of other women. So why not find it on the slopes and improve our turns while we’re at it? If you’re looking to improve your ski and ride skills and connect with other female skiers, women’s … Read More
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The Family-Friendly Okemo Experience
It takes a lot of careful consideration by ski area operators to put together an end-to-end, family-friendly experience—and deliver on it. A ski area needs the right facilities and activities, and they need to be convenient both in access (i.e., uncomplicated to find) and proximity to where families are staying. Most importantly, and perhaps the … Read More
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A Family Ski Reunion at Pico
My cousin, her husband, and four children drive to Pico from New Jersey for a family ski trip twice a year. We met up with them last season and my older son had such an amazing time with the gaggle of boys that we just had to get back and make a trip of it … Read More
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Vermont Resorts at a glance
Alpine
Alpine & Cross-Country
Cross-country
Alpine North
Alpine Central
Alpine South
Cross-Country
Blueberry Hill Ski Center
Blueberry Lake X-C
Brattleboro Outing Club Ski Hut
Catamount Outdoor Family Center
Catamount Trail Association
Craftsbury Outdoor Center
Grafton Trails & Outdoor Center
Kingdom Trails Nordic Adventure Center
Memphremagog Ski Touring Foundation
Morse Farm Ski Touring Center
Mountain Meadows XC Center
Mountain Top Inn & Resort
Ole’s Cross Country Center
Quechee Ski Area
Sleepy Hollow Inn Ski & Bike Center
Strafford Nordic Center
Timber Creek XC Ski Area
Trapp Family Lodge XC Ski Center
Viking Nordic Center
Wild Wings Ski Touring Center
Woodstock Inn & Resort Nordic Center – Mt. Tom Trails