As it has more than 20 alpine ski resorts and almost 50 cross-country touring centers, Vermont is renowned for its best cross-country and downhill ski areas. Visitors are being provided with a superb chance to explore the quintessential New England winter experience, through the combination of skiing areas and picturesque Vermont villages.
Stowe, Killington, Mad River Glen and Mount Snow, are being known as the state's most renowned alpine ski areas, making ski vacation Vermont to be one of a dream. The biggest vertical drops in the area, as well as the traditional New England charm, are being provided by Stowe. Killington has seven mountain peaks, 200 trails, five terrain parks, 33 lifts, and a vertical drop of 3,050 feet, being the largest in New England, and providing tourists with a great ski vacation Vermont. Renowned for it's classically cut New England trails, Mad River Glen is recognized as the best ski terrain in New England. For the ones who are looking for a romantic ski vacation Vermont, Southern Vermont near the Mount Snow ski resort offers five mountain faces, extensive tree areas and top rated parks and pipes.
As Green Mountains make an ideal setting for most of the cross-country ski centers, Vermont's cross-country skiing has a tradition of 100 years. Ski vacation Vermont includes cross country ski areas which feature wide groomed trails that meander through woods, across fields and along fantastic ice encrusted streams. Another important aspect which has to be taken into consideration is being represented by the fact that the Catamount Trail system is very famous, of the more than 40 cross-country tourist centers, as it has been designed to connect eleven of Vermont's finest cross-country ski centers as it winds its way north from the Massachusetts border to the Canadian border.
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