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Taking a skiing vacation in Vermont

The multiple options of finding a quality ski resort in Vermont is quite easy.  Due to its stunning natural beauty and wonderful weather, Vermont makes a great place to take a vacation to and get your feet in the snow.  No matter what type of skiing you enjoy, Vermont has plenty options for you.  Both downhill and cross-country skiing are widely popular and Vermont has made it easier for tourists to spend more time skiing and less time standing in line.  Throughout the ski areas of Vermont there are more than 20 ski resorts and 45 cross-country touring centers.  No matter what type of skiing you like to do, Vermont has all of the resources to make your skiing vacation a memorable one. 

As a tourist state, Vermont understands the importance of getting visitors into their state and then getting them to come back.  Vermont ski resorts offer a wide variety of ski vacation packages, stay packages and ski discounts. This area has all the facilities for fine lodging, dining and shopping to please any traveler. High-performance equipment and related accessories are available for rent. In addition to skiing, Vermont offers various recreational activities and conducts winter carnivals

There are numerous places to visit on your Vermont ski vacation.  Some sites include Resort, Bromley, Maple Valley, Middlebury College, Okemo Mountain Resort, Smugglers Notch, Stratton, Sugarbush and Suicide Six.  Other famous destinations for Vermont ski vacations are Ascutney Mountain Resort, Bolton Valley

The state's most renowned alpine ski areas are Stowe, Killington, Mad River Glen and Mount Snow. Among these, Stowe offers traditional New England charm and the biggest vertical drop in the area. The largest in New England, Killington has seven mountain peaks, 200 trails, five terrain parks, 33 lifts, and a vertical drop of 3,050 feet. Mad River Glen, renowned for its classically cut New England trails, is recognized as the best ski terrain in New England. A romantic getaway, Southern Vermont near the Mount Snow ski resort offers five mountain faces, extensive tree areas and top rated parks and pipes.

Vermont's cross-country skiing has a tradition of 100 years. Its Green Mountains make an ideal setting for most of the cross-country ski centers. Its cross-country ski areas feature wide groomed trails that meander through woods, across fields and along fantastic ice encrusted streams. Of the more than 40 cross-country tourist centers, the Catamount Trail system is very famous. 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.

When you are thinking of where you will be taking your next ski vacation, consider the possibility of enjoying all that Vermont has to offer. The opportunity to immerse yourself in the Vermont lifestyle while enjoying world-famous skiing conditions is certainly something you would not want to pass up.  With things to do for the whole family and the ease by which you can get from the slope to your accommodations, makes Vermont a great place to spend your next ski vacation.

 

 



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