VERMONT SKIING AND RIDING

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Home to the first rope tow, the first snowboard, and more ski and ride Olympians per capita than any other state, the history of American mountain culture runs deep in Vermont. Whether you ride or ski, the terrain of the Green Mountains is legendary and Burlington offers easy access to several of the region’s best resorts. No need to choose one when you can have them all. Nearby Bolton Valley, which is only 35 minutes from downtown, boasts Vermont’s highest base area, with an average snowfall of 300-inches a year. At Bolton, six lifts give skiers and riders access to 71 trails, as well as a whole lot of backcountry terrain. With an Epic Pass, explore Stowe, on the state’s highest summit, Mt. Mansfield. Stowe has superb grooming, endless tree skiing, the legendary Front Four runs, and two peaks to choose from. At Smuggler’s Notch, a “Daycation “ ticket provides access to skiing and riding plus the indoor pool, outdoor skate rink, and night tubing. It’s one of Vermont’s most family-friendly resorts, around 50 minutes from Burlington. South of Route 100, at Mad River, a co-operative owned hill, you can ride the last single chair in the U.S. to ski the resort’s 2000 feet of legendary expert terrain and playful, natural-snow groomers. Sugarbush, which is an hour from the Queen City, also has two distinct mountains. An Ikon pass provides access to everything from narrow bumped runs to sweeping and wide-open slopes, and the Slidebrook Express chair connects Sugarbush to Mt. Ellen. Best of all, when you stay in Greater Burlington, you can you have your choice of all of them. And you can get the best of the city after spending your day on the slopes. Get your turns in on the hill and aprés in the city.

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