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WINTER FROLICS IN
VERMONT
“Welcome to Vermont” reads the friendly sign. You just passed into the Green Mountain
State and are driving along a two-lane road and are surrounded by snow-capped pines
and outlines of wintery mountains backed by crisp blue skies. Something is different about
Vermont, you notice. No flashy billboards blind you from the natural beauty and as you
pass through a small town with an old-timey general store and tall church steeple at the
center, you get the sense that life has slowed down and you’re far removed from your
worries and work commitments. The charm of Vermont’s landscape, towns and people
have pulled you in, just as the promise for great skiing and snowboarding led you there.
Amenity-laden
resorts and New
Steeped in ski and snowboard history, Vermont has something not all other winter destinations
England charm lure have: a deep sense of snowsports culture and community dating back to the early 1900s. Home to
the first rope tow erected in 1934 at Gilbert’s Hill in Woodstock, the birthplace of the National Ski
ski and snowboard
Patrol and the first Nordic Center started by the famous Trapp family, Vermont is a destination like
groups to the Green no other. While the ski resorts dotting the Vermont map vary from luxurious to budget and from
challenging to family-friendly, you’ll always find a smiling face and a friendly community ready to
Mountain State receive you.
Ski Vermont
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