Southern Vermont skiing in December
We'd like to go with our 3 children (ages 8,6,4) to Southern Vermont for 5 days in December, before Christmas. We'd like a town that has a some resort feel (restaurants, tubing, ice sakting, sledding, etc) and is not terribly far from New York. Any suggestions?
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You will need to check out the area that has snowmaking capacity.
Killington: Too crowded Okemo: Nicer resort area for the family. Stowe: Too far north. But the best of the bunch! Your still looking at 5-7 hour drives John |
Okemo is the best area in southern VT. Nice town (Ludlow), good snow making, great family area.
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I won't go to Okemo before Jan, especially this year, unless something drastically changes in the weather. I've hit better conditions at Killington. With that said, I wouldn't plan a 5 day trip with family anywhere in December if at all possible, too early in the season.
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Manchester, VT is awesome. Okemo is really good too and the town of Ludlow is very charming with lots of restaurants and shops.
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Thanks so much for your responses. Okemo seemslike a good choice. Any suggestions in terms of activities (ice skating, tubing, others) and restaurants?
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I'm resurrecting this thread as I'm looking for something in southern VT, also, but for Jan-March. Basically, I have a relative who lives near Brattleboro who I want to stay with, so I wondered if there was any decent ski place within a 30-60 minutes drive from there, so I could just go for the day. It doesn't have to be super great, as I'm not an expert skier, just enjoyable.
On my map, I see Maple Valley, Haystack and Mt. Snow -- Maybe Prospect over towards Bennington. Which of these are worth going to? |
okay I found out Haystack is some private thing and Prospect only Xcountry now.
I'm thinking Mt Snow, is it a nice place to ski? Anyone know if Maple Valley is still oepn? |
I went to Mt Snow about 4 yrs ago and it was nice for a couple of days. I don't remember there being any really steep terrain (although I was just getting back into skiing after a 15 yr gap, so I wasn't looking for anything too extreme). It's a nice family resort and pretty low-key. Lots of blue groomers.
I don't know anything about Maple Valley. |
thanks, I tried calling Maple Valley this morning from a number I got on the web and got a recording saying it was closed for the 2003 season -- a little old! So I figure it must be closed.
Mt Snow sounds okay for my speed, I only do green-blue and prefer the easier blue. |
Thanks to all that suggested Okemo, we loved it.
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