If your looking for a great skiing resort near the Stowe, Vermont ski slopes, you should check out the Golden Eagle resort in Stowe. It has everything you need yet small enough to feel cozy.
Golden Eagle Resort is a family-friendly hotel located near the main attractions at Stowe’s Mt. Mansfield in Vermont. Featuring a health club, an indoor pool and a business center, this popular resort feels like home away from home.
There are many facilities for children, as well as recreational activities for groups and families. The resort has 94 guestrooms for every need and budget. Depending on which reservation plan you choose, breakfast is included. (more…)
Where to take the family for an unforgettable winter vacation? Smugglers’ Notch resort, Vermont, of course! This awesome ski resort has been named the best in North America for family programs by readers of SKI Magazine for twelve years in a row.
It was also in the top ten for scenery, lodging, service, off-hill activities, variety of terrain, terrain challenge, value, and overall satisfaction. With so many accolades, you can’t go wrong with Smugglers’ Notch resort in Vermont!
Skiing and Snowboarding
The three beautiful mountains at Smugglers’ Notch ski resort provide a wide variety of trails. Beginners will enjoy the gentle slopes, while intermediates will face trails that are a little tougher. For experienced skiers and snowboarders, there’s the Black Hole, the only triple black diamond trail in the eastern U.S.
If you’re a novice and need a few lessons, or if you’re an old hand at skiing or snowboarding and want to boost your game up a notch, check out the Snow Sport University. Guests at Smugglers’ Notch ski resort will also have the chance to give the latest snow sports equipment a try. (more…)
Besides taking a lot of fall foliage pictures in Vermont this year, I managed to take some Vermont youtube videos also. One day during a sunny day this fall I took a ride up the gondola cars in Stowe.
The gondolas go up the side of Mount Mansfield, which is the highest peak in Vermont. Once you get up there you can hike, enjoy the view or eat inside the Cliff House restaurant.
Of course in the winter skiers use the gondola cars to get up there and do some nice skiing. Right across the road is the Stowe Mountain Lodge. The gondolas go right to the lodge during the winter. (more…)
Hi everyone! I’ve been out taking a lot of Vermont fall foliage pictures for 2010. I’ve taken a lot of videos also and will make some youtube videos of them soon.
Below are some of the new 2010 Vermont fall foliage pictures from around the state. I went up to Stowe and took the gondola up the mountain and got some great pictures and videos there. (more…)
With the fall foliage season underway, I thought I’d give you some information about one of the newest and best resorts in Stowe, Vermont. The Stowe Mountain Lodge Resort is one of the biggest resorts in Stowe, if not the whole state.
Fully completed only a short time ago, Stowe Mountain Lodge Resort boast 139 luxury guest rooms that include studios, one-, two-, and three-bedroom suites. They also have fantastic private mountain cabins.
Located right on the Mountain road in Stowe, the ski lift comes right to the lodge. Step outside the side entrance of the lodge and you can hop on the ski lift only 50 feet away! The lift takes you right up Mount Mansfield, the highest peak in Vermont. (more…)
With October here, the New England fall foliage season has started! You can take some great Vermont fall foliage pictures from now until around the end of the month.
Many people take a Vermont fall foliage pictures taking vacation, doing a lot of leaf peeping and sight seeing. It’s the most beautiful of all seasons up here, and the Vermont hotels will be packed.
New England fall foliage takes in several states, and Vermont is right in the middle of them. When the leaves turn depends on the elevation and how far north you are. (more…)
Vermont holds their Oktoberfest events a bit earlier than other places, due to how fast the fall comes and goes up here! This past weekend was already the big Stowe Oktoberfest events, which I forgot about, sorry.
But all through the month of October all over the state of Vermont will be many fall events and Oktoberfest activities. Below are just some of the Vermont Oktoberfest events going on through the month of October. (more…)
Fall is the most beautiful time to visit Vermont, and it’s even better if you stay at a Vermont Inn. But lets talk a moment about what a real Vt Inn is and what you should expect from one.
Just what is a Vermont Inn, or any Inn for that matter? It’s actually an old term that was used to describe anyplace that had a room for rent for the night or longer. Just like we now call “pubs” bars.
In fact in the old days most country pubs had a few rooms upstairs they would rent out. So they called them Inns; a place to drink, get a meal and a room for the night or two. (more…)
Now that fall is on it’s way, this is the best time of the whole year for biking Vermont! No other place is as scenic and pretty as Fall in Vermont. Vermont bike tours are very busy during the fall with lots of people biking Vermont.
If you want to bike Vermont, you have many choices to choose from. If you like doing things on your own you can grab a map, plot your own biking Vermont route and head out.
If you enjoy biking Vermont with friends or a group, then finding Vermont bike tours is the way to go. There are dozens of them busy biking Vermont in the fall, stopping at beautiful Vermont Inns and Vermont bed and breakfast places. (more…)
Wow, it’s been a long time since I wrote anything on here! The summer has gone by too fast as always and soon it will be Labor Day weekend here in Vermont. That means the end of summer, the start of school and getting ready for fall.
There is not a whole lot of things going on for Labor Day weekend here in Vermont. I know in Northfield Vermont there is a 3 day event with lots of food, music and games going on.
Burlington, Vermont always has a few special events here and there, plus many stores have Labor Day weekend sales. There’s always plenty of flea markets and farmers markets having one last sale also. (more…)
