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Review tags are currently only available for English language reviews. Selected filters. Updating list Reviewed January 21, Nice Ski Resort. Ask bcmwk about Okemo Mountain Resort. Thank bcmwk. Reviewed January 19, Unsafe learning zones for young skiers. Ask mtbraillard about Okemo Mountain Resort. Reviewed January 15, Okemo, wonderful as always.
Mitchel M. Reviewed January 10, Always Awesome. Thank Mitchel M. Reviewed January 9, slopeside lodging convenience. Ask Vincef69 about Okemo Mountain Resort. Find the best places to hit the slopes with our list of the top ski resorts in Vermont. Note: Some businesses may be temporarily closed due to recent global health and safety issues.
Skiers and boarders enjoying fresh snow at Okemo Mountain Resort. Known for its constant updating and for the extent and quality of its on- and off-slope facilities, Okemo Mountain Resort consistently earns top awards and ratings for snow quality and grooming, terrain parks, family programs, resort dining, and customer service.
All this, combined with its size, variety of terrain, and easy-to-reach location in south-central Vermont, makes it appeal equally to serious skiers, occasional skiers, and families seeking a winter vacation. Okemo's trails and glades across acres are evenly divided for varying abilities, with an added dozen glades for experienced skiers who like tree-studded terrain. The East's longest superpipe and seven of the most innovative terrain parks in the East keep boarders coming back.
Between nature, snowmaking, and grooming, Okemo consistently maintains some of the best ski conditions in the east. A full 98 percent of Okemo's trails are covered by state-of-the-art snowmaking to supplement the average 16 feet of natural snow, a feature that Okemo has been lauded for repeatedly in national awards. It has consistently led in environmentally sound development, especially in its snowmaking and in powering its lifts.
These two lifts and the new trail that connects them will improve the flow of skiers from the Gore Mountain side of the resort and relieve some of the congestion at the Clock Tower base.
Skiers beginning at that base area can already ride to the summit on the Sunburst Six, a bubble six-pack with heated seats. Okemo also excels at the off-slope facilities , with two base areas connected by lifts and trails, a full-service luxury resort hotel, condos, prize-winning fine and casual dining, a spa with fitness facilities, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a tubing hill, the Timber Ripper Mountain Coaster , snowcat excursions, and a covered skating rink.
Luxury lodging at a full-service inn and condo units are both right at the base of the slopes, within sight of the lifts. A member of Vail Resorts, Okemo is part of the Epic Pass system, offering a wide variety of money-saving options. As at other Vail Resorts this season, all transactions across the resort will be cashless. Stowe Mountain Resort.
Vermont's tallest peak, Mt. Mansfield, and neighboring Spruce Peak are in the heart of the state's snow belt and have made Stowe's name almost synonymous with New England skiing. One of the country's earliest ski resort towns, Stowe was already popular in , when one of the world's first chairlifts was installed here.
Stowe now carries skiers to trails via two gondolas one of which connects the two mountains , three high-speed quads, three conventional quads, two triples, and three double chairlifts. More than half the trails are for intermediates, with 29 for experts and 19 for beginners.
Three terrain parks challenge boarders. Recent additions include on-mountain Kids Adventure Zones with gentle slopes and freestyle terrain that was purpose-built for learning. Luxury lodging , a spa with a heated outdoor pool, and an art center make up the slope-side resort of The Lodge at Spruce Peak , opposite the base of Mt. Mansfield and connected by a free cross-mountain gondola. Skiers enjoying the view from Stowe Mountain Resort. The Northeast Value Pass includes access to all 18 resorts.
The entire length of Mountain Road between the mountain and the village is lined with country inns, luxury resorts, and restaurants. Part of Stowe's appeal is the village itself, looking like it was posing for a Christmas card in its blanket of snow.
Stretching toward the mountains from town is the Stowe Recreation Path , popular with cross-country skiers and snowshoers. Stowe offers several things to do in the winter besides outdoor sports: you can shop in its many crafts and art galleries, visit the Helen Day Arts Center, and learn about Stowe's and New England's ski history at the Vermont Ski Museum.
Twilight dogsledding tours, sleigh rides, and snowmobile tours through the Mt. Mansfield State Forest are some of the other winter options in Stowe. Accommodation: Where to Stay in Stowe. Aerial view of Jay Peak. Only five miles south of the US-Canadian border, Jay Peak is the farthest north of Vermont's ski resorts and gets the most natural snowfall of any in the East.
This location and the snow-making capacity over 80 percent of its skiable acres allow the resort to offer skiing from mid-November through mid-May. Jay's 78 trails and slopes include 24 glades, several of which, Moonwalk Woods, Bushwacker, and Kokomo among them, are designed for novice skiers.
In all, 15 trails are for beginners, 30 for intermediate, and 31 for experts. But for many experts, the appeal of Jay is its backcountry skiing. Vermont's only aerial tramway carries up to 60 people from the base to the 3,foot summit, bringing the mountain's total lift capacity to more than 12, skiers per hour. You'll hear as much or more French spoken here as English.
Trail signs at Jay Peak. The full-service resort at the base of the mountain has plenty of lodging in all price ranges, as well as dining, a spa, ice-skating, and sleigh rides. Killington vs. Thread starter julielavelle Start date Jan 2, Looking at Killington's or Okemo's. I don't have any experience with the clinics, but if you're going on a weekend, it's going to be crowded. That said, Okemo's clinic has a great reputation. A number of Divas have done it, and I hear nothing but rave reviews.
I think they have a two day clinic on January , which is a Monday and Tuesday. That might be a good choice, if you can swing it and want to avoid crowds. Killington's clinic is a new program, headed by Olympic freestyle gold medalist, Donna Weinbrecht. I went over there for a media event to introduce the clinic to the ski press, and I can say that the resort seems very committed to making this work which was not exactly the case in the past. Donna is enthusiastic and engaged, and I think intends on being very hands-on.
It'll be interesting to see how this develops. Hope this helps. RachelV Administrator Staff member. It does get more crowded than Okemo on the weekends, though.
Stay in the Tramside base area to be close to more dining options, the waterpark, ice skating rink and the only aerial tram in Vermont! About a 5 minute drive away is the Stateside base area, which has better access to the beginner zone. Sugarbush is home to some epic terrain, comparable to Killington or Stowe, but without the crowds.
Spread across two mountains and six peaks, it has some serious steeps, gentle greens and extensive wooded areas available to ski. One drawback of the resort is the lack of nightlife. Lincoln Peak Village is larger and the more popular of the two. The Sugarbush Access Road leading to Lincoln Peak Village also has lodging options that are up to a mile away from the slopes and are serviced by a shuttle. The Mt Ellen Base Lodge area is about a 15 minute shuttle ride away.
To travel between the two mountains, you can ride the Slide Brook Express Quad, which is the longest and fastest detachable quad lift in the world. It picks up and drops off passengers approximately every minutes. Its strengths lie in the abundance of intermediate terrain but there are four distinct areas of the mountain. Carinthia is an entire section of the mountain dedicated to 10 terrain parks and a superpipe! A family owned and operated resort, Smugglers' Notch has a well-earned reputation for its family-friendliness.
There are endless kid-friendly activities, including laser tag in the FunZone, nightly family events and a tubing hill. Nevertheless, it has a great ski school and sizable terrain across three mountains. Morse Mountain serves mostly greens, while the Madonna and Sterling Mountains offer blue and black trails.
Stay in one of the lodging communities surrounding the Village Center to be close to the slopes. The Village Center is at the base of Morse Mountain and has a variety of restaurants and activities. The resort offers an on-call shuttle service within the Village area. The 7 Best Vermont Ski Resorts. Killington Resort.
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