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Guide to Vermont Slopes: Downhill Skiing, Cross Country Skiing and
Snowboarding
Vermont Only
is pleased to present the 2007/2008 Guide to the Vermont Slopes. Interested in the scoop on the downhill, snowboard and cross-country ski areas in Vermont?
We've assembled the following information on Vermont's ski areas: vertical drop, number of
trails, degree of difficulty, snowmaking, night skiing, ticket prices, services,
facilities and website address. Locate the ski areas on our Vermont
Slope Map. Get those skis and boards tuned-up
and ready for the snow in Vermont!

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Downhill
and Snowboard
Ascutney
- Route 44, Brownsville, VT 05037
- 800-243-0011
- Vertical drop: 1,800 feet
- Number of trails: 57
- Difficulty of trails: 30% green, 40% blue, 30% black
- Lifts: high-speed quad chair, 3 triples, one double chair, surface lift
- Snowmaking Coverage: 95%
- Night Skiing: No
- For snowboarders: terrain park
- Website: www.ascutney.com
- Adult ticket price: $60 for weekends and
holidays; $58 for adults midweek; $44 for those 6 to 16
weekends; kids under 6 and seniors over 70 ski
free.
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Bolton Valley
- Bolton, VT 05477
- 877-926-5866
- Vertical drop: 1,704 feet
- Number of trails: 64
- Difficulty of trails: 27% green, 47% blue,
26% black
- Lifts: 2 quad chairs, 3 double chairs, surface lift
- Snowmaking Coverage: 60%
- Night Skiing: Yes, Wednesday thru
Saturday
- Freestyle: half pipe and terrain park with lights and lift
- Website: www.boltonvalley.com
- Adult ticket price: $59 holidays,$55
Thurs-Sun; $32 Mon - Wed (all ages, excluding holidays)
- New this year: Three parks built
by Snow Park Technologies (makers of U.S. Open and X-Games
parks); exclusive Burton LTR freestyle program
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Bromley
- Manchester Center, VT 05255
- 802-824-5522
- Vertical drop: 1,334 feet
- Number of trails: 45
- Difficulty of trails: 35% green, 34% blue, 31% black
- Lifts: Two quad, 4 doubles, 3 surface (1
T-bar, 2 Mitey Mites, 1 Wonder Carpet)
- Snowmaking Coverage: 84%
- Night Skiing: No
- Freestyle: Terrain park, beginner
terrain park,
Boarder Cross
- Website:
www.bromley.com
- Adult ticket price: $63 weekends, $66
holidays; $25 midweek
- New this year: "Spring Fling" Glade
trail; additional snow guns; new groomer.
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Burke Mountain
- East Burke, VT 05832
- 888-287-5388
- Vertical drop: 2,011 feet
- Number of trails: 45
- Difficulty of trails: 25% green, 45% blue,
30% black
- Lifts: Two quad chair, 2 surface lifts
- Snowmaking Coverage: 80%; 100% on lower
mountain.
- Night Skiing: No
- Freestyle: 4 terrain parks
- Website: www.skiburke.com
- Adult ticket price: $55 holidays;, $54
non-holidays; half-day $46 holidays, $44 non-holidays
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Jay Peak
- Jay, VT 05859
- 800-451-4449
- Vertical drop: 2,153 feet
- Number of trails: 76
- Difficulty of trails: 20% green, 40% blue, 40% black
- Lifts: Aerial tram, 3 quad chairs, one triple chair, 1 double chair, 2 surface lifts
- Snowmaking Coverage: 80%
- Night Skiing: No
- Freestyle: 4 terrain parks
- Website: www.jaypeakresort.com
- Adult ticket price: $62; Half-day adult
$46 and junior tickets $36
- New this year: Cross-country network
expanded to 20 km of traditional and skate-skiing trails and
more than 5 km of snowshoe trails.
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Killington/Pico Peak
- Killington, VT 05751
- 802-621-6867
- Vertical drop: 3,050 feet
- Number of trails: Killington 150 Pico 50
- Difficulty of trails: 26% green, 34% blue,
40% black
- Lifts: 4 double chairs, 6 triple chairs, 12 quad chairs,
8 surface lifts, and 3 gondolas
- Snowmaking Coverage: 70%
- Night Skiing: No
- For snowboarders: 5 terrain parks, super halfpipe
- Website: www.killington.com
- Adult ticket price: $79 (Sat and
holidays)
- New this year: More than $5.3 million
in resort improvements and new programs. Environmental
initiatives to reduce carbon footprint.
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Mad River Glen
- Waitsfield, VT 05673
- 802-496-3551
- Vertical drop: 2,037 feet
- Number of trails: 45
- Difficulty of trails: 20% green, 35 blue,
45% black
- Lifts: 3 doubles, one single chair, surface lift
- Snowmaking Coverage: 15%
- Night Skiing: No
- Freestyle: snowboards are not permitted
- Website: www.madriverglen.com
- Adult ticket price: $56 holidays, $54
weekends, $35 midweek, 440 juniors, seniors (weekends)
- New this year: Refurbished
single chairlift.
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Magic Mountain
- Londonderry, VT 05148
- 802-824-5645
- Vertical drop: 1,700 feet
- Number of trails: 48
- Difficulty of trails: 33% green, 30% blue,
37% black
- Lifts: 1 triple, 2 double, 1 surface
- Snowmaking Coverage: 70%
- Night Skiing: Tubing only on Saturday
- Freestyle: Terrain park
- Website: www.magicmtn.com
- All ages: $56 weekends and holidays, 439
midweek non-holiday
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Mount Snow/Haystack
- Dover, VT 05356
- 800-245-7669
- Vertical drop: 1,700 feet
- Number of trails: 107
- Difficulty of trails: 14% green, 73% blue,
13% black
- Lifts: 4 quads, 7 triples, 4 doubles, 4
surface (1 rope tow and 3 magic carpets)
- Snowmaking Coverage: 80%
- Night Skiing: No
- Freestyle: 3 Terrain Parks, super halfpipe
- Website: www.mountsnow.com
- Adult ticket price: $72
holidays/weekends, $63 midweek
- New this year: Vermontster terrain
park; 101 fan guns to help make snow; $2.5 million resort
re-fresh project; expanded entertainment options.
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Okemo
- Ludlow, VT 05149
- 802-228-4041
- Vertical drop: 2,200 feet
- Number of trails: 117
- Difficulty of trails: 32% green, 38% blue,
30% black
- Lifts: 9 quads, 3 triples, 6 surface
- Snowmaking Coverage: 97%
- Night Skiing: No
- Freestyle: 6 terrain parks, super halfpipe,
mini halfpipe, 1 halfpipe lift
- Website: www.okemo.com
- Adult ticket price: $74 weekends and
holidays, $69 weekday
- New this year: 45 snow-making guns;
new slope-side residence; new surface lift; Ross Powers is the
snowboard ambassador.
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Smuggler's Notch
- Smuggler's Notch, VT 05464
- 800-451-8752
- Vertical drop: 2,610 feet
- Number of trails: 78
- Difficulty of trails: 19% green, 50% blue, 25% black
- Lifts: 6 doubles, 2 surface
- Snowmaking Coverage: 62%
- Night Skiing: Tubing and beginning
snowboard lessons
- Freestyle: 3 terrain parks,
super pipe, night snowboarding lessons
- Website: www.smuggs.com
- Adult ticket price: $60 regular season,
$64 holidays, $42 early/late season, ages 5 and under and 70 and
older free
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Stowe
- Stowe, VT 05672
- 800-253-4754
- Vertical drop: 2,360 feet
- Number of trails: 100 +
- Difficulty of trails: 16% green, 59% blue, 25% black
- Lifts: 2 Gondolas, 3 quads, 2 triple, 4 doubles,
2 surface
- Snowmaking Coverage: 90%
- Night Skiing: Yes, Saturday only
- Freestyle: 3 terrain parks, 1 halfpipe
- Website: www.stowe.com
- Adult ticket price: $79 prime, $84 peak
- New this year: Increased trail
count; terrain park being moved to Main Street on Spruce Peak;
increased snow-making; Stowe Mountain Lodge scheduled to open in
spring (with ski in/ski out access, spa).
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Stratton Mountain
- Stratton Mountain, VT 05155
- 802-297-2200
- Vertical drop: 2,003 feet
- Number of trails: 94
- Difficulty of trails: 42% green, 31% blue,
27% black
- Lifts: Gondola, 4 quads, 1 triple, 1
double, 5 surface, 4 6-passenger chairs
- Snowmaking Coverage: 95%
- Night Skiing: For tubing only
- Freestyle: 4 terrain parks, super halfpipe,
halfpipe
- Website:
www.stratton.com/mobile
- Adult ticket price: $78 weekend &
holiday, midweek $69
- New this year: 560-ft covered Magic
Carpet; 100% snowmaking in beginner area; new mobile website,
stratton.com/mobile
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Sugarbush
- Warren, VT 05674
- 800-537-7827
- Vertical drop: 2,600 feet
- Number of trails: 111
- Difficulty of trails: 20% green, 45% blue,
35% black
- Lifts: 6 quads, 3 triples, 4 doubles, 3 surface
- Snowmaking Coverage: 70%
- Night Skiing: No
- Freestyle: 2 terrain parks
- Website: www.sugarbush.com
- Adult ticket price: $69; $73 holidays
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Suicide Six
- Woodstock, VT 05091
- 802-457-6661
- Vertical drop: 650 feet
- Number of trails: 23
- Difficulty of trails: 30% green, 40% blue, 30% black
- Lifts: 2 doubles, 1 surface
- Snowmaking Coverage: 50%
- Night Skiing: No
- Website: www.woodstockinn.com
- Adult ticket price: $55 weekends &
holidays, $36 weekday. Inn guests free Sun-thurs (non-holiday),
14 and under and 65 and older: $40 weekends and holidays, $30
weekdays.
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(Source: The Hartford
Courant, December 2, 2007)
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