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Downhill and Cross-country skiing in Northern New England (Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont).

Vermont Ski Vacations

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The state’s most renowned alpine ski areas are Stowe, Killington, Mad River Glen and Mount Snow. Among these, Stowe offers traditional New England charm and the biggest vertical drop in the area. The largest in New England, Killington has seven mountain peaks, 200 trails, five terrain parks, 33 lifts, and a vertical drop of 3,050 feet. Mad River Glen, renowned for its classically cut New England trails, is recognized as the best ski terrain in New England. A romantic getaway, Southern Vermont near the Mount Snow ski resort offers five mountain faces, extensive tree areas and top rated parks and pipes.

Vermont’s cross-country skiing has a tradition of 100 years. Its Green Mountains make an ideal setting for most of the cross-country ski centers. Its cross country ski areas feature wide groomed trails that meander through woods, across fields and along fantastic ice encrusted streams. Of the more than 40 cross-country tourist centers, the Catamount Trail system is very famous. It has been designed to connect eleven of Vermont’s finest cross-country ski centers as it winds its way north from the Massachusetts border to the Canadian border.

Other famous destinations for Vermont ski vacations are Ascutney Mountain Resort, Bolton Valley Resort, Bromley, Maple Valley, Middlebury College, Okemo Mountain Resort, Smugglers Notch, Stratton, Sugarbush and Suicide Six.

Vermont ski resorts offer a wide variety of ski vacation packages, stay packages and ski discounts. This area has all the facilities for fine lodging, dining and shopping to please any traveler. High-performance equipment and related accessories are available for rent. In addition to skiing, Vermont offers various recreational activities and conducts winter carnivals.

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AMC Outdoor Explorations; Free outdoor clinics this Winter from AMC

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The Appalachian Mountain Club is offering one hour clinics and introductory workshops this Winter. Dubbed “AMC Outdoor Explorations“, the program will include:

  • Free, one-hour winter skills sessions with AMC staff, including winter gear, animal tracking, map and compass navigation, and Leave No Trace principles. These introductory, one-hour programs at AMC’s lodges in the White Mountains of New Hampshire will be offered daily at AMC’s Highland Center and Wednesday through Sunday at AMC’s Joe Dodge Lodge and Pinkham Notch Visitor Center.
  • Free, one-hour cross-country ski refresher sessions and learn to snowshoe clinics offered every weekend at Highland Center. These programs are geared toward families and individuals brushing up on the basics or looking to learn a new trick or two.
  • Free, half-day guided snowshoe or cross-country ski tours with an AMC naturalist, offered daily at the Highland Center and every weekend at Joe Dodge Lodge.

Maine Ski Resorts offer Discount Deals on Ski & Stay Packages and Lift Tickets

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Some of best ski resorts in Maine are offering discounts on ski & stay packages and life ticket prices. Check out these deals before planning your next Winter trip.

Shawnee Peak

You’ll want to check out Shawnee Peaks Seven Days of Savings: $12 lift tickets on Monday Nights, Two-for-one Tuesdays, Maine Resident Day, Ladies Day, Family Day. Too much to list.

With opening day set for Dec 16th, now is the time to start planning.

Sugarloaf/USA

College students should check out the College Week specials and get $35 lift tickets at Sugarloaf/USA.

Coming down from Canada (or the Nation of Quebec)? Check out Canadian week on Sugarloaf/USA and pay only $39 CAN for a lift ticket.

Sugarloaf/USA is also showing some love to Mainers. Maine families can pay as little as $25 per person on lift tickets or lessons every Sunday in January.

Sugarloaf is also offering $26 discounted lift tickets to Mainers on Wednesday nights, all season long. Check out Sugarloaf/USA for details.

Sunday River

Sunday River has specials on Ski & Stay Packages until December 21st. Pay $55 for lodging you can ski for free. See SundayRiver.com for details.

If you have kids, you’ll want to check out the Sunday River Nickelodean Kids Ski Weekends.

The Nature Conservancy and Plum Creek come to an agreement in Maine

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The Nature Conservancy, the Forest Society of Maine and Appalachian Mountain Club have signed a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Plum Creek Timber Company to permanently preserve more than 340,000 acres in Maine’s North Woods, near Moosehead Lake. When Plum Creek Timber Company presented it’s land development proposal for Maine, it was met with resistance, including acts of “eco-terrorism“. The Plum Creek plan website puts it this way, “The plan for our lands attracted significant – and sometimes overwhelming – attention from those who value the Moosehead region and its remote character, natural resources and economic opportunities.” In March, 2006, the Nature Conservancy, the Forest Society of Maine and the Appalachian Mountain Club proposed a Conservation Framework which would have preserved 400,000 acres. The size difference between the March Conservation Framework proposal and the October Purchase and Sale Agreement seems to be exactly the difference between “attractively priced” conservation easements and the unattractively priced conservation easements. The website for the Plum Creek Timber Company land development proposal gives a summary of the changes from the original Plum Creek plan.