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Mush! Whoosh! Cheers! Zoom! Wild Adventures at Smugglers' Notch Resort-Dog sledding for all ages of mushers
-Airboarders steer rubber rafts on snow
-Snowshoeing to dinner on a mountain top
-Motoring through Smugglers’ Notch pass on tracks
The scoop:
Smugglers’ offers many options for guests who want to extend their Winter adventures beyond skiing and snowboarding.
For those seeking an adventure by dogsled, teams from Eden Mountain Dogsledding transport novice mushers through picturesque snow-covered trails in the woods and meadows in nearby Eden.
Squeals of delight announce that airboarding is in session at Smugglers’ Morse Highlands. An Airboard is an inflated sled similar in look and weight to a water raft. Grooves on the bottom of the Airboard act as edges to facilitate steering, and the smooth bottom assures a speedy ride. First time users participate in a short instructional clinic and then venture out on their own to the Hibernator Trail in the Morse Highlands trail network.
Adults seeking a dramatic dining experience will enjoy the Top of the Notch Adventure Dinner on the Sterling Mountain summit. Participants journey by ski lift to the warming cabin on the summit, then savor a gourmet meal by candlelight prepared by the Resort’s Hearth & Candle Restaurant. Guests pack in their own beverages and wine. The evening ends with a 40-minute snowshoe trek back down the mountain.
Snowmobile tours run during the afternoon and evening. Afternoon tours are customized to a customer's interest and run on the trail network that connects to nearby Sterling Ridge Cabins. The guided hour-long evening tour takes the group up into the rugged pass for which the Resort is named. The snowmobiles access the pass via Vermont Route 108, which is closed to cars and trucks in the winter and offers spectacular views of the rocky outcroppings and icy formations for which the Notch is famous. Snowmobiles can accommodate two adults or an adult and a child.
The buzz:
- "The enthusiasm of the sled dogs for their work is contagious. This is an outing that guests love to tell their friends about." — Marge McIntosh, activities director
- "You lie prone on the Airboard and use your arms and upper body strength to hold on and slightly tip it from side to side to steer it downhill." — Marge McIntosh, activities director
-"It’s a breathtakingly beautiful descent on snowshoes from the Top of the Notch dinner, particularly if there’s a full moon or a clear starry night." — Bob Mulcahy, president
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