Smugglers' Notch Vermont®
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What's New at Smugglers' Notch Vermont
Summer 2011
Smugglers' adds third Summer vacation package to increase family vacation choicesNew for this Summer, the Adventure Connection Vacation Package maximizes vacation fun for active families with the best adventures Smugglers' has to offer. Guests on this comprehensive package can create special memories by enjoying thrilling activities like our Zip Line Canopy Tour, llama treks, Segway tours, kayak rental, and more. The Adventure Connection also includes our children's programs for ages 3-17 that include nature discovery, games, arts & crafts, and pool and waterslide fun; in addition, children ages 7-15 may elect to concentrate on performance, arts & crafts, nature & hiking or adventure & games. This package, with a minimum four night, stay starts at $2132 for a family of four in a one bedroom condominium.
The Adventure Connection joins Smugglers' popular FamilyFest and SimplySmuggs Vacation Packages. Offering fun for kids and freedom for parents, the FamilyFest Vacation Package also includes Smugglers' award-winning daylong children's programs. Rates for a family of four in a one bedroom mountainside condominium start at $1348 for a 4 day/4 night stay on FamilyFest.
The SimplySmuggs Vacation Package offers flexibility to families who want to make a-la-carte selections from the Resort's varied menu of award-winning children’s programs for ages 3-17. When registering for those programs prior to arrival, families will enjoy a discounted rate of 25 percent on the children’s programs they select. Vacation package rates for a family of four in a one bedroom mountainside condominium start at $1060 for a 4 day/4 night stay on the SimplySmuggs Vacation Package.
The SimplySmuggs and FamilyFest Vacation Packages also offer discounts for families interested in children's specialty camps focusing on outdoor adventure, tennis, skateboarding, and videography, which are included in the Adventure Connection Vacation Package.
All three packages include fully-equipped mountainside condominium lodging; unlimited use of eight heated pools and four waterslides; daily guided walks and hikes; two teen centers; mini golf; disc golf; and use of the skate park. Family programs and entertainment included in the package are bingo, dance parties, a family magic show, and more. Nightly entertainment for adults is also included. Each package features unlimited use of the FunZone Family Entertainment Center, an indoor play center for all ages featuring climbing and bouncy inflatables such as a giant slide and obstacle course, plus a kids' climbing wall, miniature golf, and arcade games.
Vermont's first Zip Line Canopy Tour offers summertime thrills!
The ArborTrek Canopy Tour at Smugglers' Notch is the first of its kind in Vermont. Following a mountain brook from high above the Resort Village, the 2 1/2 to 3 hour tour descends through mature stands of hemlock, white birch, and sugar maple on this adventure for ages 8 and older. Canopy tour participants soar down more than 4000 feet of zip lines, cross suspension bridges and rappel from trees.
Stunning views of Vermont's Green Mountains are visible from the tree platforms linking each section of line, and guides offer information on the local flora and fauna and natural history during platform pauses. The tour is open to Resort guests, day visitors and groups for year-round use.
A 12 x 19-foot outdoor high definition big screen allows movie watching in the fresh air! The screen will enhance Family Movie Night (one of the Resort's popular evening family programs) as well as the line-up of late evening teen events.
A new day trip, the Indulgence Tour, explores Vermont favorites like chocolate, coffee, wine, maple syrup and covered bridges with stops at Snowflake Chocolates, Brown & Jenkins Coffee Roasters, Boyden Valley Winery, and the Vermont Maple Outlet. There's also a stop at Jericho's historic Old Red Mill to see the fascinating exhibit on the work of local farmer Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley, who attracted worldwide attention with his pioneering work in the late 1800s photographing snowflakes. The Mill has a gift shop with an interesting and eclectic selection of local crafts and Vermont products. Other day trips head north of the border to Montreal and to Burlington's beautiful Lake Champlain waterfront.
Relax with a health and wellness workshop and enjoy the expertise of the herbalists from Purple Shutter Herbs. They'll be leading workshops this Summer in creating natural facials, body butters and scrubs, scents, and lip moisturizers. They'll also share their knowledge about the many different uses of lavender, and, for those interested in expanding their culinary repertoire, there's a class on infusing vinegars with herbs. These workshops join the Resort's popular meditation, aromatherapy, and yoga sessions.
Smugglers' Notch Resort, an Environmental Leader!
Smugglers' many years of practicing good environmental stewardship were recognized in 2006 when the Resort was named as a Vermont Business Business Environmental Leader. To receive this recognition, Smugglers' met rigorous standards in the areas of pollution prevention, regulatory compliance, and environmental management practices such as recycling. Smugglers' is only the second business in Vermont to receive this award. In order to maintain the designation on a yearly basis, continued adherence to environmental best practices is necessary. Some of our recent initiatives have included converting exterior lighting to energy efficient lighting, expanding composting of pre- and post-consumer food scraps and biodegradable paper serving products, and diverting old carpet from the landfill by recycling.
In 2008 Smugglers' received the Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence and Pollution Prevention for our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint. These efforts include building energy efficient condominium homes, reducing use of diesel compressors in snowmaking, and initiating a program to offset our visitors' carbon emissions related to a day of skiing or boarding.
We encourage you to read about our environmental initiatives in more detail at www.smuggs.com/environment
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