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What's New at Smugglers' Notch Vermont
Winter 2011-2012
Feel free to give a buzz to (802) 644-1156 or e-mail mediarelations@smuggs.com if you have further questions about our programs for Winter 2010-2011. Think snow!THE BEST OF WINTER 2011-2012
Little snowboarders get their own learning and play park
Smugglers' has been working with Vermont's Burton Snowboards to develop the next generation of the Burton Riglet Park, an on-snow play area with fun terrain features designed for introducing young children to snowboarding. The park's focal point is a "treehouse," an elevated platform with ramps that children can ride down, a balance area inside the treehouse and a lift chair that swings to help kids practice getting on and off the lift. Playing in the park on small rolling hills, miniature box-style rails, pyramids and a mini-halfpipe allows children to gain the necessary balance and muscle memory to begin sliding and making turns on sloped terrain. The park is located at the Resort's Sir Henry's Learning Area with conveyor lift access.
Group lessons expand to two-hour format
Smugglers' is expanding its group lesson experience to two hours, increasing the value for skiers and riders of all levels by allotting additional time for learning, feedback and practice with the Resort’s Snow Sport University teaching staff. Skiers and riders have the choice of a morning group lesson or an afternoon MAX5 group lesson with a maximum of five participants. Daily two hour group lessons are included in the Resort's Classic and Summit vacation packages.
Child care for ages 6 weeks to 3 years included in winter vacation packages
Families vacationing on Smugglers' Classic or Summit packages will enjoy complimentary use of Smugglers' slopeside child care center for little ones ages 6 weeks to 3 years old (see below for package details). The bright and cheery facility has three age appropriate playrooms filled with toys and games, and lunch and snacks are included. Children ages 2 1/2 to 3 years old can participate in Little Rascals on Snow, the introductory ski program at Treasures, at a 25 percent discount when on the Classic or Summit packages.
Zip Line Canopy Tour celebrates first anniversary!
Smugglers' year-round ArborTrek canopy tour, the first of its kind in Vermont, will celebrate its one year anniversary in December 2011. Participants on the 2.5 to 3-hour tour, located in a scenic valley near the Resort Village, ride more than 4,000 feet of cable on nine sections of zip line, cross a suspension bridge, and rappel from trees. Scenic tree platforms in a mature forest of hemlock, white birch and sugar maple yield stunning views of the Resort, Mount Mansfield and the Green Mountains. In keeping with the Resort's commitment to environmental stewardship through nature-focused programs that combine learning and fun, canopy tour guides highlight local ecology and natural history.
Value-filled vacation packages
Smugglers' Winter packages range from a ski and stay package to a package including on-snow instruction for all ages and abilities, so that families have flexibility to match packages to their Winter vacation interests and budget requirements. Each package features family-pleasing inclusions such as mountainside condominium lodging; lift tickets; snow tubing; ice skating; use of the indoor pool and hot tub, Nordic and snowshoe terrain, indoor FunZone with climbing inflatables, and teen centers; and family and adult entertainment.
Smugglers' Winter vacation packages
The Club Smugglers' Base Package, a traditional ski and stay package with the above inclusions and onslope instruction is optional. Two to four night stays: from $89 per youth/$119 per adult per night. Five to seven night stays: from $79 per youth/$109 per adult per night.
The Club Smugglers' Classic Package features all of the above inclusions plus our renowned onslope daily instructional programs for children ages 3-17. Two to four night stays: from $109 per youth/$119 per adult per night. Five to seven night stays: from $99 per youth/$109 per adult per night.
The Club Smugglers' Summit Package features all of the above inclusions plus Snow Sport University instructional programs for the entire family - all-day ski or snowboard camp for children ages 3-5 and two-hour group lessons for ages 6 - adult. Two to four night stays: from $109 per youth/$139 per adult per night. Five to seven night stays: from $99 per youth/$129 per adult per night.
The Classic and Summit packages feature discounts on all-day instruction programs for ages 6-15.
Package specials
During December 9 – 24, 2011 and January 2 – 29, 2012, guests on the Club Smugglers’ Classic Package will receive 50 percent off childcare at Treasures, Smugglers’ slopeside children’s center for ages 6 weeks to 3 years old. Guests on Smugglers’ Summit Package will enjoy this discount all season, from December 9, 2011 through April 8, 2012. (Regular rate $85 per day per child.)
A January Learn-to-Ski-or-Snowboard Week with free rental equipment and group lessons returns this Winter for guests staying three nights or longer on the Club Smugglers’ Base Package. Entry and beginner level skiers or riders are invited to learn to ski or ride for $109 per night for adults and $79 per night for children 3-17 years old. The package includes condominium lodging, daily lift tickets, daily group lessons and free rental equipment, après ski activities, and use of the pool and hot tubs from January 6-12, 2012.
Stay six nights and get the seventh night free over the New Year’s Week (December 26, 2011 – January 1, 2012) and the Presidents’ Week holiday (February 17 - 23, 2012).
Visit http://www.smuggs.com/vacation-values for additional information on specials.
Extensive Skiing and Snowboarding Trails
Smugglers' has 78 trails spread out over 300 acres of marked and patrolled acreage on three interconnected mountains. There are an additional 700 acres of unmarked and unpatrolled terrain, for a total of 1,000 acres, the largest in Vermont. The longest run is 3 miles from the Madonna summit to the Village. Popular trails include the Garden Path on Morse, and Chilcoot, FIS, Rumrunner, Treasure and Black Snake on Madonna and Sterling. The Black Hole at Freefall Woods is the only triple black diamond trail in the East. The trail system can be broken down as follows: 19% easier, 50% intermediate, 25% expert, and 6% extreme.
Comprehensive Ski & Ride Instruction and Camps
Smugglers' Snow Sport University offers group and private instruction for all ages and ability levels. All-day ski and snowboard camps include Discovery Dynamos (ages 3-5), Adventure Rangers (ages 6-10), and the Notch Squad (ages 11-15). Mountain Explorers for ages 16-17 features two hours of on-slope instruction or an all-day camp during holiday weeks.
Children in Smugglers’ instructional camps receive a Flaik GPS to wear during their ski or ride day that tracks their distance, vertical, and speed. They can review their stats at the end of the day, and share the stats with family and friends.
In addition to daytime snowboarding instruction in all-day kids’ camps, group lessons and private lessons, the Night School for Boarding is offered evenings twice weekly to beginning boarders of all ages. Beginning snowboarders enjoy use of Burton Learn to Ride equipment, specially developed boots, boards and bindings for novice snowboarders. Three terrain parks provide features for all abilities from beginner to expert.
The Nordic Ski and Snowshoe Adventure Center
Smugglers’ Nordic Center offers 34 kilometers of cross-country trails for every level of skier from beginner to expert, and 24 kilometers of dedicated snowshoe trails. Group and private lessons are available. Special tours teach about bear habitat and maple sugaring. The popular weekly Snowshoe Adventure Dinner heads out on an evening exploration of the Sterling summit on snowshoes, capped by a delicious dinner catered by the Resort’s Hearth & Candle Restaurant in a summit warming cabin, and trek down to the base lodge on a ski trail with beautiful valley views.
Fun for all ages
Smugglers’ offers massage, yoga, instructional sessions with local artists, airboarding on an inflated sled, snow tubing, and family and adult entertainment.
Family Fun Guarantee!
Smugglers' guarantees that each member of the family will have fun, learn to ski or snowboard or will improve technique, regardless of ability level - or the entire lesson portion of that person's vacation package will be refunded.
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