 |
Ascutney Mountain Ski Resort |
|
|
Ascutney: 1800 ft (550 m) vertical drop, six lifts, 56 downhill and 20 km of cross-country trails, tubing, skating, lots of hot-water indoor facilities and special kids and teens programs. |
||
|
|
|
Ascutney Mountain is actually a "monadnock," a mound of residual rock in a region where the other mountains have long since been eroded. Its summit, 3144 feet (958 meters) above sea level, is wide and spacious, enjoying superb views because it's all alone here, with no other mountains to block the view. Among its advantages is this: being in southern Vermont, it is relatively close to the major cities of New England and New York, but because it is on the eastern side of the state, and a bit off the beaten track, it gets fewer visitors than you might expect. So there it is: a southern Vermont ski area yet to be discovered by the city folks! Good for families, self-contained, affordable...Ascutney Mountain has a lot to offer if you're not in the thrall of the big, elaborate ski resorts. Ascutney Mountain Ski Resort
|
|
Above, Ascutney
Mountain Ski Resort welcomes you
in snow.
| ||
|
(Photos courtesy of Ascutney Mountain Resort.) |
||||||
|
|
