Winter
Events within the Northeast Kingdom
Jay
Peak Resort Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding.
 With
over 350" of powder on average per year, Jay Peak Resort is
earning the reputation of providing some of the best skiing in the
East. Currently under-going major exapansion with the building of
a golf course, Jay Peak Resort is worth the visit for terrific skiing,
some of the best glade skiing in the country and snowboarding. Click
on Jay
Resort Activities to keep up to date with what is happening
on the mountain. All of the affordable Carexco Vacation Rental properties
are located within 10 minutes of Jay Peak Resort.
Hazen's
Notch Cross Country skiing.
Only
7 minutes from Montgomery Center you can enjoy the pristine beauty
of Hazen's Notch for Cross country skiing in the shadow of Jay Peak.
Rental of equipment is available. For more information visit their
web site at Hazen's Notch
Snow-shoeing
with Jay Peak Area Tours
Over 100 acres of trails across private land on Little Jay Mountain,
just 3 miles from Jay Peak, has been been blazed into snowshoeing
trails for the first time for winter 2005/2006. Guided tours are
available under moonlit conditions (or falling snow as the case
may be) as well as daytime tours. Learn to identify animal tracks,
as you enjoy the silence and wonder of winter in this pristine forest.
Enjoy mountain vistas, rest against glacier rocks and end your tour
with a snack and hot chocolate around a campfire.. No experience
in snowshoeing is necessary and you don't need to bring your own
snowshoes. We have snowshoes available for rent. Reservations are
required by 5 pm on the previous day.
Mountain
Climbing at Hazen's
Notch
Contact Hazen's Notch
for an up to date schedule of special events held by them for this
up-coming winter.
Snowmobiling
 Vermont
is the home of VAST, the Vermont Association of Snowmobile Trails.
With hundreds of miles of trails throughout the farms and mountains
of the Northeast Kingdom, snow-mobiing is one of the most popular
winter sports in Vermont. Rentals are available at Jay Peak Resort
and at the Jay Village Inn. The Coach House apartments are located
on the VAST trail with storage for your snowmiles in the barn at
the back.
Sugaring
 Visit
one of our maple sugar houses and see first hand how Vermont's famous
maple syrup is made. Visit Coulture's
Maple House whilst staying at Jay Peak or at the Elm Street
Apartments in North Troy. Whilst there, pick up lovely maple gift
items which can also be shipped anywhere in the world
Ice
Fishing
 The
Northeast Kingdom is an ice fisherman's paradise. Any number of
our lakes are frozen solid but loaded with fish particularly Lake
Memphremagog.
Sleigh
Rides
 Nothing
invokes an image of New England more than sleigh rides through the
farm lands of northern Vermont. Jay Peak Resort also offers afternoon
sleigh rides. Check with them for details at 802-988-2611
Dog
sledding
 Eden
Mountain Lodge Dogsledding, located twenty-five miles north of Stowe
in Eden, Vermont, is New England's only dogsled touring center with
a private trail system designed exclusively for dogsledding activities.
Visit Eden
Mountain Dogsledding for details on arranging a dog sled tour.
Ice
skating
 Ice
skating is offered at the Montgomery Recreational Center on the
north side of Route 118 between Montgomery Center and Montgomery
Village. Ice skate rental equipment is available.
The Newport skating rink in
Gardner Park is also open. Hours are M-F 3-5 PM and 6-9 PM, Saturday
is noon-5 PM and again 6-9 PM for local ice-skating.
You can also enjoy a variety
of nordic skating events where you can skate on frozen rivers and
lakes. This information is found at www.nordicskater.com
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