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Stowe, located in north-central Vermont is a favorite of east coast ski enthusiasts. The small, picturesque town offers an abundance of restaurants, shopping, and some of the world’s best downhill skiing.

Stowe’s Mansfield Mountain rises to an elevation of 4,395 feet and provides 485 acres of skiable terrain. Just a few facts about the mountain include:

• Trails: 118
• Miles of trails: 39
• Beginner trails: 16 percent
• Intermediate trails: 59 percent
• Expert trails: 25 percent
• Lifts: 13

Staying at Stowe: Accommodations at Stowe range from small, family-owned B&Bs to self-sufficient condominium units to full-service resorts, such as the Green Mountain Inn and the Stowe Mountain Resort. A complete list of places to stay can be found on the Stowe visitors Web site.

What to do in Stowe: In addition to skiing, Stowe offers a huge range for activities. The area boasts more than 50 restaurants, shops stocked with hand-crafted Vermont products and luxury goods, art galleries, concerts by the Vermont Symphony and other musical groups, and a number of relaxing spas.

Getting to Stowe: Stowe is best reached via Vermont’s Burlington airport, located about 40 miles from the ski resort. Stowe is within a four hour drive from Boston, Hartford, Montreal, and Albany.

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People come from all over the world head to the small town of Lake Placid to enjoy the great skiing the area has to offer.

Lake Placid is perhaps best known as being a host for the Winter Olympics. In fact, Lake Placid hosted the Winter Olympics twice–in 1932 and 1980. One of the greatest moments in American Olympic history occurred when the USA upset the USSR in hockey in 1980. That historic game, known as “The Miracle on Ice,” occurred in Lake Placid.

One of the most famous mountains near Lake Placid is Whiteface Mountain. With a base elevation of over 1,000 feet and a peak elevation of nearly 5,000 feet, this large mountain has over 70 trails to choose from. Dubbed “the Olympic Mountain” because of the Olympics events that took place there, Whiteface features a 3,430 foot vertical. With much of the terrain geared toward expert skiers, this is a great place to head to if skiing is your passion and you have plenty of experience.

At the Whiteface Mountain website, you check out the current weather conditions or buy a season pass. Visit the official Lake Placid website for additional information about the area, including places to stay.

The largest ski resort in the United States, at Vail you can experience four terrain parks, seven Back Bowls, gourmet restaurants, world-class spas, amazing nightlife and three hundred days of sunshine a year.

Vail Mountain has three areas - Front Side, Blue Sky Basin and Back Bowls. Together they span over seven miles, making Vail the nation’s premier ski destination. The summit at Vail Mountain is 11,570 feet, while the base elevation is 8,120 feet. There are 32 lifts and more 193 trails. The longest run at Vail Mountain is Riva Ridge at four miles.

Front Side has the largest number of beginner runs of the three areas: 28 percent of the runs are suited for beginners, 32 percent are intermediate and 40 percent are expert. The other two areas–Blue Sky Basin and Back Bowls–don’t have any beginner runs. Blue Basin is about half and half intermediate and expert runs, while the Back Bowls are for the more advanced skiers with 86 percent of its runs for experts.

For newcomers, Vail has more than 1,000 instructors to teach both children and adults.

You can book accommodations at some of the best resorts in Vail by visiting RockResorts.com. Learn more about Vail Colorado at Vail.Snow.com.

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