Want to take the kids last week in march, northern vermont? We are pretty novice skiiers so a mountain with great beginner trails would be best, we went to camelback and jimney peak last few weeks and had a blast. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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skiiing vaca last week in march
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rocojerry
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I wouldn't say sugarloaf has a lot of beginer trails. The whiffletree lift area is great, otherwise most of the greens on the mountain are fair game. Kings Landing is a great big wide blue --
Back on a northern VT topic --
Smugglers Notch has a peak which is great for beginners... and one for experts.
Stowe's Spruce area is pretty easy, but I've only been there once.
I haven't checked out Bolton Valley, but that may be a good one to check out too..
Probably wouldn't recommend Jay or Sugarbush, Mad River Glen, but they all have easier terrain options too... and someone that knows those mountains well may chime in --
RISkier
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I somewhat disagree with the Stowe suggestion. Spruce faces South and gets a LOT of sun in the spring. The greens on Spruce are easy and SOME of the blues are pretty mellow as well. But an instructor at Stowe told me that they needed a winch cat to groom Main Street and I've read a guide book that calls it the steepest blue in the world. One head wall is pretty black. I really like Stowe but there's not a lot of bluish green kind of terrain. I'd at least take a look at Bretton Woods in NH. I know nothing about current conditions and they've not had the snow you'd find in Northern VT, but if conditions are good there's really a lot of nice green and easy blue terrain; also has great views. And most of the greens have a little pitch.
BackLoafRiver
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Roco has some good points. Sugarloaf has a nice variety of beginner stuff. As he mentioned, the Whiffle Tree quad is awesome. Lots of fun stuff (even some very beginner glades that are fun to cruise around) and of course everything off Double runner is accessible.
TImberline from the top is a green that has some of the best views around. (here though you are at the mercy of mother nature as it means the Timberline chair has to be turning)
King's Landing is definitely on the harder side of their Blues. (with Sluice IMO being most difficult) Tote Road is their marquee cruiser but Scoot is a great Blue with a nice easy run out and you end up on lower tote road so you don't have to contend with Chicken Pitch. (the most challenging part of tote)
I love the beginner area at Smuggs. I had one of my first days on skis there and learned a ton. Also, I wouldn't rule out Bolton Valley and Burke. Both have some great beginner terrain.
rocojerry
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I'd call Okemo closer to southern VT -- on that note, Okemo, Mt Snow, Stratton all have relatively nice greens and blues (I'd say all blues on those are easier than Northern VT blues) Spring skiing most likely, but they all make a ton of snow and should be still in good shape late march....
snowmonster
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If you're considering the Loaf, we might as well throw Sunday River into the mix. The South Ridge and North Peak areas are pretty beginner/novice friendly. If night skiing is still running (until March 27), it could be a blast for the kids. Branch out to other peaks (Spruce, Barker, Aurora, Oz and beyond) from there. I believe all the peaks have a green trail running from the top. I have a bunch of friends who call themselves "terminal beginners" who never ventured beyond the hills near Boston. I took them to SR two weeks ago and now they're hooked. Can't stop talking about the place. They're heading back this weekend.
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