Winter Activities in Vermont
Family oriented winter activities in Vermont
Vermont in winter offers a plethora of outdoor activities; downhill skiing, cross country and boarding, snowkiting, and igloo building.
And, if the great outdoors is not your thing, keep warm indoors with museums, concerts, festivals, or baking comfort food at the King Arthur Flour Company’s cooking school.
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington VTwww.flynncentre.org
This Art Deco gem has top notch entertainment gracing its stage this winter, choose from Buckwheat Zydeco’s Louisiana bayou music, or the drama of Jane Eyre or tap dancing by Savion Glover.
Hildene, Manchester VT www.hildene.org
This historic home was built in 1905 as the summer residence of Robert Todd Lincoln, son of President Abraham Lincoln. The estate’s14 kms of trails are ideal for cross country skiing and snowshoeing. The excellent prices make it great for families; $10 for adults, $6 for children, $11 for rental packages including skis, boots and poles.
Jay Peak Resort Mardi Gras February 26th – March 3rd www.jaypeakresort.com
New Orleans Mardi Gras comes to northern Vermont with hot Cajun style food and music, fireworks, and dancing.
King Arthur Flour Baking School, Norwich, VT 802-649-3361 www.kingarthurflour.com
Stay warm in one of the classes offered by the King Arthur Flour Baking School. Learn to bake artisan, rye, yeast, rustic, sourdough, whole grain and quick breads, along with wood fired pizzas. Or, create luscious desserts, cookies, scones and truffles.
Manchester Music Festival Concert – February 18, 2007 www.manchestermusicfestival.org
The entire family will enjoy the beautiful music of Haydn and Beethoven. Family concert is at 4:00pm with the full program being presented at 7:30pm.
Montshire Museum, Norwich, Build an Igloo, February 17, 2007 www.montshire.com
Bert Yankielun, engineer with the US Army Cold Regions Research, will show you how to cut ice into blocks and build an igloo with them. Other hands-on activities include learning about snow, making snowmen, and snow forts.
Northern Vermont Snow Shoe Race, Smuggler’s Notch Resort – February 11, 2007 www.smuggs.com
This family oriented event has three courses to choose from; a 0.6 mile kids track, a 2.4 mile running track or, for the more experienced, a 4.85 mile loop.
Stormboarding Kitestorm, Sand Bar State Park, Milton VT, February 24th-25th www.stormboard.com
Experience the latest rage in skiing – snowkiting – harnessed to a kite zooming across the ground. Free demos, clinics and speed contests.
