Central Vermont - Come for the Mountains, Stay for the Valley

Many visit Central Vermont for its magnificent mountains, but once they arrive, they cannot get enough of the magical ambiance of the Mad River Valley. The valley is tucked between two legendary mountain resorts, Sugarbush and Mad River Glen. This incredible place is breathtaking but at the same time it is also easy-going. With its rich diversions Mad River Valley suits every taste.

Whether you visit Sugarbush with a large group of family and friends or you are traveling solo, the resort has the right accommodations to meet your requirements. Besides a magnificent ski resort, Sugarbush is also one of the best spots for flying gliders. You can learn to fly one yourself, or just go along for a ride.

In summer the Sugarbush resort offers you magnificent scenery, combined with boundless adventure and luxury living. Countless outdoor recreation opportunities include a golf course, tennis, disc golf, mountain biking, lift rides, a zipline, hiking, bounce horse, and health and racket club. The 18-hole golf course was incorporated into the natural surroundings of Mad River Valley when it was built. The scenic lift rides on the Super Bravo Quad to the top of Gadd Peak will reveal a perfect vista of the Mad River Valley. Thrill seekers can coast over the area on an 800-foot zipline.

In winter Sugarbush becomes the most desirable ski resort in the East. Besides world-class slopes, visitors can enjoy cross-country skiing, ice skating, snowshoeing, and ice-fishing. Discover Sugarbush and Mad River Valley by hopping aboard the twelve-passenger cabin cat for Powder Day First Tracks. Discover the Slide Brook Wilderness Basin and surrounding area by taking the Outback Tour. Sugarbush and Mad River Valley are the perfect playgrounds for the entire family, whether it is your first holiday there or has become an annual tradition.

While there is much to do in Mad River Valley, you may use the opportunity to discover Vermont's other attractions within an hour's drive of the valley. Some of them are Green Mountain Coffee, Lake Champlain, Morse Farm Sugar Works, Shelburne Museum, Vermont State House, Ben and Jerry's, Cabot Cheese and Cold Hollow Cider Mill. In every season Mad Valley's back roads and byways offer you spectacular viewing opportunities. The best scenic drives in the fall include the East Warren Road, Waitsfield Common, Bragg Hill, the Roxbury Gap Road, and Center Fayston Road. In late spring and early summer the perspective changes, revealing a landscape cloaked in the magical shades of light green, the signature of springtime in Vermont. The landscape changes again in winter when the palette is blanketed by fresh snow.

Families come to Sugarbush to relax, have fun and spend quality time together by doing what they love the most. The resort offers something to indulge every taste, turning even the most ordinary family vacation into an unforgettable experience.