BASE: 1750ft
SUMMIT: 3200ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1750ft
NO. OF. LIFTS: 3
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 2
Surface: 2
Sugarbush, located in Northern Vermont's Mad River Valley, is one of Vermont's favortie ski areas. Sugarbush consits of two mountains, Mt.
Sugarloaf has challenging terrain, its snowfields are legendary, and its halfpipe is one of the largest in the country. Sugarloaf has the only lift-served above-treeline skiing in the East.
St Luc/Chandolin is one of the 4 skiing areas that makes up the ski resort Val d'Anniviers. The whole area boasts 220 km of pistes covered by a single ski pass, with runs from 1,340 to 3,000m above sea level.
Sunday River, located in Newry, Maine, has 133 trails and 16 lifts spread out across 743 skiable acres on 8 interconnected mountain peaks.
BASE: 3083ft
SUMMIT: 3769ft
VERTICAL DROP: 685ft
NO. OF. LIFTS: 3
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 0
Surface: 3
Sunlight Mountain sits above the town of Glenwood Springs, essentially between Vail and Aspen. This family-oriented resort is a worthy alternative to either mega-resort for a few days.
Killington Resort, one of Southern Vermont's premier ski resorts, spans six mountains and features 140 trails all served by 22 lifts.
Gunstock's tradition of family skiing began during 1937, when the first snowtrains arrived at Laconia.
Holiday Mountain Ski & Fun Park offers convenience and a scenic drive into the mountains, just 90 minutes from New York City. Holiday promises a friendly, relaxed atmosphere that families enjoy.
Gore Mountain is located in the Adirondacks, on Peaceful Valley Road in North Creek, N.Y. The area is an intermediate's delight with 60 percent of the runs just made for cruising. There's a vertical drop of 2,100 and 344 skiable acres.
Granite Gorge, located on Route 9 on the Keene/Roxbury, N.H., line, offers winter recreation for the whole family.
The locals call Gray Rocks their private ski mountain because the area is so family friendly. But don't be fooled - you will find terrain diverse enough to satisfy the most advanced skiers and riders as well as beginners.
