Winter Activities

Although 200 slopes, 31 lifts and 87 miles of terrain is enough to keep even the most avid alpine action fan busy for a week, vacations are not measured by numbers alone. In the Killington region, shops, entertainment, off-mountain snow activities, museums, and local nooks and crannies even the hardiest of skiers a day away from the slopes.

SNOWMOBILE TOURS

Snowmobile tours through the Calvin Coolidge State Forest State Forest and Park System offer some of the most breathtaking Green Mountain views in the entire state. Miles of groomed and maintained trails twist and wind through forest land. Expert guides lead and fill in on all the particulars during the ride.

Killington Snowmobile Tours offers guided meandering tours and a two-hour 'radical ride' for the not-so-faint of heart.

SLEIGH RIDES

Mountain Top Inn Mt. Top Road, Chittenden (802) 483-2311 

Hawk Resort Rte. 100, Plymouth (802) 672-3811 

Ludlow-Brickyard Farm Ludlow (802) 228-5032

Cortina Inn Rte. 4, Mendon  (802) 773-3333

Kendron Valley South Woodstock (802) 457-1480 

THEATRE AND THE ARTS

Rutland's Paramount Theatre began its life as a playhouse way back in 1914. It fell into a state of disrepair shortly after the second World War. Efforts to restore the theatre began in 1980, when a group of local residents formed the Center Street Alley association. With the announcement of a $1.35 million federal grant by Senator James Jeffords, architectural and fund-raising efforts began in earnest in 1997. In addition, more than $2 million was donated by members of the Killington and Rutland communities, and the theater swung open its doors in March 2000 to a sold-out house and the music of Arlo Guthrie. It is now open year-round and, to date, has attracted the likes of bluegrass favorites Alison Krauss and Jerry Douglas, plays by Neil Simon, family favorites like Pinocchio and Peter Pan, and just about everything in between. (802.775.0570, paramountvt.org)

SHOPPING

The Killington Region features exquisite shopping opportunities from the quaint Vermont villages of Quechee and Woodstock, to prime outlet shopping in Manchester to the small-city charm of downtown Rutland.

TOURS

If you find yourself feeling the need for a less participatory activity while visiting Killington, take a break and check out the natural beauty that surrounds us- stunning at anytime of year. Vermont displays a quiet beauty in the winter, from covered bridges heavy with fresh snowfalls to hillside farms and quaint towns. Stop along the way at a brewery for a craft-brewed sample.

SNOWSHOEING

For those who want to provide their own power on a journey through the woods, snowshoe tours are a natural way to experience the green mountains. Guided tours are available.

MORE

The adventures just don't end, there is more to explore outdoors, whether X-C skiing, ice skating or taking a horse-drawn sleigh ride and indoors with indoor rock climbing and ice skating when the temperatures drop.