{"id":355,"date":"2013-01-07T15:39:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-07T15:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-1199783855.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/07\/smugglers-notch-ski-resort-top-pick-for-2013-winter-family-timeshare-vacation\/"},"modified":"2013-01-07T15:39:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-07T15:39:00","slug":"smugglers-notch-ski-resort-top-pick-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/07\/smugglers-notch-ski-resort-top-pick-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Smugglers\u2019 Notch Ski Resort Top Pick for 2013 Winter Family Timeshare Vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For the 14th year in a row, Smugglers\u2019 Notch Resort in northern Vermont has been selected as #1 for family programs by readers of SKI Magazine in the magazine\u2019s annual survey for their Resort Guide.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver more than two decades we have focused our mission on being the best resort for family fun, anywhere,\u201d says Bill Stritzler, Smugglers\u2019 Notch Resort owner and managing director.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe continually update our programs to remain responsive to the changing vacation interests of families, while our staff goes the extra mile to provide a great vacation experience. We are pleased and appreciative that when surveyed about family programs, SKI magazine readers continue to position Smugglers\u2019 Notch as #1,\u201d said Stritzler.<\/p>\n

In addition, Smugglers\u2019 was ranked as the top ski resort in Vermont and #3 among Eastern resort rankings. Smugglers\u2019 also received top 10 ranking among Eastern resorts in the categories of value, and off-hill activities.<\/p>\n

Smugglers\u2019 also placed in the top 10 in the East for the challenge and variety of its terrain, grooming, snow, weather and scenery.<\/p>\n

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Smugglers\u2019 three mountains and 78 trails feature 1000 acres of terrain for all abilities, from the novice skiers and riders enjoying Morse Mountain\u2019s gentle runs to the extreme experts taking on Madonna Mountain\u2019s double and triple black diamond Fab Five trails.<\/p>\n

Madonna Mountain\u2019s summit chair terminus enjoys a 360 degree view of Vermont, New Hampshire and Canada, and several trails offer sweeping views of the Lake Champlain Valley.<\/p>\n

This winter, the resort is investing over $1 million in enhancements to its snowmaking system for additional early and late season trail coverage.<\/p>\n

Smugglers\u2019 Snow Sport University is adding a twice weekly women\u2019s clinic and a mountain ski and ride tour and offslope adventures programs for young adults ages 16-20 that will include snowshoeing and ice climbing.<\/p>\n

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A new natural feature terrain park in an intermediate glade will have log slides and walls, rock jumps, and more for freestyle skiers and riders.<\/p>\n

Smugglers\u2019 winter fun includes snow tubing, ice skating, an indoor pool and hot tub, Nordic skiing and snowshoe terrain, indoor FunZone with climbing inflatables, and centers for teens.<\/p>\n

Smugglers\u2019 Notch timeshare rentals<\/a> start at just $121\/night. <\/p>\n

Photos Credit: smugglersnotchresort.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the 14th year in a row, Smugglers\u2019 Notch Resort in northern Vermont has been selected as #1 for family programs by readers of SKI Magazine in the magazine\u2019s annual survey for their Resort Guide. \u201cOver more than two decades we have focused our mission on being the best resort for family fun, anywhere,\u201d says…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}