16 BEST NORDIC SKI GREAT ESCAPES 2022/2023
Renowned for its New England charm, Woodstock, VT is also famous for its maple syrup and amazing winter trails that weave through the alluring Mount Peg and Mount Tom ski areas, where the elegant 5-star Woodstock Inn & Resort grooms over 45km trails for classic and skate skiing. Established in 1892 and rebuilt in 1969, the storied, family-friendly resort, touted as Vermont’s most beautiful address, features a great variety of terrain along with excellent grooming, making for memorable cross-country ski adventures among the hardwood forests. Snowshoeing, XC skiing, and fat biking are permitted on the Mount Peg trails, while the Mount Tom system welcomes snowshoers and cross-country skiers. The Mount Tom network includes miles of trails in the Marsh-BillingsRockefeller National Historical Park, Vermont’s only national park where some 80 inches of snow falls each winter. At the Woodstock Nordic Center, a new favourite is fat biking on frozen meadows and Mount Peg’s backcountry routes — bring your own rig as fat-tire rentals are not available. The lodge at the base of Mount Peg houses a large retail ski shop with soft goods and gear, equipment rentals, repair shop, along with Nordic ski lessons for all levels and guided tours.
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WOODSTOCK INN & RESORT
The luxurious accommodations at the Inn feature uniquely designed rooms and suites such as the Alpine Room, the Woodstock King and the Tavern Queen. Each room exudes a feeling of comfort and historic preservation. The Garden level king guest rooms are pet-friendly. Farm-fresh cuisine, carefully harvested ingredients and regional recipes inspire the seasonal menus at the Woodstock Inn & Resort’s distinctive restaurants from the award-winning Red Rooster, to Richardson’s Tavern and the seasonal Red Barns at Kelly Way Gardens. Enjoy more comfort at the on-site spa which boasts a 10,000-square-foot, LEED-certified facility featuring 10 treatment rooms, a boutique and unique seasonal treatments. Many other features at the resort include the Woodstock Athletic Club fitness facility, indoor and outdoor tennis, an 18-hole golf course, a falconry centre, an Orvis-endorsed fly-fishing program, the Billings Farm & Museum, along with hiking in the
