There are always things going on in Vermont - many of them in the Mad River Valley. Here is a listing that is as complete as we can make it 2 24 Black Bear Ramble - Mad River Glen - a great program for families of all ages. See signs of bear activity while learning about their winter hibernation, eating habits basic ecology. 2 18 Family Snowshoe Adventure - Mad River Glen. 10 11 National Guard Weekend - Mad River Glen - watch the Vermont National Guard Mountain Division train on the slopes. 11 31 Wildlife Tracking Treck - Mad River Glen. 17-19 Martin Luther King Weekend - Sugarbush Resort. 17 The Sixth Annual Uphill Snowshoe Challenge Race - Mad River Glen - Challenge the steeps of Stark Mountain on snowshoes! An award ceremony follows the race. 27 Roll Back The Clock - Mad River Glen - to celebrate MRG's anninversary, they roll back the ticket prices to the 1948 rate of $3.50. 31 Triple Crown Mogul Challenge - Mad River Glen - the first leg of Triple Crown series designed to crown MRG's best all-round skiier. 6 7 Full Moon Snowshoe Treck - Mad River Glen. 8 21 Black Bear Ramble. 8 Vermont Ski for Women - Oles Cross Country Ski Centre, Warren - discover the fun of cross-country skiing, team up with a friend, relative or mother/daughter to ski 3 miles (5k). Awards, prizes and childcare. 8 Clearwater Sports Snowshoe Race - Blueberry Lake, Warren - the tenth annual 8k event. Prizes go to the top 3 finishers in 11 categories. Great food by American Flatbread and Very Small Donut Company. 14 Valentines Day - Lincoln Peak, Sugarbush - Torchlight parades and fireworks. 14 Valentines Day Snowshoe - Mad River Glen - a 2 hour naturalist guided treck. Take advantage of the two-for-one discount! 14 Sixth Annual Family Tournament - Mad River Glen - a Mad River tradition that allows families to compete in every conceiveable family category. 14 Junior Mogul Challenge - Mad River Glen - just for kids under 15... 14 - 22 President's week activities - Sugarbush. 15 Teddy Bear Race - Sugarbush. 16 - 20 President's Week Naturalist Series - Mad River Glen - kids and adults welcome! Two hour guided snowshoe trecks every day. 20 - 22 Nastar Eastern Regionals - Sugarbush. 21 Mardi Gras - Sugarbush. 21/22 Ultimate Groove Women's Telemark Clinic - Mad River Glen - a weekend long clinic with world-class teleskier Heather Paul. 21 Stark Mountain Day - Mad River Glen - higfhlights include a ski-a-thon and apres-ski silent auction. 21/22 NE Championships Sled Dog Race - off Meadow Road, Waitsfield. 27-29 Eastern Masters Races - Sugarbush - racing at its finest. 28 Castle Rock Extreme Challenge - Sugarbush Resort - the 7th annual extreme skiing-riding event on the legendary steeps of Castle Rock. 28 Back Country Challenge - Mad River Glen - this event has no winners - only survivors! Use snoowshoes, telemark or alpine equipment to test yourself on the gruelling course. 1- 22 Cabin Fever Follies - The Valley Players Theatre, Waitsfield - the Valley's cabaret style variety show - bring your own supper and beverages. 6 Furniture Race - Sugarbush. 6 Unconventional Terrain Competition - Mad River Glen - the second leg of the Triple Crown competition. 6 14 Signs of Spring Snowshoe - Mad River Glen. 7 Wildlife Tracking Snowshoe Treck - Mad River Glen. 13 Black Bear Ramble - Mad River Glen. 13/14 North American Telemark Festival - Mad River Glen - the world's largest and oldest gathering of Telemark skiers. 14 Dummy Big Air and St. Patty's Day Celebrations - Sugarbush - the 8th annual. 15 - 18 J-3 Junior Olympics - Sugarbush. 19 Vertical Challenge - Mad River Glen - the third and final leg of the Triple Crown competition. 20 Ski Rack - Mad River Glen - Backcountry Challenge - pits you against the back country! This is not a race. Choose your gear - telemark, snowshoe or radonee. 20 Mutha Hucker Spring Jam - Sugarbush. 20 Spring Fling at Tour DeOle's - Ole's cross country ski center, Warren. 21 Mall Mania - Sugarbush. 27 Spring Mogul - Sugarbush - Spring bump contest in the sun. During the month - Pow Wows - Montpelier - featuring native American vendors, food, traditional drums and flute, dancing and story telling. Alcohol-free family events open to all. 1 April Fools Day - Mad River Glen - act foolishly at the ticket window and ski two for one. 3/4 Full Moon Snowshoe Treck - enjoy the beauty and magic of moonlight on Stark Mountain. 4 Wildlife Tracking Treck - MadRiver Glen - explore the wild side of the Green Mountains in search of tracks and signs of Vermonts animals and birds, while learing about their ecology and habitat. 11 Easter Festivities - Mad River Glen - 8am mountaintop services, 10am Easter egg hunt, noon chicken BBQ and parade. 11 Easter Celebration - Sugarbush - sunrise service and Easter egg hunt. 9 - 11 Vermont Adventure Games - this 26th annual 4 event competition is a race for all ages, abilities, genders and groups, with running, canoeing or kayaking, biking and X-C skiing. BBQ party and awards! May thru' October - Farmer's Market - Mad River Green - every Saturday 9.30am - 1.30pm (rain or shine). Bring your kids, your dogs, your market basket and your appetite! 2 All Species Day - Montpelier - Annual spring pageant celebrating the many species that inhabit the earth, featuring a colourful parade, music, puppetry, pageantry, a Maypole dance and activities for all ages. 9 Mother's Day - Treat your Mom to a Weekend at the Sugartree Inn - we'll make it special! 29/30 Open Studio Weekend - 100+ Vermont Crafts People open their doors to the public during this State-wide event each Memorial Day weekend. Visitors see the skill and processes that go intot he production of quality crafts. Through to October - Farmer's Market - Mad River Green - every Saturday 9.30am - 1.30pm. 20 Father's Day Pancake Breakfast - Benefits Mad River Valley Ambulance Service - Bring Dad, famliy, friends or just yourself to this yummy community breakfast! 25 to July 11 - The Valley Players Theatre, Waitsfield. The Vally Players Annual Summer Show. 4 Warren's Famous 4th July Parade. Don't miss the world famous wacky and zany Warren Parade with a great band playing on the porch of the Warren Store and lots of fun at Brook Field. 4 Sugarbush - Fireworks Extravaganza. 17/18 Norwich University, Northfield - Vermont Quilt Festival. New England's largest annual quilt event features exhibits, antique and new quilts, classes, lectures, sales and appraisals. 29 to August 15 - Vermont Festival of the Arts - Celebrating the variety of our artists and crafts people. Art photo shows, concerts, plays and open studios. tba - Stark Mountain - 6 Hours of Power - A six hour mountain bike endurance race. tba - Mad River Valley - Innovative Architecture House Tour - An all day tour of someof the most innovative homes in the Mad River Valley. Transportation is provided. 26 The Mad River Valley Century Ride - Waitsfield 100 mile bicycle ride through scenic Vermont countryside along the Dog, White and Mad rivers, through quaint villages, beautiful countryside and Montpelier, Vermont's State capital. Lots of fun, great support, and friendly faces along the way. Rest stops every 25 miles. Carbo loading buffet the night before and BBQ after the ride. $60 day of the event. Phone: 802-496-2322, Email: ride@mrvcenturyride.com, Web site: www.mrvcenturyride.com. 3-6 - Green Mountain Stage Race - One of New England's premier stage bike races winds through Vermont with challenging climbs and exhilerating descents! 4/5 - Waitsfield - Valley Craft Fair - Labor Day Weekend. 100+ artisans, entertainment, kids activites and great food! Benefits the Valley Players. 11 - The Barre Granite Festival - Celebrate Barre's granite heritage. 19 - Mad Dash - The 9th annual 4 or 8 mile foot race and fitness walk along the Mad River Greenway. A popular race with a wonderful riverside course, speedy race results, plentiful refreshments, family focus and enthusiastic support by volunteers and sponsors. Stay for the kids fun r...

Vermont offers a multitude of things to do the whole year round. Many of these are within easy driving distance of The Sugartree Inn. Check these out, if you've visited any of these, give us your rating, we'll add it to the listing. These links were all good last time we checked... please note that some of these will be seasonal, so check your dates! Vermont's largest enclosed shopping center. Vermont Teddy Bear Factory where the best bears in the universe are made! Burlington Town Center. All the big stores can be found here! One of Vermont's premier showcases for area artists and craftspeople. Oh, the Ice Cream, Oh, the Tour, Oh, the SAMPLES! Personally endorsed by Graham - Try the number nine Cold Hollow Cider Mill. New Englands largest producer of fresh apple cider. Tours and tasting for four or more. Your chance to taste and learn about what's been decribed as the 'world's best cheddar'. Sample award-winning grape wine from Vermont's first vineyard. Morse Farm Maple Sugar Works. Taste the four grades of Maple Syrup from a 7th generation Sugar Maker. Lake Champlain Chocolates. Some of the best chocolate in the country' (New York Times) try for yourself... GOLF: Rolling terrain, abundant rainfall and moderate summer temperatures combine to make Vermont's golfcourses challenging, lush and enjoyable. FISHING: More than 800 lakes and ponds and 7,000 miles of streams lie within the Green Mountains. Lake Champlain has a surface area of 435 squre miles, where you can fish for land-locked Salmon, Lake Trout, Steel Head Rainbows, Large and Small Mouth Bass and Northern Pike to name but a few. Brook, Brown and Rainbow Trout provide excellent stream fishing throughout the state. Contact us for a free fishing guide map. HIKING: Two major hiking trails run along the spine of the Green Mountains and marked foot trails and nature trails can be found at many State and Federal parks and forest areas. SKIING: State-of-the-art snowmaking and trail grooming provide consistent skiing conditions for alpine skiing and snowboarding at Sugarbush. For the purist, there's Mad River Glen (no snowboarding..) and the challenging slopes of Stowe are 40 minutes away. INDOOR ICE SKATING at the Waitsfield Skatium. CROSS COUNTRY SKIING and snowshoeing on groomed trails, tracks and skating lanes. SNOWMOBILING: A network of more than 5000 miles of marked, groomed snowmobile trails criss-cross Vermont. For further information and an application form to register your snowmobile in Vermont go. Sugarbush Health Club. Daily membership for Gym, Tennis, Sauna, Steam Room, indoor rock climbing the ultimate winter adventure. Killington Adventure Center from waterslides to mountain biking trails...everything you need to make it an adventure! offer guided trips, rentals and daily clinics on kayaking on the Mad River. The Von Trapp Family Lodge. Where the sights of nature and the sound of music create a vivid symphony for the senses. There are fifty two scattered throughout Vermont. Picnic, hike, swim canoe, boat, volleyball. Lake Aquarium and Science Center the ecology, culture and history of the Lake Champlain basin. Lake Champlain Cruises Ferries. Three crossings from Vermont to Plattsburgh, New York. The Spirit of Ethan Allen III. Daily scenic cruises and dining on Lake Champlain. The Shelburne Museum. A HUGE museum, an absolute must-see for Vermont visitors. Billings Farm and Museum. A living museum of Vermont's past. Corn Maze Science Center. A 5 acre cornfield maze on a 3rd generation dairy farm. Tour the world's largest dimension granite quarries. Fairbanks Museum Planetarium over 165,000 mounted animals, tools, toys, dolls and dinosaurs... 'what Vermont tastes like' - Vermont's finest cob smoked ham, cheddar cheese, free samples! Montshire Museum of Science. one of the greatest assemblages of hands on, child friendly exhibits ever gathered in one place. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum brings to life stories of Lake Champlain and its people - 'a learning adventure for all'.

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