Category Archives: Winter Activities

February Means Fun at Suicide Six Ski Area

January 7, 2019 by Corey A. Edwards

Suicide Six Ski AreaFebruary is a great time to visit Woodstock, VT – especially if you’re looking to ski. Suicide Six Ski Area is putting on a host of special events in February, including the longest running ski race in North America: The FISK Trophy Race!

It wasn’t too long ago that we wrote about all the great skiing opportunities near our Woodstock, VT B&B. Each has it’s own draw – but did you know that one of them has the distinction of being home to the very first ski lift in the country? It’s also one of the country’s oldest ski resorts: Suicide Six Ski Area!

Suicide Six opened in 1936 … two years after installing America’s first rope tow, which was powered by a Model T Ford engine. A year later, in 1937, they held the first FISK Trophy Race, which has gone on to become North America’s longest running ski race.

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Get Out On A Vermont Dog Sled Adventure!

December 21, 2018 by Corey A. Edwards

Vermont Dog Sled AdventureIf you love dogs, snow, and the great outdoors, then you’ll have the experience of a lifetime on a Vermont dog sled adventure!

Last post, we talked about the all the amazing Vermont skiing opportunities. This time around, we’re here to tell you that skiing isn’t the only way to get out into Vermont’s winter wonderland. Not by a long shot!

Along with skiing, Vermont also offers many opportunities for snowshoeing, ice skating, sledding, sleigh rides, and fatbiking. One last winter sport that you don’t hear a lot about – but that is an amazing experience – is dog sledding.

Hearing “dog sled,” one’s mind tends to go to Alaska’s legendary Iditarod race. That, or perhaps to an abstract vision of some lone trapper mushing dogs through a blizzard in the frozen north. Wouldn’t it be great if, from now on when you hear “dog sled,” you could think of your own experience aboard one?

What many folks don’t realize is, you don’t have to go to Alaska or back in time to enjoy a dog sledding experience. In fact, Vermont is home to a number of dog sled tour companies, including one quite near our Woodstock VT B&B!

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Plan Your Vermont Ski Getaway Today!

December 15, 2018 by Corey A. Edwards

Deer Brook Inn - your Vermont ski vacation headquartersVermont is a winter wonderland for skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating, dog-sledding, and more. Our Woodstock, VT B&B, Deer Brook Inn, is near a number of excellent ski-areas and would love to be home base for your Vermont ski getaway!

Vermont is a winter sports paradise. Our state has 20 downhill ski resorts, 30 cross-country touring centers, and more than 7,300 acres of alpine terrain. Add in ice-skating, showshoeing, dog sledding – even fatbiking – and there’s no end to the ways you can get out and play in the snow here!

Why, in just the Woodstock area alone, we have Suicide Six, Killington, Okemo, and many others just minutes away! Best of all, the Woodstock area also offers shopping, dining, and site-seeing opportunities for when you’re not on the slopes.

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Have The Time Of Your Life On A Vermont Dogsledding Tour!

January 26, 2018 by Corey A. Edwards

Vermont Dogsledding TourLooking for something to new to do this winter that’s a little out of the ordinary? How about a Vermont dogsledding adventure!

Our recent post about all the great winter sports opportunities in the Woodstock area focused primarily on skiing. Down near the bottom, however, we mentioned a less-typical winter pastime: dogsledding!

Dogsledding is an iconic mode of travel for most of us. Something from the past, located in history and the great white wilderness to the North. We’ve heard of the Iditarod and maybe even follow it each year. But how many of us can say we’ve experienced a dog sled ride or even realize we could?

The good news is that you don’t have to go all the way to Nome, Alaska to experience the thrill of dog sledding. Vermont is home to a number of dog sled tour providers but the one closest to us is Braeburn Siberians. Braeburn Siberians is located just 35 minutes away, in Windsor, VT.

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Deer Brook Inn – Your Vermont Ski Vacation Headquarters

December 15, 2017 by Corey A. Edwards

Deer Brook Inn - Your Vermont Ski Vacation HeadquartersNow is the time to plan that first Vermont ski vacation of the New Year! Ring in 2018 on some of Vermont’s best slopes, all easily accessible from our Woodstock, VT B&B.

Woodstock, Vermont is the perfect solution for anyone looking for a Vermont ski vacation home base. Suicide Six, Killington, Okemo, and more are just minutes away. Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and fatbiking are all on the menu. You can even go ice-fishing and dog-sledding!

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Don’t Miss the 2017 Alpine Ski World Cup at Killington!

October 20, 2017 by Corey A. Edwards

Don't Miss the 2017 Alpine Ski World Cup at Killington!The excitement returns to Killington this Thanksgiving when they once again host the Alpine Ski World Cup. After the the rousing success of the 2016 event, which attracted some 30,000 spectators, everyone is very excited to see what this year brings. November 24th through the 26th, 2017.

Some of the best ski racers in the world will again be carving turns down Superstar at Killington Resort and the area is bracing for all the crowds and excitement. The Audi FIS Women’s Ski World Cup will include the women’s giant slalom and slalom races.

Events like this are a great way to see the very best female, technical alpine skiers in the world in action. U.S. Ski Team superstars Julia Mancuso, Mikaela Shiffrin, and Lindsey Vonn are all expected to compete.

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Get Out Into It With Vermont Snowmobile Tours!

February 10, 2017 by Corey A. Edwards

Vermont Snowmobile ToursLooking for a fun, exciting way to get out into the great outdoors during your winter Vermont getaway? Snowmobile Vermont’s snowmobile tours are all that and more!

If you’ve never ridden a snowmobile, you really should add it to your bucket list. If you have, you already know how thrilling and fun they can be! Riding one is like a cross between sledding and motorcycling. How can that not be a blast!

Luckily, there’s a snowmobile touring company right near our Vermont B&B – Snowmobile Vermont!

Snowmobile Vermont is one of Vermont’s oldest snowmobile tour operators, offering tours in the area for over 20 years. They have a large fleet of the newest, high-tech Polaris snowmobiles and offer a range of tours and rentals.

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Come Out To Woodstock For Your Vermont Ski Vacation!

December 19, 2016 by Corey A. Edwards

Enjoy a Woodstock, Vermont Ski Vacation!Hoping to get out on the slopes in the New Year? Great idea!

In Woodstock, Vermont winter sports opportunities abound! We’re the perfect destination for anyone hoping to enjoy a Vermont ski vacation!

There’s always something to do and see in Woodstock, VT, no matter the time of year. In this season, when the days grow short and the snow flies, the slopes come to life!

You’ll find plenty of opportunities to for alpine and cross-country skiing, as well as snowboarding, snowshoeing, fatbiking, and even ice-fishing!

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