Smugglers' Notch Resort

updated 3/6/24 yup, we are still going at least two weeks per winter, my kids are still enjoying trips here with us, and they are approaching 30 years of age. We are approaching 25 years of ownership. As the ski area conglomerates continue to swallow up, expand and commercialize resorts, it makes one even more appreciate of Smuggs independence. It is truly a unique place!

updated 11/13/18 Kids are grown up and nearly out of the house, but we are all still going! We never tire of Smuggs - it's our annual pilgrimage. We are approaching 20 years of ownership!

updated 08/06/12 We first visited Smuggs in winter 1999, bought a winter timeshare in 2002. Stayed in summer (August) first time in summer of 2003, It's just as great both seasons, it's worth a six hour drive for us. Two adults and children ages 15 and 17. The best if you are a very active family.

The door to door shuttle service is fantanstic (you could literally park and leave your car for the week) and you only wait five minutes for it, cost is included in your vacation.

This is classic, crowd-free New England skiing at its best. It's like skiing at your own private resort, often with zero lift lines.

Just want to mention that in 13 years, my entire family has yet to get bored skiing here - we find something new every year. Aside from the fantastic learn-to-ski programs for the young ones, expert skiers will find some of the most challenging and scenic tree skiing anywhere, which is constantly being expanded and improved upon. The resort also benefits from the northern VT snow effect - read SNOWing when it is raining elsewhere. Now my children are both level 8/9 skiers and snowboarders and ski all over the country, but we still return to Smuggs for a week every single winter . We owe it all to Smuggs....

We have owned at Smugglers Notch for over 40 years and enjoyed every visit, only now we are in our 80's and family have their own vacation spots. Now is the time to reluctantly let it go.