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Ski and Inns in Vermont
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223 Sherburne Lodge Rd., East Burke. Rates: adult nonholiday $54, holiday $56. 888-287-5388, 802-626-7300; skiburke.com
Where to Stay
Inn rates are per night, double occupancy.
The Quechee Inn at Marshland Farm
Quechee Main St., Quechee. 25 rooms. Rates: from $95, including full breakfast. Dinner entrées: from $17. 800-235-3133, 802-295-3133; quecheeinn.com
The Inn on the Green
71 S. Pleasant St., Middlebury. 11 rooms. Rates: from $139, including continental breakfast. 888-244-7512, 802-388-7512; innonthegreen.com
The Inn at Weston
Rte. 100, Weston. 13 rooms. Rates: from $185, including full breakfast. Dinner entrées: from $22. 802-824-6789; innweston.com
The Inn at Mountain View Farm
Darling Hill Rd., East Burke. 14 rooms. Rates: from $165, including breakfast. 802-626-9924; innmtnview.com
Ski & Stay Cozy in New England
All inn rates are per night, double occupancy, and include full breakfast.
Pats Peak, Henniker, New Hampshire
The lighted slope means you don't have to come in out of the cold when the sun goes down. 710-foot vertical, 22 trails. 888-728-7732, 603-428-3245; patspeak.com
On the mountain you may meet instructor Phil Ryan, who helps Kate Bartlet run the unpretentious Henniker House, nestled on a Main Street corner in the village. "I want people to feel as though they're coming to their favorite aunt's house," Kate says.10 Ramsdell Rd., Henniker. Rates: from $95. 866-428-3198; hennikerhouse.com
King Pine, East Madison, New Hampshire
In addition to plenty of downhill trails, the mountain boasts cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and skating. 350-foot vertical, 17 trails. 800-373-3754, 603-367-8896; kingpine.com
Après-ski, head down the mountain to Snowvillage Inn, which combines rustic accommodations and an idyllic view of Mount Washington with hearty country cooking. 136 Stewart Rd., Snowville. Rates: from $129. 603-447-2818; snowvillageinn.com
Mount Abram, greenwood/Locke Mills, Maine
Just down the road from bustling Sunday River, Mount Abram offers a slower-paced alternative for families who like their elbow room. A slew of intermediate slopes and the mountain's tubing park (longest in Maine, with two trails) will keep your kids busy. 1,030-foot vertical, 44 trails. 207-875-5000; skimtabram.com
In the evening, head into Bethel and relax at The Chapman Inn. The breakfast there, prepared by chef/co-owner Fred Nolte, will leave you stoked for all the runs that await. 1 Mill Hill Rd., Bethel. Rates: from $69. 877-359-1498, 207-824-2657; chapmaninn.com
Ragged Mountain, Danbury, New Hampshire
While you're enjoying the mountain's more challenging trails, leave your children at one of New Hampshire's best ski schools (complete with "magic carpet" lifts and a skiing moose mascot). 1,250-foot vertical, 55 trails. 603-768-3600; ragged-mt.com
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