Thursday, June 30, 2011

Summer Time!

Hey Everyone, Megan here! We welcomed summer here in Vermont with open arms. It has been great weather for hiking and biking as well as just walking around downtown Stowe and having a coffee. July 1st kicks off the holiday weekend and here is what is going on.

July 1st Activities include:

Farmers Market 11am - 3pm
Enjoy local and regional produce, arts & crafts, artisan foods, live music, workshops, interactive displays and kids activities on select Fridays through-out the summer.



Summer Attractions 10am - 7pm
We have lots of great activities for everyone alike to come and enjoy. Do 1 or all of the activities. There is: Alpine Slide, Bungee Trampoline, Obstacle Course, Round-trip Gondola ride, Climbing Wall,Auto Toll Road, plus hiking. My favorite is the alpine slide and I hope you find it as much fun as I do!



Mercedes-Benz Test Drive Event 2pm – 6pm (Spruce Plaza)
Test Drive to Win two complimentary rounds of golf at the Stowe Mountain Golf Club or the Stowe Country Club when you Test Drive a Mercedes-Benz from the Stowe Mountain Resort and Stowe Mountain Lodge fleet. A complimentary gourmet gift basket will also be included in the Test Drive, yummy!

Winter Gear Sale 10:30am - 9pm (Spruce Peak Sports)
Savings on skis (demo and new); Burton boards-bindings-boots, winter outerwear from Isis-Marmot-Northface-Obermeyer-Spyder-Mountain Hardwear; Mitts/Gloves; Goggles; Stowe logo wear.

Mountain BBQ 5:30pm - 8:30pm (Spruce Camp)
Live Music with the Funkleberries 6pm - 9pm (Spruce Camp)
Fireworks Show Dusk (9pm) Spruce Peak




Looking to relax and not worry about the kids? Send them to Adventure Camp! Send them for a day or a week while you can have a day to yourself eating out, going to the spa or just going on a hike. Your kids will have their own adventures and you will get to do whatever you like. I would suggest sending the kids to camp and going to the spa or taking the gondola and having lunch at the Cliff House! Here is the full list of activities that go on at Adventure Camp!

Summer Adventure Camp:

Enjoy the flexibility of a Children’s Summer Adventure Camp accompanied by our seasoned Camp Leaders, children will explore nature at its best…from hikes up Mt. Mansfield and Spruce Peak; to “extreme streaming”; to testing their skill on our low ropes course, campers are sure to be challenged. Campers will learn golf skills & drills and join friends in a game of disc golf, soccer or volleyball.

Campers will also spend a day on the attractions (bungee trampoline, climbing wall, alpine slide and more) at Spruce Peak. Yes parents…we take the kids to the attractions so you don’t have to. There will be arts & crafts, swimming and hanging out at base camp with new friends.




Kids (4-6 yr old) Summer Mountain Adventure



Club Mondays: Join the club while we make friends and play on the practice facility at Stowe Country Club. We’ll pretend we are pros, putting and chipping like we’re in the big leagues. We will return to camp for lunch then on to search areas surrounding the Cross Country Center for the perfect place to build a Club House, including our network of trails, streams, and wooded spaces.

Tie Dye & Treasure Tuesdays:
Take to the trails on a Scavenger Hunt/Geo Caching Adventure to discover an abundant array of Mother Nature’s many treasures. Bring a treasure to leave in the Geo Cache box and pick a treasure from the box to call your own. Return to camp for lunch and an afternoon of tie-dying. Tie-dye your camp T-shirt or bring along something of your own to splash with color. Cool off at day’s end with a swim at the pool or a dip in one of Stowe Mountain Resort’s natural swimming spots.

Wet & Wild Wednesdays: Wander into the wild to explore the rivers and streams of the Stowe Mountain Resort base areas. Look for water creatures and native plant-life. Be sure to bring your water shoes in order to experience what ‘extreme streaming’ is all about. Head back to Camp for a picnic lunch and an afternoon scrambling on the boulders around Camp and a tasty ‘destination dessert.’

Travel, Trampoline and Tumble Thursdays: Take a trip to the Summer Attractions on Spruce Peak at Stowe for a morning of fun. Harness up for a jump on the bungee trampoline, ring the bell on the Climbing Wall (height/weight minimum), or travel down the mountain on the Alpine Slide. Back to base camp for an afternoon BBQ; then cool of with a yummy Ice Cream Sundae you create and maybe even a dip in the pool.

Find your way to the Top Fridays: Bring your hiking shoes and find your way with friends on a fun voyage to the top of Stowe’s very own Mount Mansfield or Spruce Peak. We’ll head to the hills, look for wildlife flying high, pack a snack, and search for a sweet spot to take in the view. Munch on a picnic lunch followed by face painting; Arts & crafts; and field games back at Camp.

Sight-Seeing and Sundae Saturdays: Set out to explore Stowe Mountain Resort’s secret spots, exploring areas and environments off the beaten-path. Enjoy a picnic lunch and an afternoon filled with Field Games including Disc Golf on our ever changing course, expanded Obstacle and Low-Ropes challenges. Finish off your day with a make-your-own ice cream sundae treat.


Mountain Adventure (7-12 yr old)



Club Mondays: We will spend the morning exploring nature in the cross country trails. We'll then come back to base camp for a pizza lunch. Accomplished golfer, Jim Doykos, will lead the Mountain Adventure kids in an afternoon spent at the Stowe Country Club practice facility, chipping, putting, and working on your bunker skills.

Top Roping and Tie Dye Tuesdays: Mountain Adventure kids will explore the boulders and rocks of Stowe Mountain Resort to learn the basics of Top Roping/Belaying. Lead by climbing experts Mark Aiken and Nate Gardner, kids will experience the thrill of going vertical on the rock with ropes, biners and harnesses. After a robust morning, lunch will be waiting at base camp, followed by an afternoon Tie-Dying your camp T-shirt and cooling off with a swim at the pool or a dip in one of our natural swimming holes.

Hit the Trail Wednesdays: Join Jim and Nate for a full day hiking adventure! We will access numerous hiking trails with significant vertical on Mt. Mansfield and Spruce Peak. You are in for a challenge. Jim and Nate have a wealth of experience in hiking/mountaineering and can’t wait to share the fun.

Attraction Thursdays: Take a trip to the summer attractions on Spruce Peak for a morning of fun on the Alpine Slide, Bungee Jump and Climbing Wall. We’ll munch a delicious barbeque lunch; then back to the attractions for more excitement! Refresh with a swim, then back to base camp to make your own ice cream sundaes.

Field Fridays: Take a hike thru the fields of the cross country center in search of the Geo Cache treasure box. Using compasses and a GPS system we’ll learn to navigate to a new Geo Cache location each week. Bring a treasure from home to leave your mark in the Geo Cache Box and choose a treasure for your own. Then back to camp for lunch. In the afternoon join in the field day fun. We’ll be playing Disc Golf or whiffle ball; learn to serve, set, and spike with volleyball; pass, dribble, and score in soccer. And if there is still time, we’ll fit in a dip at the pool.

Wilderness Exploration Saturdays: Set out on a hike around Stowe Mountain Resort to explore our peaks and tremendous views. In the afternoon Challenge yourself and others on our expanded obstacle and low-ropes courses. If there is time we’ll chill out with a swim at a local swimming spot, and then finish off the day with a make-your-own ice cream sundae treat.

And of course once again don't forget about the Farmer's Market's beginning tomorrow! See you there!



Looking for some more excitement? Check out out Resort Calendar to see what else is happening this summer!

And for more activities going on in town check out GoStowe.com

Thursday, June 9, 2011

A View from the top


Hey everyone!

I ventured up Mansfield the other day and check out all of the construction of the new quad. Here are some photos I have from the construction! Get excited for a new season!!!



Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Adventuring!



The time has come when the rain goes away and everything blossoms into a beautiful green goodness and I have a day off from work to go play outside. Monday I went bouldering in the morning in the notch and then hiked up to the nose beginning on the Haselton Trail. The rocks have begun to dry out the the trail are no longer flowing rivers and a beautiful sunny day = grand adventure. Check out my pictures from yesterday.

When you come to Stowe next and are looking for a great hike on Mansfield I would recommend Haselton, it is nice and shaded and you are hiking in the woods in the middle of the ski resort and except for crossing a ski trail and arriving at the top of a few, you completely forget that this woods section is in the middle of everything.

This is the perfect time of year for an adventure, challenge yourself to see how many activities you can do in one day! I only bouldered and hiked Monday, how many can you do? There is still swimming, road biking, mountain biking, running, etc.

Big Bad VooDoo Daddy Concert



Hey Everyone!

Last Saturday night I got the pleasure of rocking out to Big Bad VooDoo Daddy at the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center Concert! It was an amazing show with the audience dancing in their seats and at the end of the show dancing in next to their chairs. The show was extremely interactive and with a full audience there was energy everywhere. Next time you are up this way and at the resort you should take some time and come to see a show! Check out some of the concert photos!




Thursday, June 2, 2011

Last Trick Rail Jam Photos

On Saturday May 28th, Stowe hosted the last ski even of the season: The Last Trick Rail Jam. Here are some photographs that Erme Catino took while he was there.



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