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Smugglers' Notch Resort Awards We're honored by those who think we're the best!
Click on any of the following quotes to read the complete October SKI Magazine articles.
"...the convenience starts before you even arrive."
"We wish we could live at Smuggs!"
"Our kids love it. They won't let us go anywhere else."
"Smuggs sets the standard for family ski vacations."
"When you read "We want you back" on employee nametags, they mean it."
Smugglers' was also voted:
 | | | | | | | • | #1 Resort Overall in the Eastern U.S. - 2006, 2007 & 2008
| | | • | #1 for Lodging in the Eastern U.S. - 2006, 2007 & 2008
| | | • | #1 for Service in the Eastern U.S. - 2006, 2007 & 2008
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Smugglers' Notch Resort was named the Northeast's most Most Family-Friendly resort by visitors to OnTheSnow.com
Orinda, California: What's the most family-friendly Northeastern ski resort according to visitors to OnTheSnow.com, the oldest and most-visited snow sports portal on the Internet? It's Smugglers' Notch in Vermont. The Web site, which attracts an audited 1.2 million individuals monthly during the winter, gave its visitors the opportunity to write reviews of all North American resorts and rank them in five categories.
Want to read more? Click here.
Vermont Business Environmental Leader
– Recognition from the Governor's Small Business Development Center
Smugglers' is very proud to be the first resort in Vermont to receive the designation of Environmental Leader, and the second business overall in the state. The Environmental Leader designation recognizes an exemplary environmental management program focused on compliance and minimization of environmental impacts.
To learn more about this award and Smugglers' Environmental Charter, click here.
Best family-friendly resorts
– USA TODAY
Smugglers' Notch, VT was #1
"Even 4- and 5-year-olds can sign on for the snowboarding camp, and the resort offers private lessons for 2-year-olds. The resort also offers weekly fireworks, winter science programs and kids' night outs. Pre-skiers ages 6 weeks to 3 years old can stay at a day-care center with a staff of 20. Teens can choose from two centers to hang out at - no parents allowed."
Smugglers' topped the list that included both Snowmass and Winter Park, Colorado.
Panelist Pick
– FamilyFun Magazine
A Disney Publication
"Smugglers' Notch bills itself as 'America's Family Resort' and those who've visited back-up that claim... Summer or Winter, the focus is on the outdoors with a strong emphasis on parent-child activities... and in Winter, skiing, snowboarding, tube sliding, and bonfires with hot cocoa... Smugglers' offers instructional programs and has won awards for snow-sports training, child care and more."
"The granddaddy of all family resorts"
MSNBC.com |
Vermont – the #1 U.S. destination
– National Geographic Traveler |
#1 Family Resort in
the U.S.
– independenttraveler.com | “... it is the employees at Smugglers’ – the people – who put the family in the atmosphere.”
– The New York Times | “Smugglers’ Notch children’s programs have become the standard by which others are measured.”
– Yankee Magazine | “Everything is self-contained...
you park your car... and forget about it.”
– Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Magazine | “One of the best and most
complete children’s programs anywhere...”
– Boston Globe | “ A neighborhood of your dreams.”
– Yankee Magazine | “...the perfect family resort.”
– Ladies Home Journal | "Frenetic Fun, Sunup to Beyond Sundown"
– The New York Times | “...you’ll be able to socialize with a lot of other families with kids of similar ages and interests.”
– McCall’s Magazine | Outstanding Vermont Business of the Year Award
– Vermont Chamber of Commerce | Best in the East for Families
– North American Snowsports Journalists Association | “Perhaps the most beautiful corner of Vermont.”
– The New York Times | “ ... happy kids are Smugglers’ claim to fame... Great family moments are guaranteed.”
– The Tampa Tribune | “ If you’re looking for a vacation resort with an emphasis on family programs, top spots include Smugglers’ Notch...”
– Newsweek | RCI Gold Crown Resort
– Resort Condominium International
11 time winner of the highest rating awarded worldwide! | Top 10 U.S. Family Resort
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