Cat Skiing at Sugarbush Resort in Vermont

Getting there:
By car:
Northbound directions from Albany and points south and west: take I-87 Northway to Exit 20, go northeast to NY #149 to Route 4 to Route 100. Follow Route 100 North to Warren. Turn left onto the Sugarbush Access Road (look for the Sugarbush Resort Area sign).

Southbound directions from Burlington or Montreal: take I-89 south to Exit 10 Waterbury. Follow Route 2 south through Waterbury to Route 100 South. Follow 100 South through Waitsfield. Turn right onto the Sugarbush Access Road (look for the Sugarbush Resort Area sign).

Northbound directions from New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and points south: take I-89 north to Exit 9/Middlesex to Route 100b. Follow 100b to 100 South through Waitsfield. Turn right onto the Sugarbush Access Road (look for the Sugarbush Resort Area sign).

If the weather isn’t too snowy, take Exit 3/Bethel off I-89. Take 107 west to 100 North, then follow it up through Rochester, Hancock and Granville until you take a left onto the Sugarbush Access Road (look for the Sugarbush Resort Area sign) in Warren.

By plane:
Closest airport: Burlington, Vermont (45 minute drive). Taxi, group transfer service and car rentals are available from the airport.

By train:
Amtrak offers direct train service from Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City. Taxi and group transfer service from Waterbury, VT or Rutland, VT are available.

Season:
From November into April, depending on conditions
 
Details:
Sugarbush Mountain Resort has begun offering a somewhat unique take on snowcat skiing, and it’s also the only area on the east coast to currently offer snowcat skiing. For only $75, the first 12 people to make reservations or show up at the resort at 6:45am on powder days will be treated to first tracks on the regular resort runs until the lifts open for the morning (check with the resort for current lift operating times to get an idea of how long you’ll have the mountain to yourself). The resort offers a vertical drop of 2,600 feet and six mountains, ensuring that for at least a little while, the cat will deliver you to some great early morning goods before your buddy sleeping off a hangover at the hotel even knows what happened.

Bonus: If you need to talk your significant other into letting you go on a snowcat trip, minds and appetites can be appeased by taking another snowcat trip that night, either for dinner at the mid-mountain Allyn’s Lodge or for some moonlight skiing or snowshoeing.

To ensure a seat on the cat, reservations on the day or the night before a good snowday are recommended.

Contact:
By Online Contact Form: (link pops)

Mailing address:
Sugarbush Resort
1840 Sugarbush Access Rd.
Warren, VT 05674
1-800-53-SUGAR

By phone or fax:
Phone: (800) 53-SUGAR or (802) 583-6300
Fax: (802) 583-6532

Sugarbush Website