Smugglers Notch Village
The resort is a purpose-built mountain village designed for families. It is self-contained, with the majority of condominium lodgings slopeside.Smugglers’ Notch resort operates one of the more comprehensive village areas of all Vermont ski resorts. The village is filled primarily with ski-in/ski-out condominiums hosting regular visitors, but many of these regulars will rent out their space to tourists, friends, and family.
The village is located directly alongside the Morse Mountain area of the mountain, and is only a short lift ride and run from the bigger areas of Madonna and Sterling Mountains. Restaurants options abound in the resort village as well, as well as daily games, activities, and some nightlife.
Designed for families, the village area does offer daycare amenities for young children, as well as a world-renown ski school for little ones looking to get active and on the hill. Ski shops and equipment rental stores are also found in the resort village. For those traveling to Vermont in the summer or fall, the village does host a variety of children’s’ camps and activities while the ski slopes are closed. Some warmer-weather activities include hiking on nearby Green Mountain trails, swimming in the resort pools, and zip lining.
All activities and facilities are within an easy walk or free shuttle ride, and the two upper mountain ski areas are also connected by ski trail. If you plan not to venture beyond the village in the evenings, a car is not essential. The village center has a sports store, grocery, equipment rental store, several restaurants, ice skating, tubing, a Nordic center, an indoor pool and hot tub, and the FunZone-an indoor sports and game center for all ages.
A new state-of-the-art daycare center aims to maintain the resort’s leading status within the U.S. as a family destination. The nearest town is Jeffersonville, 6 miles (9.6 km) away at the base of the mountain, which has more restaurants, antique stores, and art galleries.