Smugglers’ Notch Resort’s winter vacation packages offer value through inclusions, pricing, and guarantee

Smugglers’ Notch Resort in northern Vermont offers three packages for skiers and snowboarders who visit during Winter 2011-2012, with choices for every budget. Each package features the amenities and programs that Smugglers' guests have always valued as inclusions: mountainside condominium lodging, lift tickets, snow tubing, ice skating, use of the indoor pool and hot tub and indoor FunZone with climbing inflatables, and family and adult entertainment.

The three packages:
The Club Smugglers' Base Package is a traditional ski and stay package enhanced by all of the Resort's amenities and daily activities that create a great vacation experience. This package does not include skiing or snowboarding instruction. This package pricing starts at $109 per night per adult and $79 per night per youth ages 3-17.

The Club Smugglers' Classic Package includes lodging, lift tickets, amenities, and daily activities plus ski or snowboard instructional programs for ages 3-17 years. This package also includes daily use of Smugglers' slopeside child care center Treasures for children 6 weeks to 3 years old. Package pricing starts at $109 per night per adult and $99 per night per youth ages 3-17.

The Club Smugglers' Summit Package enhances the Classic Package by including lodging, lift tickets, amenities, and daily activities, plus Snow Sport University onslope instructional programs for all ages from children to adults. With instructional groupings by age and ability, students have fun while developing their skiing and riding skills with Smugglers' innovative experiential teaching techniques. Group lessons for ages 6 to adult have been expanded to a two-hour format, adding additional value to this inclusion. This package also includes daily child care at Smugglers' slopeside center Treasure, for children 6 weeks to 3 years old. This package pricing starts at $129 per night per adult and $99 per night per youth ages 3-17.

Smugglers’ three mountains encompass 1000 acres of terrain, with 78 trails that include learning areas for beginners and novice, intermediate and expert terrain. Flaik GPS technology is included for participants in children's ski and snowboard all-day camp programs as well as the adult Mountain Experience camp. Burton Learn to Ride youth and adult programs offer specialized equipment for beginning snowboarders. Offslope activities include a year-round zip line canopy tour with nine zip lines, a suspension bridge and two rappels; snowshoeing and cross-country skiing; snowmobiling; health and wellness programs; and family and adult entertainment.

Pricing, a guarantee and a flexible cancellation policy offer reassurance to dollar-conscious vacationers:
 

• Super Saver value pricing starts at $109 per adult and $79 per youth ages 3-17 during selected weeks throughout the season.
   
• Smugglers’ guarantees that each guest will have fun, learn to ski or snowboard or will improve technique, no matter what his or her current level of ability - novice to expert - or the Resort will refund the entire lesson portion of that person's vacation package.
   
• Smugglers’ flexible cancellation policy means that deposits will be refunded on cancellations received at any time prior to a scheduled arrival.

The Resort's reservations and information phone number is 1-800-451-8752 (US and Canada). Additional information on Winter packages can be found at http://www.smuggs.com.