Stratton Mountain

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Stratton Mountain
Location:	Stratton, Vermont, US
Top elevation:	3875 ft (1181 m)
Base elevation:	1872 ft (571 m)
Skiable area:	600 acres (2.43 km²)
Runs:	105
Lift system:	11 chairs, 5 surface lifts
Terrain parks:	5
Snowfall:	15.0 ft (4.57 m)
Web site:	Stratton Mountain

Founded in 1961 near Manchester Center, Vermont, Stratton Mountain offers 92 trails, 16 lifts and a 2,003-foot vertical drop to ski and snowboard enthusiasts. It is also one of the few eastern ski resorts with its own base village. Once offering an Austrian-themed ski village and the Stratton Mountain Boys, a traditional German folk band, Stratton has been through a number of changes since its 1994 acquisition by Intrawest. Now, Stratton emphasizes an upscale shopping experience, dining, slopeside condos and homes.

Stratton boasts five terrain parks, including a world-famous half-pipe. It is the annual site of the U.S. Open Snowboard Championships. Jake Burton Carpenter, a local resident of Londonderry, Vermont, invented, and tried out, the snowboard at Stratton. He went on to found Burton Snowboards.

In terms of skiing, Stratton is known for mostly intermediate terrain and excellent grooming, with a good ski learning park (offering 10 trails and a lift) and some challenges for experts.

Stratton has the fastest fleet of lifts in the East. With the first 6-pack chairlift in the East installed in 1996, Stratton currently had 4 6-person lifts. In addition, It has the only Gondola in Southern New England, which runs from the bottom to the top of the mountain.

Stratton also is known for its renowned golfschool and a 27-hole course.