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| Nearest city: | Burlington, Vermont |
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| Vertical: | 796 m (2610 ft) [1] |
| Top elevation: | 1111 m (3650 ft) |
| Base elevation: | 323 m (1090 ft) |
| Runs: | 78 |
| Lift system: | 8 (6 chairlifts, 2 surface lifts) |
| Snowfall: | 7. Jeffersonville is a village in the town of Cambridge, Vermont, United States. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Burlington is the largest city in the US state of Vermont and is the shire town ( County seat) of A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The term ski lift can refer to many different types of uphill transport in three main classes Lift systems and networks The network lifts at a Ski A chairlift (technically an elevated passenger ropeway is a type of Aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating Steel cable loop strung A surface lift is a mechanical system used to transport Skiers and Snowboarders uphill "Snowfall" redirects here For other uses see Snow (disambiguation or Snowfall (disambiguation. 3 m/year (288 in. /year) |
| Web site: | www.smuggs.com |
Smugglers' Notch is a ski area in Jeffersonville, Vermont. A ski is a long flat device worn on the feet designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow Jeffersonville is a village in the town of Cambridge, Vermont, United States. It consists of three ski mountains: Morse Mountain, with terrain geared more towards families and beginners, and Sterling and Madonna Mountains, geared more towards advanced skiers and snowboarders. Its namesake is a narrow notch (mountain pass) running adjacent to Sterling Mountain, which smugglers used many years ago. see also Smugglers' Notch Ski Resort Smugglers Notch (or Smugglers' or Smuggler's) is a Mountain pass in Lamoille County In a range of hills or especially of mountains, a pass (also gap, notch, col, saddle, bwlch, Smuggling, also known as trafficking, is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons past a point where prohibited such as out of a building into a Prison
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History
Smugglers' Notch was founded 1956, by a group of Vermont skiers. The first lifts were two pomas (or platter lifts) on Sterling mountain. A platter lift (or platter pull) is a Surface lift, a mechanized system for pulling skiers and snowboarders uphill along the surface of the slope
Smugglers' Notch never made any money in the first seven years of its existence, until it was discovered by Tom Watson, Jr., who was the Chairman of IBM at that time. Thomas John Watson Jr ( January 14 1914 &ndash December 31 1993) was the president of IBM from 1952 to 1971 and the eldest son of International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology The site of the village today was an open field and logging station Watson envisioned a village patterned after those found in Europe. Soon, he developed the other mountains, Morse and Madonna. Never to be outdone Watson placed the bottom of the Madonna I chairlift several feet below the lodge to get the prize of owning the world's longest bottom-drive chairlift at the time.
After this was done, Watson started on the Village at Morse that he had envisioned. He hired Stanley Snider of Stanmar, a Massachusetts-based developer and Martha's Vineyard resort owner, to create that village. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Martha's Vineyard (adjoining the smaller Chappaquiddick Island) is an Island off the US east coast to the south of Cape Cod, both After a heart attack, Watson began to divest in his pet projects and sold Smuggs to Snider and Stanmar, who operated the resort for years. At that time Terpstra and Morrow constructed a large in-ground pool and 24 four-bedroom, four-bath, pool-front luxury condominiums. Terpstra is still a very active property owner at the entrance of the resort. They hired AT&T's Bill Stritzler, who owned a home at Smuggs, as the Managing Director of the resort. When Snider retired, he sold the resort to Stritzler.
Area
Smugglers' Notch namesake comes from the smugglers almost 200 years ago, who used the thick forest on the mountain range and the caves and caverns along the Long Trail to transport illegal or embargoed goods across the Canadian border. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The notch was most likely involved in bootlegging during the Prohibition-era of the 1920s, using the same caves as a cache for smuggled Canadian beer, wine, and spirits. Rum-running is the business of Smuggling or transporting of Alcoholic beverages illegally usually to circumvent Taxation or Prohibition. In the United States, the term Prohibition refers to the period from 1920 to 1933 during which the sale manufacture and transportation of alcohol for consumption Scenic Smugglers' Notch proper is comprised of the Sterling Mountain/Spruce Peak ridgeline to the east, and Mount Mansfield to the west. Mount Mansfield is the highest mountain in the US state of Vermont. Extremely steep terrain drops down into the notch where Vermont Route 108 winds through switchbacks below, connecting Smuggler's Notch Resort with adjacent Stowe Mountain Resort a few miles to the south. Stowe Mountain Resort The road is closed to cars November–April, but open to snowmobilers and winter sports enthuisiasts.
Conditions
"Smuggs" is blessed with the second highest snowfall average in Vermont behind Jay Peak. Jay Peak Resort is an American Ski resort located on Jay Peak, outside the small Village of Jay, Vermont in the Green A fleet of old double-chairs accesses the terrain. While these antiquated lifts are slow and low-capacity, they manage to keep the on-hill crowds well regulated on the descent. While Morse Mountain and The Village area are geared toward the family market, the main mountains — Sterling and Madonna — pack a punch. Very steep, rocky terrain and glade skiing prevails on the upper reaches of these mountains, spilling out on to classic New England intermediate cruisers below.
Smuggs' primary drawback is location for those coming from regions to the south, as the pass through the resort's namesake is closed during the winter, making it necessary to drive around the mountains. Thus, only during peak vacation weeks are there any noticeable crowds. With proximity to Burlington, locals enjoy its classic feel, challenging terrain, and good snow coverage — and weekend crowds, though nothing compared to southern Vermont, can exist to some degree after a big dump. Burlington is the largest city in the US state of Vermont and is the shire town ( County seat) of
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