Snowboarding Zone - Bromley, Vermont:
Riders Guide - Bromley has to be one of the finest Vermont destinations with a total of 10 lifts, comprising of 1 Wonder Carpet, 3 Surface Lifts, 4 Double Chairs, 1 Quad Chair and 1 High Speed Quad that take you up to 43 trails where you can snowboard on their longest run of over 13,000 feet atop 145 inches of Eastern powder. Their trails are rated 35% for Beginners, 34% for Intermediates, and 31% for Advanced. Nearby Stratton has a total of 13 lifts, comprising of 3 Magic Carpets, 2 Surface Lifts, 1 Double, 1 Triple, 4 Quads, 4 High-Speed Six, and 1 Gondola that take you up to 90 trails where you can snowboard on their longest run of over 14,000 feet atop 180 inches of powder which is very deep for the East. Their trails are rated 42% for Beginners, 31% for Intermediates, and 27% for Advanced.
Parks and Pipes - There are two great terrain parks at Bromley: Halo Freestyle Park, on Lord's Pray, has all the great features you came to Vermont to play on. The Unforgiven Boarder Cross, on Plaza, has a really challenging course that will keep the most ardent expert busy. The Bonanza Freestyle Park is for the beginners and kids, with small features to train on.
Out of Bounds - Since you're in Bromley, you'll want to check out nearby Mount Snow and Stratton as well, then you can decide which fantastic Vermont resort you prefer. Head on down to the Stratton Sports Center for indoor pool, hot tubs, saunas, fitness center, indoor tennis, racquetball, and massages. It may not be an extreme sport, but it is always fun to go on a sleigh rides, and Horses for Hire, Karl Pfister's Sleigh Rides and Taylor Farm Sleigh Rides will be glad to have you along for the ride. Keep in mind that you're in the winter wonderland of Vermont so you can choose from an endless number of exciting outdoor sports such as ice skating, snowmobiling, sledding, jeeping and off-road driving, rock and ice climbing, snowcatting, cross country skiing, hot air ballooning, horseback riding, and fishing.
Hangout & Hookup - For live music on the weekends, head on out to Bondvill to the Red Fox or if you want to go as far as Manchester, The Perfect Wife also has live bands every weekend. Who knows, you might meet your Perfect Wife there... if they still exist! Stratton has some serious après-ski action at The Tavern in the Stratton Mountain Inn, Snyder’s, Grizzly’s, or Mulligan’s where you can taste 50 different types of beer. At night, Mulligan's opens up the Green Door Pub with live bands on Saturdays and the reason why Sundays were created: the NFL on the big screens.
The Deal - Bromley is six miles from Manchester traveling on Rte. 11 and Manchester Center is at the intersection of Vermont Rtes. 7A and 30, about 150 miles from Boston and 240 miles from New York City. Stratton is on Rte. 30 about 20 miles east of Manchester. Nearest airport is Albany, New York and you might want to rent a car there as there are no affordable shuttle services.
