Area Daily: Winter Weekend in Vermont

Before the weather starts to break, hit the road for Vermont. With its ski resorts, historic architecture, and treasure trove of antique shops, the Green Mountains are a winter wonderland well worth a road trip.

Far from the maddening crowd, this winter excursion will bring you face-to-face with some of the oldest covered bridges and postcard-worthy barns in the country, not to mention down-home country stores, picturesque towns, and plenty of fresh air and nature.

What to Do:

Choose the road less traveled: The best way to explore Vermont is via the back roads, such as scenic Route 100 (for Area’s dream drive on Route 100 click here).

Hit the slopes: With nearly two dozen downhill-ski areas (Stratton, Sugarbush, Stowe) and some 30 cross-country centers, there’s something for everyone.

Dash through the snow: Take in the rolling hills in a horse-drawn sleigh. Try the rides at Thatcher Brook Inn.

Shop local: Antique stores, furniture makers, dairy farms, breweries, and maple syrup abound, so seek out Vermont’s specialties and sample the goods.

Where to Sleep:

The Lauren (3 Church St, Woodstock): A newly renovated, historic inn in the heart of classic Woodstock.

The Inn at the Round Barn Farm (1661 E Warren Rd, Waitsfield): Sleep among antiques in a 19th-century dairy farmhouse and converted horse barn.

The Pitcher Inn (275 Main St, Warren): Eleven rooms, each designed distinctively, in a picturesque village at the base of Sugarbush resort.

Twin Farms (Barnard): Vermont’s most luxurious inn and spa on three hundred acres of rolling hills.