Fresh air, snow and a gorgeous mountain resort make an ideal Christmas vacation. Visit a winter resort nestled in the mountains of Oregon or Vermont or set your sights on an international destination. Wherever you decide to go, take your Christmas cheer and winter gear.
Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa is a AAA four-diamond luxury resort in Stowe, Vermont. It sits next to Mount Mansfield, Vermont's highest and most impressive peak. This 50,000-square-foot facility includes an award-winning spa, two award-winning restaurants and a fully-equipped fitness facility. Dogs are allowed, and Stoweflake has dog-sledding so your pet can get in on the action. Stoweflake has close to 500 acres on which you can ski, 116 trails and a 2,160 vertical drop. You can engage in an outdoor fitness invention called Nordic Walking, go on a horse-drawn sleigh ride or go on a snowmobile or dog-sledding tour. All rooms at the resort feature a gas fireplace.
Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa
1746 Mountain Road
Stowe, Vermont 05672
802-253-7355
stoweflake.com
With Mt. Bachelor 14 minutes away and the Cascade Mountains as a backdrop, you'll be right at home at Seventh Mountain Resort in the Deschutes National Forest. Seventh Mountain Resort is one of the closest resorts to Mt. Bachelor, so you can engage in cross-country skiing, downhill skiing or explore the area on snowshoes or snowmobiles. Take the entire family tubing or skate to your heart's content on the outdoor rink. For the extreme sports lover, a snow cat vehicle will take 12 skiers at a time to heights of 15,000 to 18,000 feet on Mt. Bailey. You won't have to wait for lifts or join long ski lines, so you can take full advantage of more than 6,000 acres of pristine snow. If this type of adrenaline rush is not really your style, you can always relax in one of three outdoor hot tubs or two outdoor swimming pools. Seventh Mountain features condos with up to three bedrooms and townhouses.
Seventh Mountain Resort
18575 SW Century Drive
Bend, Oregon 97702
877-556-1156
seventhmountain.com
Located in Zermatt, Switzerland, the Riffelalp Resort is located high in the mountains. Established in 1884, the resort has been serving guests for more than 100 years. At 7,290 feet above sea level, it is at the center of the Gornergrat hiking and skiing district. It directly faces the Matterhorn, the famous mountain in the Pennine Alps bordering Switzerland and Italy, and offers panoramic views and amazing skiing experiences. The facility boasts heated indoor and outdoor pools, a wine bar, billiard room, kindergarten, sauna, solarium, massage parlor, steam rooms and a fitness center.
Riffelalp Resort 2222m
3920 Zermatt - Switzerland
011-41-27-966-05-55
riffelalp.com
