2 & 24 Black Bear Ramble - Mad River Glen - a great program for families of all ages. See signs of bear activity while learning about their winter hibernation, eating habits & basic ecology.

2 & 18 Family Snowshoe Adventure - Mad River Glen

10 & 11 National Guard Weekend - Mad River Glen - watch the Vermont National Guard Mountain Division train on the slopes.

11 & 31 Wildlife Tracking Treck - Mad River Glen

17-19 Martin Luther King Weekend - Sugarbush Resort

17 The Sixth Annual Uphill Snowshoe Challenge Race - Mad River Glen - Challenge the steeps of Stark Mountain on snowshoes! An award ceremony follows the race.

27 Roll Back The Clock - Mad River Glen - to celebrate MRG's anninversary, they roll back the ticket prices to the 1948 rate of $3.50.

31 Triple Crown Mogul Challenge - Mad River Glen - the first leg of Triple Crown series designed to crown MRG's best all-round skiier.

6 & 7 Full Moon Snowshoe Treck - Mad River Glen

8 & 21 Black Bear Ramble

8 Vermont Ski for Women - Oles Cross Country Ski Centre, Warren - discover the fun of cross-country skiing, team up with a friend, relative or mother/daughter to ski 3 miles (5k). Awards, prizes and childcare.

8 Clearwater Sports Snowshoe Race - Blueberry Lake, Warren - the tenth annual 8k event. Prizes go to the top 3 finishers in 11 categories. Great food by American Flatbread and Very Small Donut Company.

14 Valentines Day - Lincoln Peak, Sugarbush - Torchlight parades and fireworks.

14 Valentines Day Snowshoe - Mad River Glen - a 2 hour naturalist guided treck. Take advantage of the two-for-one discount!

14 Sixth Annual Family Tournament - Mad River Glen - a Mad River tradition that allows families to compete in every conceiveable family category.

14 Junior Mogul Challenge - Mad River Glen - just for kids under 15...

14 - 22 President's week activities - Sugarbush

15 Teddy Bear Race - Sugarbush

16 - 20 President's Week Naturalist Series - Mad River Glen - kids and adults welcome! Two hour guided snowshoe trecks every day.

20 - 22 Nastar Eastern Regionals - Sugarbush

21 Mardi Gras - Sugarbush

21/22 Ultimate Groove Women's Telemark Clinic - Mad River Glen - a weekend long clinic with world-class teleskier Heather Paul

21 Stark Mountain Day - Mad River Glen - higfhlights include a ski-a-thon and apres-ski silent auction

21/22 NE Championships Sled Dog Race - off Meadow Road, Waitsfield

27-29 Eastern Masters Races - Sugarbush - racing at its finest.

28 Castle Rock Extreme Challenge - Sugarbush Resort - the 7th annual extreme skiing-riding event on the legendary steeps of Castle Rock.

28 Back Country Challenge - Mad River Glen - this event has no winners - only survivors! Use snoowshoes, telemark or alpine equipment to test yourself on the gruelling course.

1- 22 Cabin Fever Follies - The Valley Players Theatre, Waitsfield - the Valley's cabaret style variety show - bring your own supper and beverages.

6 Furniture Race - Sugarbush

6 Unconventional Terrain Competition - Mad River Glen - the second leg of the Triple Crown competition.

6 & 14 Signs of Spring Snowshoe - Mad River Glen

7 Wildlife Tracking Snowshoe Treck - Mad River Glen

13 Black Bear Ramble - Mad River Glen

13/14 North American Telemark Festival - Mad River Glen - the world's largest and oldest gathering of Telemark skiers.

14 Dummy Big Air and St. Patty's Day Celebrations - Sugarbush - the 8th annual.

15 - 18 J-3 Junior Olympics - Sugarbush

19 Vertical Challenge - Mad River Glen - the third and final leg of the Triple Crown competition.

20 Ski Rack - Mad River Glen - Backcountry Challenge - pits you against the back country! This is not a race. Choose your gear - telemark, snowshoe or radonee

20 Mutha Hucker Spring Jam - Sugarbush

20 Spring Fling at Tour DeOle's - Ole's cross country ski center, Warren

21 Mall Mania - Sugarbush

27 Spring Mogul - Sugarbush - Spring bump contest in the sun

During the month - Pow Wows - Montpelier - featuring native American vendors, food, traditional drums and flute, dancing and story telling. Alcohol-free family events open to all.

1 April Fools Day - Mad River Glen - act foolishly at the ticket window and ski two for one

3/4 Full Moon Snowshoe Treck - enjoy the beauty and magic of moonlight on Stark Mountain

4 Wildlife Tracking Treck - MadRiver Glen - explore the wild side of the Green Mountains in search of tracks and signs of Vermonts animals and birds, while learing about their ecology and habitat

11 Easter Festivities - Mad River Glen - 8am mountaintop services, 10am Easter egg hunt, noon chicken BBQ and parade

11 Easter Celebration - Sugarbush - sunrise service and Easter egg hunt

9 - 11 Vermont Adventure Games - this 26th annual 4 event competition is a race for all ages, abilities, genders and groups, with running, canoeing or kayaking, biking and X-C skiing. BBQ party and awards!

May thru' October - Farmer's Market - Mad River Green - every Saturday 9.30am - 1.30pm (rain or shine). Bring your kids, your dogs, your market basket and your appetite!

2 All Species Day - Montpelier - Annual spring pageant celebrating the many species that inhabit the earth, featuring a colourful parade, music, puppetry, pageantry, a Maypole dance and activities for all ages.

9 Mother's Day - Treat your Mom to a Weekend at the Sugartree Inn - we'll make it special!

29/30 Open Studio Weekend - 100+ Vermont Crafts People open their doors to the public during this State-wide event each Memorial Day weekend. Visitors see the skill and processes that go intot he production of quality crafts.

Through to October - Farmer's Market - Mad River Green - every Saturday 9.30am - 1.30pm

20 Father's Day Pancake Breakfast - Benefits Mad River Valley Ambulance Service - Bring Dad, famliy, friends or just yourself to this yummy community breakfast!

25 to July 11 - The Valley Players Theatre, Waitsfield. The Vally Players Annual Summer Show.

4 Warren's Famous 4th July Parade. Don't miss the world famous wacky and zany Warren Parade with a great band playing on the porch of the Warren Store and lots of fun at Brook Field.

4 Sugarbush - Fireworks Extravaganza

17/18 Norwich University, Northfield - Vermont Quilt Festival. New England's largest annual quilt event features exhibits, antique and new quilts, classes, lectures, sales and appraisals.

29 to August 15 - Vermont Festival of the Arts - Celebrating the variety of our artists and crafts people. Art & photo shows, concerts, plays and open studios.

tba - Stark Mountain - 6 Hours of Power - A six hour mountain bike endurance race.

tba - Mad River Valley - Innovative Architecture House Tour - An all day tour of someof the most innovative homes in the Mad River Valley. Transportation is provided.

26 The Mad River Valley Century Ride - Waitsfield
100 mile bicycle ride through scenic Vermont countryside along the Dog, White and Mad rivers, through quaint villages, beautiful countryside and Montpelier, Vermont's State capital. Lots of fun, great support, and friendly faces along the way. Rest stops every 25 miles. Carbo loading buffet the night before and BBQ after the ride. $60 day of the event. Phone: 802-496-2322

3-6 - Green Mountain Stage Race - One of New England's premier stage bike races winds through Vermont with challenging climbs and exhilerating descents!

4/5 - Waitsfield - Valley Craft Fair - Labor Day Weekend. 100+ artisans, entertainment, kids activites and great food! Benefits the Valley Players.

11 - The Barre Granite Festival - Celebrate Barre's granite heritage.

19 - Mad Dash - The 9th annual 4 or 8 mile foot race and fitness walk along the Mad River Greenway. A popular race with a wonderful riverside course, speedy race results, plentiful refreshments, family focus and enthusiastic support by volunteers and sponsors. Stay for the kids fun run! Benefits Mad River Path Association.

25 to October 31 - Sugarbush Chamber Fall Display - The 6th annual celebration of autumn's harvest via creative & whimsical displays throughout the valley.

25/26 - Mad River Glen - The Fall Foliage Weekend - Ride the historic single chair. The bas box is open for refreshments.

3 - Stark Mountain - The Allen Clark Memorial Hill Climb - A 6.2 mile 1600' vertical gain, time trial bike race. All riders, any type of bike on the challenging Appalacian gap.

2/3 - Mad RIver Glen - Green & Gold Weekend - The traditional fall celebration & ski season kickoff. Green & Gold Party Saturday night with live music and great activities! Tex's famous BBQ all day Sunday. Family activities all weekend.

4 - Mad River Glen - Stark Mountain Hill Climb - A running race straight up Stark Mountain from base to summit!

Somehow landed on this page after doing a search? Well, if you're looking for somewhere to stay in Vermont, AGA at the Sugartree Inn is a beautiful AAA 3 diamond and Mobil 2 star rated four-season Sugarbush bed & breakfast accommodation. We have eight great rooms, Twin, Full, Queen and King size beds, each with private, ensuite bathrooms, a delicious three-course breakfast and a cozy lounge with a welcoming log fire.

There's always plenty to do and enjoy during your stay at AGA at the Sugartree Inn. Great hiking, biking, motorcycling, golf, fishing, horse riding, gliding and skiing. Perhaps you're looking for a romantic getaway, or maybe just the simpler pleasures of the spectacular scenery that the Green Mountains of Vermont have to offer. Summer and Fall provides the opportunity for a huge range of outdoor activities and in the winter we're the Sugarbush B&B, being by far the closest Sugarbush bed & breakfast (even closer than the Sugarbush Inn!) to Lincoln Peak at Sugarbush and a short drive to the challenging trails of Mad River Glen.

It's the perfect place for a getaway - no TV's but DVD players with an ever-growing library and we were one of the first bed and breakfasts in Vermont's Mad River Valley to offer wireless internet access.

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