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Smuggler's Notch - Sample Kids and Teen Programs

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Smugglers Notch - mountaintop

Smugglers Notch: and the scenery's not half-bad either.

Continued from introduction to Smugglers Notch.

Below you'll find a sample of winter programs and centers for babies, kids, and teens. Smuggs is always adding something new: see the Smugglers Notch site for details and updates.

  • Wee ones: ages 6 weeks -2 years :
    Treasures is a million-dollar 5400 sq. ft. slope-side child care center full of toys and games. Features include giant fish tanks, tiny toilets (!), ski in-ski-out so parents can easily check on kids (through one-way mirrors, even) and heated walkways for easy drop off. Sample price, $66/day including lunch; check for discounts and updates.

    Ages 3-5 years:
    Discovery Dynamos Ski Camp is a full day program including lunch, for all ability levels, with fun activities on and off the slopes. Multiday packages available. Also, for ages 3-11: Kids Nite Out, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., $25/child.*

    Ages 6-10 years:
    Adventure Rangers Ski or Snowboard Camp, for all ability levels, includes fun races, games, nature discovery. Full-day program including lunch; lots of time on the snow, plus indoor entertainment and learning. Multiday packages available; shorter lessons available also.

    Ages 11-14 years:
    Notch Squad Ski or Snowboard Camp has a full day program including lunch; lots of time on the snow, plus indoor entertainment afterward.Multiday packages available; shorter lessons available too.

    Smugglers Notch For Teens
    Mountain Explorers for ages 15-17 is a daily session "to go ripping on anything that slides and goes downhill."

    Two Teen Centers at Smugglers Notch: Outer Limits Teen Center has no adults, and no kids under 16. Teen Alley is for ages 13 to 15-- no parents here, either. Both centers are supervised and open 5 p.m. until midnight, with internet access, music, game systems, pool table, movies, games such as laser tag, pool tournaments, NightSpiker Volleyball, supervised by Teen Leaders. Also for teens: weekly SnowVibe Teen Dance Party with D.J. and Joust at the FunZone. Teen Alley has a Snow Deck Park.

    Show you teens For Teens Only at the Smuggler's Notch web site: there's a rundown on the fun and the three mountains from a teen-view ("superpipe" and triple black diamond run, for ex.)

    Terrain Parks-- are a magnet for teens. The 3500-foot Prohibition Terrain Park is for intermediates and experts, and has a half-pipe, table-top, and more. Other terrain parks are easier.

    *Check Smugglers' Notch site for updates!

    back to p. 1, about Smuggler's Notch Resort.

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