Plan your trip: Official resort site ↗ Our New York guide ↗
Our advice
On weekends and holidays, buy online in advance, or arrive with a Stark Mountain Card, which goes straight to the lift and is never subject to the daily ticket limit.
On this page The back story 1 The skiing 6 Stay 6 Eat 5 Après 3 Shop 2 Spa 1 Getting there 2 Property 3
The back story
Season 2026/27: Opening day Saturday 12 December 2026, 9 am – 3.30 pm (madriverglen.com) · Ski area: General Stark Mountain; 2,037 ft vertical; summit 3,637 ft; skiers only · Lifts: The Single Chair (since 1948, restored 2007), Sunnyside Double, Callie’s Corner tow · Lift tickets: Adult full day $129, junior and senior $103, winter 2026/27 · Ownership: A skier-owned co-op since 5 December 1995 · Getting there: 59 minutes from Burlington (BTV); Amtrak Vermonter to Montpelier-Berlin
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The back story
Mad River Glen · In depth
A single chair from 1948, a bumper sticker that became a creed, and the skiers who bought it.
Lift passes, ski schools and hire
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Official prices, winter 2026/27
Mad River Glen · Lift tickets · €€
Adult full day $129, juniors and seniors $103. Daily sales are limited, so buy online ahead.
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Official prices, 2026/27
Mad River Glen · Multi-day cards and season pass · €€€
Three- and six-day cards sold in spring and autumn, and a Value Pass valid except Saturdays.
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Alpine and telemark
Mad River Glen · Ski school · €€
Private and beginner lessons, women’s and men’s programmes, and telemark clinics.
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First come, first served
Mad River Glen · Ski hire · €
Adult packages from $55 a day, high-performance skis, junior sets and snowshoes; no reservations.
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Riding solo since 1948
Mad River Glen · Historic chairlift · €€
The oldest operating single chairlift in the United States, up General Stark Mountain since 1948.
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Novice terrain
Mad River Glen · Beginner areas · €
Birdland’s novice trails, reached by the Sunnyside Chair, and the Callie’s Corner handle tow.
Where to stay, every budget
Who it suits. On a budget: A Stark Mountain Card bought early, the 2 pm late-afternoon midweek ticket, and pizza at American Flatbread. Mid-range: A Waitsfield inn such as the Mad River Barn or the Hyde Away, ski-school clinics and lunch at Stark’s Pub. Luxury: The Inn at the Round Barn Farm or the Featherbed Inn with its Nordic spa, and dinner at Joy or the 1824 House barn.
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12 rooms on 245 acres
Mad River Glen · Country inn · €€€€
A romantic country inn on 245 acres, with fireplaces, whirlpool tubs and snowshoe trails.
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An 1806 farmhouse
Mad River Glen · Bed and breakfast · €€€
A B&B in a restored 1806 farmhouse, with an outdoor sauna, cedar cold plunge and hot tub.
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1.8 miles from Mad River Glen
Mad River Glen · Inn, restaurant and pub · €€
A family-friendly inn with a restaurant and pub, 1.8 miles from the mountain.
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About 2 miles from the mountain
Mad River Glen · Lodge · €€
Twenty-two rooms and five two-bedroom units with full kitchens, about 2 miles from Mad River Glen.
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Breakfast included, tavern on site
Mad River Glen · Casual lodge · €
A casual ten-room lodge with breakfast included, a restaurant and a tavern.
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17 rooms and a pub
Mad River Glen · Historic inn · €€
A historic inn and pub with seventeen rooms and casual fine dining from local produce.
Restaurants and mountain huts
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At the base of Mad River Glen
Mad River Glen · Mountain pub · €€
The co-op’s family pub at the base: open daily in winter, 11 am to 5.30 pm, with live music.
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Seasonal and local
Mad River Glen · Mediterranean · €€€
A Mediterranean-inspired menu of seasonal, locally sourced food on Mad River Green.
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Thursday to Sunday evenings
Mad River Glen · Wood-fired pizza · €€
Wood-fired flatbreads at Lareau Farm, Thursday to Sunday, 5 to 9.30 pm.
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Weekends in a refurbished barn
Mad River Glen · Barn restaurant · €€€
Public dining at weekends in the inn’s refurbished Vermont barn.
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Open seven days
Mad River Glen · Restaurant and lounge · €€
A restaurant and lounge on Route 100, open seven days a week.
Après-ski and bars
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The valley's après favourite
Mad River Glen · Pub · €€
The pub at Mad River Barn, 1.8 miles down the road, known across the valley for après-ski.
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On Mill Brook Road
Mad River Glen · Tavern · €€
The tavern of the Hyde Away Inn, on the road down from the mountain.
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Pool table and local microbrews
Mad River Glen · Inn lounge · €€
An inn lounge with a pool table and local microbrews, and a hot tub for guests.
Shops
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Ski It If You Can
Mad River Glen · Co-op shop
The co-op’s own store by the rental shop: helmets, gear and Mad River Glen clothing.
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Family-run, in the valley
Mad River Glen · Supermarket
The Mad River Valley’s family-run, one-stop food and drink market.
Spas and wellness
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Sauna, cold plunge, hot tub
Mad River Glen · Nordic spa
A traditional outdoor sauna, cedar cold plunge and hot tub for the Featherbed Inn’s guests.
Getting there
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59 minutes from Burlington
Mad River Glen · Getting there
Fly to Burlington, 59 minutes away, or take Amtrak’s Vermonter to Montpelier-Berlin.
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The Vermonter, daily
Mad River Glen · Railway station
The Vermonter’s stop for Vermont’s capital: the nearest Amtrak station to the Mad River Valley.
Property: the neighbourhoods
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The valley's village
Mad River Glen · Neighbourhood
The Mad River Valley’s village on Route 100, with its inns, restaurants, inns and supermarket.
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On the road to the mountain
Mad River Glen · Neighbourhood
The road up to the Appalachian Gap and Mad River Glen, lined with lodges, inns and houses.
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Farms and open views
Mad River Glen · Neighbourhood
The open, rolling farmland above the valley, home of the Round Barn Farm.
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