Ski History
This Navy pilot and former Stowe investor founded Mad River Glen in 1948 with a vision of a "skier's mountain" free from commercialism.
Who is Roland Palmedo?
This flagship Double IPA from Lawson's Finest Liquids, originally brewed in small batches in Warren, is now a Vermont craft beer icon.
What is Sip of Sunshine?
This breed of horse, Vermont's state animal, was a primary focus for early 19th-century Valley farmers.
What is the Morgan horse?
Vermont has the highest concentration of these "romantic" structures in the U.S.; there are three within the Mad River Valley.
What are covered bridges?
Mud season ocurs between these two "seasons".
What is winter and false spring?
Due to its glamorous clientele of New York models and celebrities in the 1960s, Sugarbush Resort earned this alliterative nickname.
What is Mascara Mountain?
Founded by four local friends, this Waitsfield brewery’s name reflects its mission to work with other brewers and the community.
What is Collaborative Brewing?
The prosperity of the Valley's early agricultural and manufacturing era was largely ended by a disastrous one of these in 1927.
What is a flood?
This Warren-based school teaches "funky" and sustainable architecture, offering classes on resilient design.
What is Yestermorrow Design School?
According to local "mud road etiquette," you should always yield to the vehicle traveling in this direction to help them maintain momentum.
What is uphill?
Founded in 1963 by Walt Elliott to be a family-friendly alternative to its neighbors, this mountain was later acquired and renamed "Sugarbush North".
What was Glen Ellen (now Mt. Ellen)?
This 3-barrel brewery is located inside the Localfolk Smokehouse at the busy junction of Route 100 and Route 17.
What is Cousins Brewing?
Before European settlers arrived, this indigenous population used the Mad River as a natural highway.
Who are the Abenaki?
The Valley is flanked to the west by this specific section of the Green Mountains.
What is the Monroe Skyline?
Mud season is caused by a "slow thaw" where this remains frozen deep underground, preventing snowmelt from draining.
What is the frost (or frozen ground)?
In 1995, this longtime owner of Mad River Glen sold the mountain to a skier-owned cooperative to ensure its preservation.
Who is Betsy Pratt?
Before becoming an award-winning brewer, Sean Lawson founded this outdoor education program at Mad River Glen, which he still leads today.
What is the Naturalist Program?
In the late 19th century, refrigerated rail cars allowed local farmers to pivot to the mass production of this dairy product.
What is butter?
Originally found in the river in 2008, this invasive alga is colloquially known as "rock snot."
What is didymo?
Rising steam from these small backyard buildings is a key early indicator that mud season has begun.
What are sap sheds (or sugar shacks)?
Sugarbush revolutionized the American ski experience in 1958 by installing this Italian-built lift, the first of its kind in the United States.
What is a gondola?
This Lawson’s Finest beer is brewed only once a year during the spring sugaring season using concentrated maple sap.
What is Maple Tripple?
This historic district, listed on the National Register in 1994, encompasses 1,400 acres of northern Waitsfield and southern Moretown.
What is the Mad River Valley Rural Historic District ?
The Valley is flanked to the west by this specific section of the Green Mountains.
What is the Monroe Skyline?
These are the first two car parts to succumb to mud season.
What are mufflers and exhaust pipes?
Built in 1833, this is the original name of the Waitsfield Covered Bridge.
What is the Great Eddy Covered Bridge?