OT: Vermont last minute xcountry ski vacation

[Kingfisher]

Any suggestions on xcountry ski destinations/lodging/B&B's(that will accept dogs) in VT. I've finally landed a job and will probably start mid Feb, so we want to get away for a short ski vacation for a few days in VT.

[jh_on_the_cape]

dont know how adventurous you are, but google the catamount trail.

[btulloch]

Trapps in Stowe is pretty nice for XC skiing. I have never stayed there though, just day trips

[echelon_john]

MountainTop Resort in Chittenden

or stay at the Dorset Inn and ski Catamount / Wild Wings / Viking

[skijoring]

Dogs is a tough one, not sure many places actually allow them on the trails. Now, letting them stay in your room or cabin...sure. Check with Craftsbury as well, they have nice cabins.

[endosch2]

Go to Burke. Great skiing all over. The northeast part of Vermont is a little more laid back than the rest of the yuppified state. Stay away from Stowe unless you want to be surrounded by tourists.

[VTCaraco]

MountainTop Resort in Chittenden

or stay at the Dorset Inn and ski Catamount / Wild Wings / Viking

We're pass holders at Wild Wings and LOVE the feel of it.
With that said, I'm not sure I'd pick it as a vacation destination.
Maybe mix-it-up a bit with a day at Wild Wings (one way, classic-only, the BEST people run/own the place), Viking (another top-notch family that run the place and a great trail system -- bigger than WW but in the same snow-belt) and maybe a day at Prospect Mountain just east of Bennington (Prospect is Williams College's home course and the College bought them a top-shelf grooming machine a few years ago -- a former downhill place, so varied terrain. Place where Andy Newell (http://andrewnewell.squarespace.com/) cut his teeth, so has to have some merit :beer: )

As a side note, I don't think you could pick a better year as far as the conditions are concerned. This has been a winter of heavenly white-stuff if you're an winter-loving-outdoor-kind-of-person.