Editing Vermont (section)

====Skiing and snowmobiling====

[[File:Stowe village Stevage.jpg|thumb|[[Stowe, Vermont|Stowe]] Resort Village]]

Some of the [[List of New England ski areas by vertical drop|largest ski areas in New England]] are located in Vermont. Skiers and snowboarders visit [[Burke Mountain Ski Area]], [[Bolton Valley]], [[Smugglers' Notch]], [[Killington Ski Resort]], [[Mad River Glen]], [[Stowe Mountain Resort]], Cochrans Ski Area, [[Sugarbush Resort|Sugarbush]], [[Stratton, Vermont|Stratton]], [[Jay Peak Resort|Jay Peak]], [[Okemo Mountain|Okemo]], [[Saskadena Six]], [[Mount Snow]], [[Bromley Mountain|Bromley]], Brattleboro Ski Hill, and [[Magic Mountain Ski Area]]. Summer visitors tour resort towns like [[Stowe, Vermont|Stowe]], [[Manchester, Vermont|Manchester]], [[Quechee, Vermont|Quechee]], [[Wilmington, Vermont|Wilmington]], [[Woodstock, Vermont|Woodstock]], [[Mount Snow]], and. The [[effects of global warming]] have been predicted to shorten the length of the ski season across Vermont, which would continue the contraction and consolidation of the ski industry in Vermont and threaten individual ski businesses and communities that rely on ski tourism.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/226142172|title=Climate Change Vulnerability of the Northeast US Winter Tourism Sector|format=PDF |journal=Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change |publisher=University of Ottawa Department of Geography and Institute of Science |access-date=February 3, 2019|doi= 10.1007/s11027-007-9136-z|s2cid=153991472}}</ref>

In winter, Nordic and backcountry skiers visit to travel the length of the state on the [[Catamount Trail]]. Several [[horse show]]s are annual events. Vermont's state parks, historic sites, museums, golf courses, and new boutique hotels with spas were designed to attract tourists.

In 2000–2001, there were 4,579,719 skier and snowboarder visits to the state. There were 4,125,082 visits in 2009–2010, a rise from recent years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vt. ski area visits rise 1.4%|newspaper=Burlington Free Press|location=Burlington, Vermont|pages= 6C|date=June 10, 2010}}</ref>

In 2008, there were 35,000 members of 138 snowmobiling clubs in Vermont. The combined association of clubs maintains {{convert|6000|mi}} of trail often over private lands. The industry is said to generate "hundreds of millions of dollars worth of business."<ref>{{Cite book|author = McLean, Dan|title = Hard times may slow snowmobiling|publisher = Burlington Free Press|date = December 14, 2008}}</ref>