Founded in 1961 on Stratton Mountain near Manchester Center, Vermont, Stratton Mountain offers 92 trails, 16 lifts and a 2,003-foot vertical drop to ski and snowboard enthusiasts. It is also one of the few eastern ski resorts with its own base village. Once offering an Austrian-themed ski village and the Stratton Mountain Boys, a traditional German folk band, Stratton has been through a number of changes since its 1994 acquisition by Intrawest. Now, Stratton emphasizes an upscale shopping experience, dining, slopeside condos and homes. Stratton, Vermont Stratton is a town located in Windham County, Vermont. ... Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  Ranked {{{AreaRank}}}  - Total {{{TotalAreaUS}}} sq mi ({{{TotalArea}}} km²)  - Width 80 miles (130 km)  - Length 160 miles (260 km)  - % water 3. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... A chairlift A chairlift is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a constantly moving loop of steel cable strung between two end terminals and generally over intermediate towers. ... A chairlift in Bad Hofgastein, Austria A chairlift, also known as a fixed-grip chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a constantly moving loop of steel cable strung between two end terminals and generally over intermediate towers. ... A surface lift is a mechanical system used to transport skiers and snowboarders uphill. ... A terrain park is an outdoor area that contains jumps and half-pipes that allow snowboarders and skiers to do tricks. ... This page is about the form of precipitation. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Manchester Center is a portion of the town of Manchester, Vermont, located at and around the intersections of Vermont Route 11 and Vermont Route 30. ... A shaped, twin-tip alpine ski. ... A snowboard with boot bindings A snowboard is a board ridden in snowboarding to descend a snow-covered slope. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Intrawest TSX: ITW NYSE: IDR is a world leader in destinations resorts and luxury adventure travel. ...

Stratton boasts five terrain parks, including a world-famous half-pipe. It is the annual site of the U.S. Open Snowboard Championships. Jake Burton Carpenter, a local resident of Londonderry, Vermont, invented, and tried out, the snowboard at Stratton. He went on to found Burton Snowboards. Halfpipe A halfpipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding, freestyle BMX, or inline skating. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Londonderry, Vermont Londonderry is a town located in Windham County, Vermont. ... A snowboard with boot bindings A snowboard is a board ridden in snowboarding to descend a snow-covered slope. ... Burton Snowboards, founded by Jake Burton in 1977, is a snowboarding company that has grown to become one of the leaders in its market. ...

In terms of skiing, Stratton is known for mostly intermediate terrain and excellent grooming, with a good ski learning park (offering 10 trails and a lift) and some challenges for experts.

Stratton has the fastest fleet of lifts in the East. With the first 6-pack chairlift in the East installed in 1996, Stratton currently had 4 6-person lifts. In addition, It has the only Gondola in Southern New England, which runs from the bottom to the top of the mountain.

Stratton also is known for its renowned golfschool and a 27-hole course. Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and also is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ...

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