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If you can not view this html email click here Dear EscapeMakers — early Spring ski vacations mean great adventures at affordable deals. See below for escapes ideas off Amtrak's routes in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont! Plus, now you can get 20% off with the VisitVermont discount! ------------------------------------------------------------ WINTER TOUR Staying near Killington, VT? While the rest of the family skis, don’t just sit around! Take some time to see the real winter beauty of Vermont via Vermont Backroad Tours. 3 ½ hour tour w/pick up - $50.00 pp. More on lodging. STOP: Ethan Allen Express to Rutland SKI & STAY at Mount Snow in VT! Family packages include lift tickets, lodging at area resorts and start at $79/pp. Plus, kids ski FREE with adult purchase! STOP: Brattleboro on Vermonter + the free MOOver Shuttle to West Dover (1 hour) MAKE TRAX Smuggler's Notch in VT offers family programs, zip lining and rides on the Trax snowcat! Once you get there, everything is on site! They also offer shuttle transportation from the station. 4 people equals $25/pp one way. STOP: Essex River Jct. on Vermonter + shuttle. (40 min.) BERKSHIRES PARADISE Transport yourself to a Norman Rockwellian winter wonderland in the Berkshires of MA! Stay in quaint walkable Stockbridge or Great Barrington, go to the Norman Rockwell Museum and head to Ski Butternut for some fresh powder - $25 lift tickets! STOP: Springfield on Vermonter + rental car (45 min.) A CONNECTICUT LIFT Book a Ski & Stay package with free breakfast at the Fairfield Inn Marriott in Wallingford, CT! Not only will they pick you up in New Haven, but they'll transport you to Powder Ridge Mountain Park - 20 minutes away for no extra charge! Ski passes, lessons and snow tubing available. STOP: New Haven on Vermonter SAVE!