Skiers at the top of Madonna Mountain at Smugglers' Notch look out over three states and two countries. The trip down is just as thrilling -- sharpen your edges!
Knowing the area pays off at Okemo, bigtime. Okemo in Ludlow, Vt., managed to endure the warm, wet weather of early December that closed every other area in the Northeast.
It's up to 32 trails and eight lifts.