Great Vermont Fall Attractions

Passion! It runs along the spines of the Green Mountains of Vermont and the White Mountain of New Hampshire. It runs through valleys, over hills and town to town. Who has the better New England fall foliage is what ignites passion. The debate has raged for centuries as has the debate over which state produces the finest maple syrup.

They can be passionate, as well, about which state has the most and best fall foliage attractions. In this case, Vermont may take the prize simply because she has so many ski mountains, all of which become more expansive in their plans to build mini-amusement parks out of their mountains once the snow evaporates and the crews begin to assemble the Alpine Slides and then at least one new attraction to add to all the others.

But there are many other fall foliage attractions in Vermont, far more to do than when I was a teenagers up here with no TV, much less computers, Game Boys or anything other than books. Now, a day at “the Mountain,” offers a great deal to do.

Certainly, the one thing you can’t afford to miss is a chairlift or gondola ride to the top of one or more of the state’s many ski areas. From there, the views of what is turning out to be an incredibly deep-hued autumn, are simply indescribably.

I’ve seen a great many falls in Vermont, but never one this bright or this early. We were on the cusp of the peak in mid-September. Throw in a few sub-freezing nights and you’ve got a palette of colors that are simply unimaginable (see How Leaves Change Color to see why cold nights make for a much brighter-hued season

The attractions on these pages are some of the best the state has to offer and are perfect for quality time spent with family, as a couple or alone.