Alpine Skiing

Nordic Skiing/ Snowshoeing/ Fat Biking

  • Hartland Winter Trail System: Hartland has it's own groomed winter trail system that is free for people to use. Although it is free, donations are welcome. There are 25 kilometers of trails for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.

  • The Quechee Club Ski Trails: The Quechee Club grooms trails on it's golf course in the winter. The trails are free for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.

  • The Woodstock Inn Nordic Adventure Center: The Nordic Adventure Center is located behind the Woodstock Inn. They have miles of easy going trails for both cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. They also have Fat bikes for rent and Fat Bike tours.

  • Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park: The park has beautiful ungroomed trails where people can cross-country ski and snowshoe.

  • Dartmouth Cross Country Ski Trails: Great place to go cross country skiing or snowshoeing. $8-$14 for a day pass or $20 for a day pass and rentals.

  • The Green Woodlands Foundation:  Located in Lyme, New Hampshire, “The Greens” offers free cross-country skiing and snowshoeing trails.  They even offer free use of their skis. 

Tubing

  • Ascutney Ski Mountain: The skier bridge below the Rope Tow flats, towards the Resort is suitable for all to enjoy sledding and tubing and is groomed on a regular basis (6 miles from Fat Sheep Farm).

  • Killington Ski Resort: The tube park offers a multi-lane, lift-serviced good time for all ages (32 miles from Fat Sheep Farm).

  • Arrowhead Recreation Area: Suitable for the whole family. Ride the tow rope up the 750 foot hill to take a ride in a snow tube all the way down complete with spinning circles. Kids under 5 must be with an adult who will hold the tubes together down the hill.  Open weekdays and weekends, $9 per person. Check out the website for more details and snow conditions

Sledding Hills

  • Mt. Tom, Woodstock, VT: provides a nice sunny slope for sledding.  Drive north on Route 12, about a 1/2 mile past Billings Farm and Museum you’ll see the hill on your left.  Parking is available on the right, be careful crossing the street.

  • Occom Pond/ Hanover Golf Course, Hanover, NH: 2 hills, a small and large hill, something for everyone in the family

Skating

  • Vail Field: Across from the Woodstock Elementary school there is a great playground.  Each year, they set up a small skating rink at the park.  Free to use but must bring your own skates.

  • Brownsville Elementary School: Each year they also set up a small skating rink.  It’s also free, but you must bring your own skates.  

  • Lake Moray, Fairlee, VT:  The Lake Morey Ice Skating Trail is the longest ice trail in the United States, when ice conditions permit its full operation. Crossing the entire lake from north to south, or some winters circling the lake’s perimeter, the trail offers panoramic views and the chance to spot a bald eagle. Nordic ice skates may be rented from Nordic Skater in Norwich, VT or at the Lake Morey Resort's Skate Shack.

  • Occom Pond, Hanover, NH:  Occom Pond, on Occom Ridge, in Hanover, New Hampshire. It doesn’t get any quainter or more New England-y than Occom Pond.

  • Union Arena (Woodstock) and Campion Rink (Lebanon) both have public skating times. Check their websites for times.

Dogsledding

  • October Siberians: Located in Mount Mansfield, about 2 hours from the farm, October Siberians offers exciting dogsledding adventures at Little River State Park. They offer 90 minute excursions, but longer excursions can be arranged.

Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides

  • Kedron Valley Stables: Sleigh rides are 45 minutes long, this is a private ride for you and your party.  The ride goes through fields and wooded areas with many views of the country side.  They have blankets on the sleighs for your comfort. Phone: 802-457-1480

  • Billings Farm: Sleigh rides are periodically offered (or wagon rides in the summer). Check availability before showing up.

  • Trapp Family Sleigh Rides: This is a bit of drive but it is fun to explore Stowe for a day. Check availability and schedule before making the trip.

Snowmobiling

  • Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (VAST): Check out the VAST website for a lot more information about snowmobiling trails in Vermont. You can connect to the VAST trail system right down the road from our farm.

  • Killington Snowmobile Tours: These Killington snowmobile tours are a front-row seat to Vermont’s winter wonderland and a perfect alternative to waiting in lift lines. The snowmobiling tours will take you through the New England wilderness on backcountry trails surrounded by evergreens, through the flats on wide-open fields, and on ski trails.