Heart of the Madriver Valley - Beautiful Views & Sunrises & close to skibus

This convenient, uniquely-located home makes skiers and non-skiers happy because everyone can go at their own pace even if you only have one car.

Nestled on a hill overlooking the quintessentially-charming village of Watisfield, First Chair Diehards can walk out the door and be on the ski bus in 5 minutes. While nonskiers can just stroll down the hill at their leisure to explore the quaint shops and restaurants and hop on the shuttle bus later on to meet up for apres skiing at the mountain. Waitsfield was recently voted best ski town in the East and you are right in the heart of it all at this house!

Enjoy making a big breakfast in the well-equipped kitchen or simply walk down the road and grab a coffee and breakfast sandwich at the Three Mountain Cafe before you hop on the shuttle bus. You’ll be ready to hit the slopes the minute the bus arrives at the mountain.

Enjoy making a big breakfast in the well-equipped kitchen or simply walk down the road and grab a coffee and breakfast sandwich at the Three Mountain Cafe. 

When you’re not out shredding the slopes or exploring the quaint village shops, enjoy your perfectly-located homebase. Stunning views from almost every room in the house and deck. Beautiful hardwood oak floors are on the entire main level and wide pine on the lower level. Choose from a large variety of board games or puzzles for some family fun or enjoy the free WIFI to catch up on social media. Watch a free movie using the Roku on either of the flatscreen TV’s or sign in to your Amazon/Netflix account to watch pay movies.

Need some groceries   No problem, head over to Shaw’s Market & Mehuron's Market, two full-service markets, which are all just ½ mile from the house.  They even sell wine and beer.  How convenient is that

Or imagine coming home to the smell of a yummy stew cooking in the crock pot or enjoy delicious take out from The Mad Mexican or a Sip of Sunshine at the New Lawson's Brewery (again, just ½ mile away).

Bring your skates and enjoy a quick walk down to The Skatium for some fun skating then walk across the street to enjoy a hot chocolate or maple creemee (soft ice cream) at The Canteen Creamery.

We have a detailed guidebook at the house to help you plan your days. 

You are right in the heart of it all in this town and at this house!  

Keep family and friends up-to-date by utilizing our full cell phone service and free WIFI  in and around the house.

This is a spacious, yet cozy, three-level house. The main living area is on the 2nd level, where you will enter.  It has an open-concept kitchen, dining room, living room combination as well as ½ bath and foyer.  


The kitchen is well equipped with cookware, dinnerware, modern appliances, dishwasher, microwave, Keurig and features a four person breakfast bar.  But you also might be tempted to just dine out in the many restaurants located within a mile or two of the house.


The living room has a very comfortable Pottery Barn couch,  two oversized wing-back chairs and a flat screen TV with a Roku attached to it.   The Roku allows you to watch TV & tons of free movies. Any pay movies can be paid for with your own Amazon, Netflix or Hulu accounts.  


The dining table seats up to six.


Expansive mountain and valley views from the x-large double patio doors on the main level as well as from most of the rooms and the enormous wrap-around deck.


The 3rd level consists of two bedrooms and a full bath with tub/shower and full size washer & dryer.

The Primary bedroom has a queen-size sleigh bed and a flatscreen TV with a Roku attached to it.   The Roku allows you to watch TV & tons of free movies. Any pay movies can be paid for with your own Amazon, Netflix or Hulu accounts.  

The second bedroom has two comfortable twin beds with quilts and down comforters.

The 1st level has a very versatile large room which can be used as another living area or as a third bedroom or both. By day, this room has 2 daybeds and a futon couch. At nighttime, this room can easily convert to a sleeping room with 3 twin beds (1 is a trundle) and/or a queen futon bed.

An additional (3rd) flatscreen TV is in this room with another Roku attached to it. There is also a BlueRay DVD Player and a library of over 50 DVD’s.
Enjoy mountain views and lots of natural sunlight from the double patio doors in this room.

The 1st level has a propane woodstove to enjoy; however, please note that due to insurance restrictions, we can not allow you to utilize the wood-burning woodstove on the main floor.

There is a Sonos music system for Streaming music and Radio.

Quality bed linens, towels and pillows are provided.

We are surrounded by numerous outdoor adventure opportunities such as:
Hiking
Swimming holes (including the famous Warren Falls)
Mountain & road biking
Lift-served Mountain Biking at Sugarbush Mountain Resort
Tennis (Sugarbush Health & Racquet Club and The Bridges)
Kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding and tubing on the rivers and lakes
Golf
Downhill Skiing (minutes from Sugarbush & Mad River)
Cross country skiing
Ice Skating (seasonal)
Snowshoeing

Or relax and enjoy the Arts and Cultural activities such as:

VT Festival of the Arts
Waitsfield Farmer's Market
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory Tours
Brewery Tours
Cooking Classes
Breathtaking Scenic Drives
Cold Hollow Cider Mill
Spa (Mad River Massage, Stoweflake, Topnotch)
Von Trapp Family Lodge
The Vermont Teddy Bear Factory
Movie Theatre and so much more.

Two great videos about the Mad River Valley can be found by googling

Adventure is Better in the Mad River Valley OR

Almost There: The Mad River Valley