Stratton Mountain Resort
Stratton Mountain ski resort is located on the northeast slopes of the mountain. It has 94 trails over 600 acres (2.4 km2) with a 2,000 ft (610 m) vertical drop, served by 16 lifts, including four 6-person chair lifts. Jake Burton built his first snowboard while living in Manchester, near Stratton, which was the first major ski resort to allow snowboarding. Stratton Mountain is home to and will host the 30th Anniversary of the US OPEN Snowboarding & Freestyle Skiing Championships in March 2012.
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