Even though the snow melts, summertime's not really a bad thing. Plenty to do, plenty of places to go. In fact, ski resorts continent-wide turn to a full range of warm weather adventure alternatives. Nearly all offer golf. And, here's a sampling of what else is happening in the eastern U.S. and Canada.
In West Virginia, Snowshoe Mountain Resort commits big-time to summer. The Outpost Adventure Park has a climbing wall, BMX tracks and a skate park. Also consider: sporting clays, fly fishing, horseback riding, rock climbing, wakeboarding, waterskiing, caving and unique guided Hydrotraxx amphibious ATV tours. Special events appeal to everyone from mountain bikers to artists and gourmands. The spectacular 75-mile Greenbrier River Rail Trail offers nearly flat biking, and the Cass Scenic Railroad is a train or history lover's dream.
Eastern Pennsylvania's Camelback morphs into Camelbeach Waterpark. The park has 22 slides, including the Checkered Flag Challenge, a multi-lane matt slide for head-to-head race/sliding; a 43-foot flume that releases you into a bowl, spins you and dumps you into a pool; and Flo-Rioder, for dual-surface surfing and boogie boarding. In western PA, Seven Springs Resort presents an alpine slide, biking, hiking and horseback riding, Kids' Adventure Kamp, craft days, Outdoor Adventure Camps, Tennis Camps and Soccer Camps. Indoor action includes two game rooms, bowling, swimming and hot tubs.
The Mountain Creek waterpark in New Jersey is one of the east's best; Gravity Park is huge with skaters, bladers and BMX bikers; and the Diablo Mountain Bike Park holds 1400 vertical feet of lift-served trails.
Massachusetts' Jiminy Peak turns the mountain into an adventure land with hiking, mountain biking, alpine slide, mini golf, laser trap shooting, a nifty rock climbing wall, Eurobungy, and a 700-foot zipline. Culture, too reigns in the Berkshires' summer; among the possibilities: MASSMoCA museum of contemporary art; Clark Art Institute; Berkshire Theatre Festival; Shakespeare & Company; Jacobs Pillow dance performances; Williamstown Theatre Festival; and Tanglewood, summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
In New Hampshire, Bretton Woods/Mt. Washington Hotel has tennis, swimming, horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking, backpacking, bicycling, fishing, photography, and a Kids Kamp that includes unusual diversions like "Putting with the Pro" and "Cooking with the Chef". North Conway's innumerable outlet malls are nearby. And, driving or riding the cog railway to the Mt. Washington summit is a must.
Smugglers Notch Resort in Vermont, carries over its winter programming excellence with all-day, supervised, flexible children's programs for ages 3-17. Summer Fun University includes tennis, golf, sporting adventures, art workshops, day trips, self-guided nature walks, water slides, multiple swimming pools and hot tubs, miniature golf, basketball, sand volleyball, croquet and a weekly Vermont Country Fair. You can also play tennis, canoe, fish, mountain board and bike, llama trek, ride horses or take a guided day trip to Montreal.
In Quebec, Mont Ste-Anne offers a unique combination of outdoor recreation and an historic city. You can: mountain bike; hike; ride the gondola or a carriage; paraglide; visit an Agro-Museum (working farm); swim at the beach or pool; bicycle, mountain bike; horseback ride; hot air balloon; hunt and fish; motocross; visit the region's nature parks; raft; play tennis; visit a vineyard, cider factory or brewery; and explore old town Quebec City.
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