"Hoik on your Fjällräven backpack, shrug on your buffalo plaid, and pull up your woolliest socks: we’re off to Bluebird Tälta Lodge in Stowe, a Vermont town whose charming looks are only matched by its passion for skiing and hiking. This sweet, camp-style stay worships the outdoors – it has its own pump track and an alfresco hot tub; many rooms have a private deck, and all have a modular gear-hanging wall and private locker or closet for stashing kit. Often involved in community events and set closer to the ski hill than town, this lodge has a lot of get-up-and-go." - Mr & Mrs Smith