Special Rate For ‘The Moving Wall’ Visitors

Stay at the Gray Ghost Inn for just $44/night and visit The Moving Wall memorial display just up the road at Howe Farm.  The Moving Wall will be on display from June 13-17, 2013 on Scenic Byway Rt 100N, and the Gray Ghost Inn is pleased to offer visitors this special rate for these five days.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall will be on display from:

June 13 – 17, 2013 at Mount Snow’s Howe Farm Field on Route 100.   

“The Moving Wall” is the half-size replica of the Washington DC Vietnam Veterans Memorial that has been touring the country for more than twenty years. For more information go to The Moving Wall

This special rate of $44/night per person double occupancy includes a full breakfast, cooked to order.

Don’t delay – book your stay at the Gray Ghost Inn today!

May and June Cruisin’ Season Special

Stay at the Gray Ghost Inn for just $49/night during May and June of 2013.  Whether you ride or drive, you’ll enjoy exploring the backroads of Vermont during one of our prettiest and most pleasant times of year.

Cruisin’ season has arrived and it’s time to ride!  Gray Ghost Inn has over 20 great day tours mapped out for you to try — everything from 100 mile adventures to shorter scenic drives.

This special rate of $49/night per person double occupancy includes a full breakfast, cooked to order.

Don’t delay – book your stay at the Gray Ghost Inn today!

Mothers For Daughters Bikers For The Cure, Vermont

We are looking forward to a grand summer of events happening here in Dover, Vermont and at the Gray Ghost Inn.
Keep checking in as we will be actively posting specials and upcoming events.  Don’t forget to like us on FACEBOOK.

We kick off our summer this weekend May 17th -19th, as we welcome 450+ riders to Dover, Vermont for the 6th Annual Mothers For Daughters Bikers For The Cure! Registration has closed but, if you still would like to donate click here for the donation link.

Sharron Alves and Carina

The Moving Wall Memorial is coming to Wilmington, VT

The American Legion Nelson E. Pickwell Post #15 is honored and pleased to announce that the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall will be on display from

June 13 – 17, 2013 at Mount Snow’s Howe Farm Field on Route 100.   

“The Moving Wall” is the half-size replica of the Washington DC Vietnam Veterans Memorial that has been touring the country for more than twenty years.

For More Information go to The Moving Wall

Exciting Summer Events 2013 in the Mount Snow Valley

We have lots to offer here at Gray Ghost Inn during the summer from swimming to mountain biking, golf and more.

Here is just a small list of our exciting events happening both at the inn and locally:

• May 1st -Sept 1, 2013 Green Mountain Adventure Challenge get away package
• May 17^th – 19^th: Mothers For  Daughters  Ride For a Cure weekend.  Come join us for this amazing event!
• Road Scholar program Learn To Play the Best Bridge of Your Life, five various weeks throughout summer and fall. Incorporated through the weeks as evening entertainment includes but not limited to music, wild life and magic. (Book through Road Scholar site)
• The Moving Wall is coming to Wilmington, VT.  June 13^th – 17^th, 2013
• We have many groups already booked for bus tours and motorcycle/car club events. Take a look at our online brochure  and see how we can accommodate your group or event.
• Sept 26th – 29th We have exciting news for a new fall event check out the ITVfest coming to Dover, Vermont it will include a Festival Mile which will host  Green Mountain Vermont BMW car club event.  The weekend will also include the 6th annual Vermont Life Wine and Harvest festival at Mount Snow.

Make plans and reserve your stay today at the Gray Ghost Inn

Gray Ghost Inn in the News

Special discounts expand business in the Deerfield Valley

By CHRIS MAYS / Reformer Staff Brattleboro Reformer:Posted: Reformer.com:Wednesday February 20, 2013

DOVER — If you cut the price in half, they will come.

Just ask some innkeepers in the Deerfield Valley.

In April 2011, Philip Gilpin Jr., son of the owners of the West Dover Inn, began working with Living Social.

“We ran one (promotion) with the West Dover Inn and within 48 hours, we sold over 400 packages. We sold out every weekend from May to foliage season,” said Gilpin. “It floored us.”

Occupancy jumped from 10 or 15 percent to 85 or 90 percent during the summer 2011.

This happened before Gilpin started his own marketing company, Green Mountain Marketing and before he worked as the executive director of the Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce.

After seeing the success of the services, Gilpin held a meeting at his parents’ inn. He invited all the nearby innkeepers. Two representatives from Living Social came from Washington, D.C.

“They gave a presentation to the innkeepers and everyone started doing that and Groupon,” said Gilpin. “It went crazy from there.”

Groupon is a website that has a deal each day. It features local restaurants and businesses all over major markets in the United States.

The average deal of these services cuts the price of the regular package by about 50 percent. It will be a negotiated rate with the inn, and is in the inn’s favor, said Gilpin.

For a Tuesday or Wednesday night, in the middle of June, when the inns are usually empty, Gilpin said that “getting $85 for those rooms as opposed to zero dollars, is a great number.”

He said that with all the participating inns in the Deerfield Valley, between 10,000 and 14,000 people have come as a result of this program.

“It’s been huge,” said Gilpin.

Carina Thorsson, owner of the Gray Ghost Inn in West Dover, said her inn began partnering with Living Social last winter.

The Gray Ghost Inn offers a group package that includes busing, lift tickets and pizza when the group arrives.

“It’s an opportunity for someone to go somewhere at a lower rate,” said Thorsson. “Everyone’s on one bus, and it’s this nice group environment.”

She believes this service is successful because people are always looking for deals, especially with the economy being the way it is.

Thorsson told the Reformer that she only offers these deals on weekends when it won’t typically be busy. The inn doesn’t do any special rates on holiday weekends.

Gilpin Jr. said these deals have been great for businesses in the valley during what had been typically known as the “off months.” The deals have had the biggest impact during the summer months, May through September.

“It’s exposed the valley to an entirely new generation of people who normally wouldn’t be here in the summer months,” said Gilpin. “That’s been the biggest benefit. We’ve seen repeat customers coming back three or four times in a year and paying full retail rate.”

Gilpin said he had been thinking about setting up bus trips to the area and when he left the chamber, he continued exploring the idea. That’s when he created the Living Social Adventures Group.

Those were bus trips that brought people into the valley, offering activities such as treasure hunts and hikes, which had been marketed as adventurous, but not as extreme as say, the Tough Mudder, which is a course that is over 10 miles long and tests “strength, stamina, mental grit and camaraderie,” according to the official Tough Mudder website.

Gilpin thought that his event would be geared towards people who want a different kind of a challenge, which would be a bit more relaxed.

With Living Social, he had sold 700 to 800 packages, which included the bus trip and a stay at one of the local ski lodges.

“The infrastructure’s very simple,” said Gilpin. “People use it on their iPhones. They’ll tell me they bought the deal while waiting on line in Starbucks in Manhattan somewhere. Living Social and Groupon are very simple to use and it’s the best deal out there.”

Gilpin Jr. said the services have also been successful because people trust the Living Social and Groupon brands.

Chris Mays can be reached at  802-254-2311 , ext. 273, or email hidden; JavaScript is required. Follow Chris on Twitter @CMaysReformer.

Good-bye, Kenai

Through the years, many of our friends and guests have been greeted at the door by our sweet black lab Kenai.  We want to let you know the sad news that Kenai passed away peacefully in the backyard on July 5th. He was 15 1/2 years old, the great old man. He will be missed.

The Best Skiing is the Next Two Months!

Yesterday was Ground Hog Day.. and Punxsutawney Phil knows that the best skiing is the next two months.. He’s no fool.. He’s going back to sleep while we reap the benefits of the great skiing here at Mount Snow in Dover, Vermont. So book your stay to day with us and we can provide you with discount tickets for you.

We were just out yesterday and the skiing was great. Last night they started the guns at 4pm and blew through the night for fabulous conditions today.

Keep checking back for our updates of conditions and specials.

Stay With Us for Great Fall Festivals

The weekend of October 8 and 9 feature two great events at nearby Mount Snow:  the 38th Annual Harvest Art & Craft Show and OktoBrewFest, the area’s annual celebration of .  Admission to the Harvest Art & Craft Show showcases unique gifts, artisan foods, and other items from around New England.  Admission is free.   The OktoBrewFest is Mount Snow’s answer to Octoberfest, where you’ll find plenty of great beer as well as activities for the whole family including pumpkin painting, arts and crafts, and a schnitzel toss.   Free pint glasses with the price of admission!

We hope you can make it up here for all the festivities.  Call the Gray Ghost Inn soon to reserve your room for this big fun and foliage weekend.

Floodstock Concerts For Vermont

I know many of you are aware of the Floodstock concerts, which have been scheduled for September 23 and 24 this Fall to benefit those affected by the post-Irene hurricane flooding here in Vermont.  These shows offer a great opportunity to get up to Vermont to enjoy foliage, take an autumn vacation, and to help our hurricane-damaged area by enjoying some great music!  The Gray Ghost Inn still has rooms available but space is filling fast. Be sure to get your reservations soon, before all the rooms are booked.  Here’s the website address for more information:

http://www.floodstockvt.com/index.html

We will pass along more info as we get it.