Frequently Asked Questions

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Canadians with a valid Provincial or Federal ID can pay for ALL lift tickets (even discounted) WITH CAD CASH ONLY at Tramside Customer Service (only). 

 FOR FRIDAY ONLY
- Stop at the Jolly (Valero) Gas Station in Montgomery (https://locations.valero.com/en-us/LocationDetails/Index/1711-S-MAIN-ST/0000024825)

- Buy two (2), six (6) packs of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Ginger Ale or Mountain Dew for $6.50.
- Get a BOGO (buy one get one) voucher for a lift ticket, which are good as long as you use them both on the same day.
- This applies to Canadians at CAD to USD par value as well.
- That makes the $109 USD/CAD ticket, just $54.50 for a FULL DAY (plus taxes)!

FOR SATURDAY ONLY
- Brad at Grampa Grunts can give unlimited $89 lift ticket coupons, which are good on both Friday OR Saturday. Ask Brad on FRIDAY...not Saturday AM when he might not be around.
- This applies to Canadians at CAD to USD par value as well.
- That makes the $109 USD/CAD ticket, just $89.00 for a full date (plus taxes)!
 

Grampa Grunts Friday Night: FREE

Town Hall Saturday: $10 USD (credit card / tap only). Covers only operational costs.

Other than that, there are no costs other than your own lodging, food and beverage. 

You must be at least 21 years old to book Grampa Grunts or attend the Saturday night party.

The key demographic is male, laid-back/easy-going, ages 25-55.  The crowd comes 45% from Boston/New England, 15% from other parts of the U.S and 40% from Canada. You need to wear shoes that you don't care will get dirty or muddy. Don't plan on marching into the grocery store with your hardness on. Wear a fur coat over your harness for Christ's sake! Other than the fact that the group is overwhelmingly gay and male, we do not discriminate (no matter what snowflakes in Burlington think).

The party attracts more of an outdoorsy jock-ish crowd than your typical gay soiree. Since this party started off based from Boston, you'll find a lot of the crowd that tends to gravitate to this weekend are all more of the PTown and Fire Island laid back vibe. If you find the word "Bro" offensive, and can't laugh about using it in gay culture, this probably isn't your thing. Everyone is friendly and everyone comes for the same reason. 

For the Americans, a lot of guys carpool and offer rides up from Boston/New England. The Canadians coming from Ontario and Quebec often link up for rides, and can even pick you up at YUL if you're flying in and time it correctly. If you fly in to BTV, you can take a one-way Uber for about $100 and try to arrange a private drive back. Or there is a rural VT airport shuttle taxi service, which will set you back about $150. You are going to be in Montgomery "Center", Vermont. That's different than just "Montgomery", even though it's the same town. If you're booking a place and don't have transportation, ensure you're in Montgomery "Center". Once you're here, you won't need a car and can easily find rides with people up to the mountain if you want etc. Just ask. Everyone is friendly. You can also fly into BTV and get a one-way Uber up and arrange for a private shuttle service back. https://taxiinvt.com/services/

Yes. Everywhere in town has WiFi and they all give it away for free. As of February 2024, there is NO cellphone service for Canadians. AT&T and T-Mobile get roaming coverage from a barn silo tower (no really.) Verizon will turn on a site sometime in the winter of 2024 and that will ultimately save the Canadians from not being able to stream a bonspiel or curling tournament. (A personal hell of which the Americans...cannot...relate, lol) Until then there is no Verizon service. 

So you CAN work remotely from wifi or even drive up to Jay Peak for a legit LTE signal and free wifi too. Every lodging and AirBnB has free wifi also. If you need to make cellular phone calls, make sure your "WiFi Calling" is switched on BEFORE you arrive in town.

8:30 - 10:30, and usually someone will roam the halls shouting "LAST CALL FOR BREAKFAST!", lol. Brad and Karie push the breakfast window back an hour for you to get your amazing Grunts breakfast fix! 

110%. Town water is commercial and comes from a water pumping and monitoring station not far from town. 

No. This is not a Jay Peak condoned, organized, hosted or even informed event of the sort. If your aim is to wave a pride flag, while skiing down the mountain in a jock strap, Stowe Pride is where you wanna go. Now to think of it....you COULD do that at Jay Peak also and you'd likely get applause at the base. So sure, go for it, lol. But Jay will not have any pride related set up etc. Think of this as a coming together of like-minded gays, who don't mind the cold, who all just wanna do a fun winter indoor/outdoor kinda thing and have a great party along with it. Our town embraces it, and the locals (mostly) embrace it.

Also, decidedly not. BUT.....Yes, we do throw a kick ass Viking themed party in a town hall built in 1855, with a sound system, lasers, flown-in DJs, a professional photographer and black plastic on the windows. But what you will not find are sponsors, a Scruff booth, free condoms or a Freddy sample. Think of this as the most unique, private gathering of 75-150 homosexuals. The entire weekend is BYOB. Please do not expect to find bartenders Saturday night (unless your at The Snowshoe or The INN), offers of bottle service and VIP passes. That's not what this is about. :) However if you want to bring your own inflatable furniture and set up your own bottle service VIP section Saturday, night...no one is going to stop you. 

Also in a word: No. However, are there 100-150 gay guys in the middle of nowhere, at a semi underground gay ski weekend retreat with a touch cabin fever? Sure. 

Canadians MUST have travel medical insurance.  It's only 20 mins back to the border, but really 70 mins back to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC where there is any healthcare of value. Think access to stitches. While the nearest real medical center in VT is 50 mins away for the same and 70 mins for a REAL L1 trauma hospital. If you get seriously injured, we're calling for the ambulance in Montgomery, and you're going to a REAL hospital, with REAL billing. 

YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF YOUR OWN SAFETY AND WELL BEING. 

MAKE SMART DECISIONS, BRO.

BUY CROSS BORDER INSURANCE.

Wear them. But aside from your Viking themed outfit for Saturday, plan on cold winter daytimes and freezing winter nights. You're going to be in a small cut out of the Vermont Northeast Kingdom (sounds grand, right?). It's not balmy. You'll want something warm for the walk between Grunts, townhall and other places around Montgomery Center. 

Do not bring Canadian cannabis or USA Federally illegal items across the border. 

Don't joke with the CBP. 

Don't act like you aren't crossing an international border, where you ARE subject to search and seizure of your property, bags, inspection of phones (messages etc), laptops or transportation. 

Do not bring your "work tools" with you, whatever they may be.

Take it all serious. If you're the driver of a car of guys...have this chat with every person in your car. 

One previous year, someone joked with the CBP about "a huge gay party in Montgomery this weekend", and every car after that had their luggage FULLY searched, lol, no joke. 

So adult up, please. No one at this weekend (and most especially those of us who own a home in town) want that reputation with the CBP when they ask you where you're going.

Do not bring Canadian cannabis or USA Federally illegal items across the border.