Ski Lodge Winter Porch Decor on Full Display

Ella, our Bernese Mountain Dog, will greet and walk you around in full-out excitement.

She’s our little Vanna White… It may be a bit messy with snow, but we prefer it this way.

We just got about 12″ of fresh snow and are so happy about it. Snow just makes everything that much more beautiful. And it’s also how our four-season tourist town here in Vermont thrives. People visit us here in the winter months to ski, snowshoe, winter hike, spa, ice skate, shop, hockey, snowmobile, and more. Without the snow, well it could be devastating. So we are always doing our snow dances around here…

Vintage Ski Lodge Decor

One of my favorite winter decorations is the classic vintage ski lodge decor look.

I even created an entire Vintage Ski Lodge Decorations Series around it.

Ski Lodge Winter Porch Decor on Full Display

This year, I decorated our covered front porch overlooking the Green Mountains of Vermont with evergreen-filled planters, vintage snowshoes, a vintage toboggan, an old sled, swags, and skis.

Swags and Evergreen Planters

Small evergreen swags with burgundy bows rest on the outside of each of the five front porch beams.

I will leave these up throughout January, maybe removing the bows, but maybe not. I adore the burgundy color with the evergreens next to our red house and dark porch wood.

Check out the post, How to Easily Upcycle Plastic Urns, to get the look I used on our porch here.

Two Evergreen-filled planters frame the entryway to the porch.

I keep these simple!

Just lots’ of evergreens and maybe a pinecone or two.

The planters are filled with dirt and rocks, but they will still blow over on a weekly basis with the extreme weather we can get here.

Jack Jumper Sleds

This past fall, I picked up a couple of Jack Jumper sleds while out Thrifting with the Gals. You may see more in this Vintage Market Days Fall 2022 Vermont post.

Do you know what a Jack Jumper is?

Fairly native to Vermont and usually homemade, you can still find them at ski resorts like Stratton and Bolton Valley, which host Jack Jumper competitions.

You simply sit on the sled and race down the mountain.

But I like mine just fine with burgundy bows sitting pretty on our winter-decorated front porch.

Vintage Snowshoes

The Jack Jumpers may be my favorite on the porch this year, but a very close second is vintage snowshoes.

I found a couple of pairs last year in an antique shop. Check out the post, Vintage Snowshoes Antique Decorating Ideas for Winter and Antique Snowshoes: Winter White Pair on Vintage Door, to learn about all the available shapes and sizes and for more decorating tips.

Here are the snowshoes from last year wired onto our front porch beam with a scarf and at the foot of each post, a vintage ski boot with evergreens.

This year, I hung one snowshoe on each side of our entryway porch doors. No greens, scarves, or bows. Just the snowshoes themselves.

I wanted them to sit pretty in the background, away from the porch.

See what I mean about our little Vanna White?

Vintage Toboggan

Did you have a toboggan growing up?

We used to go tobogganing at our local golf course when I was growing up in Maine. When school was closed for a snow day, we would all call one another on the phone, arranging an afternoon of sledding and tobogganing. It was so much fun! I would stay out until I was frozen solid…

I have picked up a couple of them on my antiquing jaunts. And surprisingly they aren’t that expensive. The ones I have found have each been under $100.

You can see last year’s winter ski lodge porch toboggan in this Vintage Toboggan Sled | Ski Lodge Decor post. It was a beauty!

And I ended up selling it in my vintage window booth to someone who was going to make a coffee table out of it!

You may learn more about the vintage booth in this Vintage Booth: Tips & Tricks For Success post.

This year’s toboggan has the red cushion with it, and I hung it up on our porch wall next to the single snowshoe.

Christmas Tree

Last year, our neighbor had a pine tree fall in his yard. He gave it to me for decoration. A naked Christmas tree leaning up on the porch reminds me of a country Christmas from a Hallmark movie.

I don’t have one this year, unfortunately, but it’s a favorite that I wanted to share again.

Can you believe this was just the top of a pine tree?

Look at all this snow!

Red and green seem to be the popular colors of Vermont homes. Can you see why?

Split Rail Fence

Recently, we installed this split rail fence to add a little depth to our view of the mountains.

And another thing for me to decorate:) We will let it weather into a natural gray color.

I added larger green swags with burgundy bows to match the swags on the ski lodge winter porch. I’ll leave these up through January, too, or as long as we have snow.

I hope you found lots of vintage ski lodge winter porch decorating ideas here today from our snowy covered front porch in the mountains of beautiful Vermont.

Oh, and I decided to add a vintage snowshoe to each planter, too.