SAVU Pop-Up Sauna - Madbush Falls
SAVU at Madbush Falls in Waitsfield, Vermont is the newest and perhaps most dramatically situated location in SAVU’s growing network of outdoor luxury sauna experiences — a private wood-fired sauna with a waterfall cold plunge, tucked in the forested Mad River Valley with the sound and sight of Madbush Falls as the session’s constant companion.
The experience is as elemental as the location suggests: heat in SAVU’s beautifully crafted cedar sauna, then plunge into the pool at the base of the waterfall for cold immersion — the most viscerally alive version of contrast therapy available anywhere in Vermont. SAVU founder Dave Nelson’s vision of creating sauna experiences in America’s most beautiful outdoor settings reaches a particular peak at Madbush Falls: the combination of wood-fired heat, natural cold plunge, and forest bathing in the Mad River Valley produces the kind of profound restoration that guests describe as genuinely transformative.
Community sauna nights run every Monday and Thursday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., with six guests per sauna and towels required. Private hourly rentals are also available. For a post-Sugarbush ski sauna or a standalone Mad River Valley wellness experience, SAVU at Madbush Falls is one of the most extraordinary options in Vermont.
From the original location in Cambridge, Vermont, SAVU has since expanded to Burlington Lakeside, Madbush Falls in the Mad River Valley, and is actively growing its network of outdoor sauna locations across the United States.
FACILITIES
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2 Outdoor Saunas
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Outdoor Relaxation Area
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Indoor Lounge & Changing Rooms
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Savu Retail Shop
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Adjacent to Hotel, Restaurant, & Bar
ADD-ONS
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Aromatherapy
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Robes & Towels
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Après Ski Packages (for hotel guests only)
EXPLORE MADBUSH FALLS
Smack in the middle of thousands of miles of world class dirt and single track you’ll find everything you need in one place: locally-inspired restaurant-bar, new accommodations with great coffee and free outdoor gear and a full bike shop with rentals and guiding.
CREATING MADBUSH FALLS
We dreamed of creating the ultimate riding resource in Vermont. Then we found the dream property. Dozens of local Vermonters came together to make Madbush Falls happen: builders, craftsmen, investors, culinary and hospitality professionals, and riders.
OUR HISTORY
It all started on our founder’s couch in October 2020. Jonny Adler, a Vermonter for over 2 decades, brainstormed what the perfect hub for Vermont riding might look like. After 6 months of workshopping the concept with other local riders, a property search began in earnest. Over a year later, in November 2021, Jonny closed on the old Madbush Alpine Chalet: an exquisite (albeit overgrown) property with a waterfall and river running through it and a classic old motel falling into the ground after being vacant for over 20 years.
Madbush Falls has the signature of so many talented Vermonters on it. Metal work, woodwork, artwork, landscaping and interior design done by Vermonters, featuring Vermont materials. The Outdoor Gear Exchange brings technical expertise and a mission to make the outdoors approachable for everyone. The trails out our door are community-built and maintained by the small but strong Mad River Riders. Our culinary team, led by born-and-bred Vermonters, celebrate Vermont daily with their creations and support local purveyors. We’re so excited to share it with you!
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