The retail and commercial center of the Mad River Valley, Waitsfield offers an impressive array of shops and restaurants for a town of just over 1,500 people. Located on Route 100, Waitsfield is a fine starting point for sampling the sights of the other towns in the Mad River Valley -- Fayston, Moretown and Warren -- or grabbing a bite to eat before heading to the Sugarbush and Mad River Glen ski resorts nearby.