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Mt. Snow Skip Trip 2010
by Adam Arnold
During the New Year vacation 2010, a group
of three families from the Chinese Language
School of Hartford went to Mt. Snow for a
three-day ski/snowboard trip. The idea was
hatched by Meiky Huang, who spends a great
deal of her winter there with her husband and
kids, and also volunteers as an Ambassador for
the resort. Mt. Snow is an excellent choice for a
local ski trip because it is fairly close (under two
hour drive) and it is a large mountain with quite
a variety of terrain.
We were aided by Mother Nature with an
eight inch dumping of powder prior to our
arrival. The first day of the trip (New Years
Day) the temperatures were fairly moderate and
we even got some sun. For dinner, Meiky and
her husband met up with us at a local Chinese
restaurant. The place was very crowded and
for good reason—the food was excellent. On
day two, the weather turned colder as the wind
began to pick up considerably. We also were
greeted with another seven inches of new snow.
Although most went downhill skiing, there was a
group that went out on their cross-country skis.
Apparently, the XC trails were in excellent shape.
By the final day the conditions turned downright
Arctic. The wind was howling at over 40 mph
and the temperature was well below zero. Only
one family was brave enough to venture out in
this weather. As a matter of fact, most of the
mountain was closed due to the wind. By that
time however, everyone had gotten their fill of
skiing and were ready to go home.
I think it is fair to say that everyone had a
wonderful time. I would like to personally thank
all the families that participated and Meiky, for
all her help in setting this up. Since this was our
first trip to Mt. Snow, I was not familiar with the
accommodations. We stayed at the Snow Lake
Lodge and found it to be an excellent value.
The room was clean, the staff was friendly, and
they had a large hot tub which was a popular
destination! The only downside is that the
Lodge caters to the college crowd, so if anyone
is interested in a more family-oriented inn, there
are a number of options in the area. One other
possibility is to rent a large house or townhouse
which can accommodate up to five families. If
there is sufficient interest next year, we will try to
set this up in advance. We are hoping to make
this an annual event!
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Sundays June 2010