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BY MAURA MCCORMICK<br />
Right in Montgomery County within the rolling hills of Spring<br />
Mount is Spring Mountain Adventures, a resort known as a<br />
W<br />
comfortable place for beginners to learn to ski<br />
Winter-sports season is approaching and many<br />
families might be planning trips to New England<br />
to ski or ride their snowboards on some of the East<br />
Coast’s best trails. Before you spend hours in the<br />
car with the kids, don’t overlook Montgomery<br />
County’s own ski resort, Spring Mountain Adventures.<br />
Within the rolling hills of Spring Mount,<br />
tucked between the beautiful homesteads of Upper<br />
Salford, it is close enough to the greater Philadelphia<br />
area to offer more time on the slopes and less<br />
time in the car. With a vertical rise of 420 feet,<br />
Spring Mountain is a comfortable place for beginners<br />
to learn.<br />
At Spring Mountain bunnies become rippers.<br />
As young as age three, children can start in the Ski<br />
Bees program, which is designed to help them acclimate<br />
to the snow and practice their balance. For kids<br />
who are starting to ski and snowboard, Introduction<br />
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