Typically, a group of 10+ of us go to Stowe over President's Day weekend. We leave mid-day Friday, land at the Courtyard Marriott in Burlington by early evening, and gather at the hotel bar by happy hour for drinks, giddy exuberance, some Connect Four, and then dinner. Started out with my sister, nephew and myself 8 or 9 years ago, and has been ongoing and growing ever since. And can get super cold up there, with skiing below zero degrees is not unknown.
Well, didn't happen this year but my friend John and I snuck out this past week for a mid-week jaunt up north, with 1 day in Stowe.
Good days for skiing. Got 3-5 inches of fresh powder on Monday and temperate temperatures for Tuesday and Wednesday. While the lift lines were unpredictable because of Covid (2 people on a lift or gondola slows things down regardless of the slope crowds), the slopes themselves were somewhat clear sailing, or clear skiing in this case. If you do much social media, there are some very frightening photos of lift lines out West.
I had never been to Killington, which I liked a lot. Big mountain, and a lot more 'easy' slopes, which I think would benefit our team a bit more - kids and some of the less adventurous skiers.
I'm surprised this picture below isn't blurry cause of the speed I was clocked at.
Time to think about breaking out the golf clubs for what I hope is a return of my mental health Monday where I social distance from the Office. As I have reported. I had to come out of retirement/pasture this past year in order to keep the ship upright, avoid the icebergs, and shovel in the coal to keep her moving full steam ahead.
And another in Killington.
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