Background and Introduction
As my partner says constantly in the last couple of months, “I want my winter!” it is clear that there is no winter around. Which is just fine with me, I rather have a nice warm weather any time. However, I do appreciate a nice winter getaway. Not that I am much of a skier, but there is a lot to be said to be sitting in the hot tub with the snow falling around you, or sipping some hot chocolate in front of the fire place.
Last year we went to Stowe for a ski weekend. And by went I mean drove up to Stowe. 11 hours. Each way. In a car. In the dead of winter. As you can imagine, the decision was that this year we are going to fly. US Airways has a direct flight from DCA to Burlington VT (BTV) which is only about 45 minutes from Stowe, and despite the added expenses, the sanity of not having to spend two days driving in the winter is worth the expense. The empty snowed stretched of roads might be someone’s dream – but it is sure not mine.
We are staying at the Stoweflake resort. We stayed there last year and it was just OK, nothing special. But, as it is part of the organized ski weekend, we will stay there again. This time we booked a larger room, as last year, their basic room was so small and crammed that one could barely move around. Compounded with the lack of storage space, it made for a very crowded room – with ski equipment, luggage and clothes all around. The report is about 10 minutes drive from the actual slopes. One can drive it or take the Stowe regular shuttle service.
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