I'm skiing she's not, where to go in Vermont?

SSIA,

My GF has some healing to do and can't ski next weekend when we're
visiting Vermont. I'm only going to get one day of skiing in, so I
would prefer to find a place with a nice day lodge, maybe with
internet access or some other niceties. Any suggestions? I haven't
been to vermont in about 10 years so I'm not up to date with this sort
of thing.

Thanks in advance.

R

Ray wrote:
SSIA,

My GF has some healing to do and can't ski next weekend when we're
visiting Vermont. I'm only going to get one day of skiing in, so I
would prefer to find a place with a nice day lodge, maybe with
internet access or some other niceties. Any suggestions? I haven't
been to vermont in about 10 years so I'm not up to date with this sort
of thing.

Thanks in advance.

R

Even though I'm a Killington skier,
I'd have to recommend Okemo or
Stowe. Both of them have really neat
villages at their base with lots to
do. I'm not familiar enough with Stowe
to know what the base lodges are like
but Okemo has enough lodges with
areas for someone to relax all day if
necessary. Otherwise go to the nearby
villages and look through the shops
and have a nice lunch at a local
restaurant.

If you go to Stowe (great skiing, nice village) be careful to check
directions to avoid seasonally closed roads. Don't blindly follow GPS.
Depending on which direction you're coming from, GPSs often will attempt to
take you through roads open only during the summer.


"VtSkier" wrote in message
...
Ray wrote:
SSIA,

My GF has some healing to do and can't ski next weekend when we're
visiting Vermont. I'm only going to get one day of skiing in, so I
would prefer to find a place with a nice day lodge, maybe with
internet access or some other niceties. Any suggestions? I haven't
been to vermont in about 10 years so I'm not up to date with this sort
of thing.

Thanks in advance.

R

Even though I'm a Killington skier,
I'd have to recommend Okemo or
Stowe. Both of them have really neat
villages at their base with lots to
do. I'm not familiar enough with Stowe
to know what the base lodges are like
but Okemo has enough lodges with
areas for someone to relax all day if
necessary. Otherwise go to the nearby
villages and look through the shops
and have a nice lunch at a local
restaurant.

DZN wrote:
If you go to Stowe (great skiing, nice village) be careful to check
directions to avoid seasonally closed roads. Don't blindly follow GPS.
Depending on which direction you're coming from, GPSs often will attempt to
take you through roads open only during the summer.

There is nothing like a map.
My house is somewhat on the edge of nowhere.
If you plug in my address into a GPS (or
mapquest for that matter) coming from due
north of here, you will be brought down
roads that are NEVER open.

And yes Smuggler's Notch between Stowe and
Jeffersonville IS only open in summer.
But only that part known as Smuggler's Notch.
Each end of that road are the access roads
for each of the two ski areas on it.

"VtSkier" wrote in message
...
Ray wrote:
SSIA,

My GF has some healing to do and can't ski next weekend when we're
visiting Vermont. I'm only going to get one day of skiing in, so I
would prefer to find a place with a nice day lodge, maybe with
internet access or some other niceties. Any suggestions? I haven't
been to vermont in about 10 years so I'm not up to date with this sort
of thing.

Thanks in advance.

R
Even though I'm a Killington skier,
I'd have to recommend Okemo or
Stowe. Both of them have really neat
villages at their base with lots to
do. I'm not familiar enough with Stowe
to know what the base lodges are like
but Okemo has enough lodges with
areas for someone to relax all day if
necessary. Otherwise go to the nearby
villages and look through the shops
and have a nice lunch at a local
restaurant.

On Jan 13, 8:56*am, VtSkier wrote:
DZN wrote:
If you go to Stowe (great skiing, nice village) be careful to check
directions to avoid seasonally closed roads. * Don't blindly follow GPS.
Depending on which direction you're coming from, GPSs often will attempt to
take you through roads open only during the summer.

There is nothing like a map.
My house is somewhat on the edge of nowhere.
If you plug in my address into a GPS (or
mapquest for that matter) coming from due
north of here, you will be brought down
roads that are NEVER open.

And yes Smuggler's Notch between Stowe and
Jeffersonville IS only open in summer.
But only that part known as Smuggler's Notch.
Each end of that road are the access roads
for each of the two ski areas on it.



"VtSkier" wrote in message
...
Ray wrote:
SSIA,

My GF has some healing to do and can't ski next weekend when we're
visiting Vermont. I'm only going to get one day of skiing in, so I
would prefer to find a place with a nice day lodge, maybe with
internet access or some other niceties. Any suggestions? I haven't
been to vermont in about 10 years so I'm not up to date with this sort
of thing.

Thanks in advance.

R
Even though I'm a Killington skier,
I'd have to recommend Okemo or
Stowe. Both of them have really neat
villages at their base with lots to
do. I'm not familiar enough with Stowe
to know what the base lodges are like
but Okemo has enough lodges with
areas for someone to relax all day if
necessary. Otherwise go to the nearby
villages and look through the shops
and have a nice lunch at a local
restaurant.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I think Stowe is a little too far North for a day trip, we're starting
out in Saratoga NY (We're dropping her daughter off at school) so I am
going to take a look at Okemo because that's more central/southern.
Thanks for the tip.

Oh, and I totally to not trust GPS / Mapquest without I look at a map
first. I like maps they seem much more reliable.

Ray wrote:
On Jan 13, 8:56 am, VtSkier wrote:
DZN wrote:
If you go to Stowe (great skiing, nice village) be careful to check
directions to avoid seasonally closed roads. Don't blindly follow GPS.
Depending on which direction you're coming from, GPSs often will attempt to
take you through roads open only during the summer.
There is nothing like a map.
My house is somewhat on the edge of nowhere.
If you plug in my address into a GPS (or
mapquest for that matter) coming from due
north of here, you will be brought down
roads that are NEVER open.

And yes Smuggler's Notch between Stowe and
Jeffersonville IS only open in summer.
But only that part known as Smuggler's Notch.
Each end of that road are the access roads
for each of the two ski areas on it.



"VtSkier" wrote in message
...
Ray wrote:
SSIA,
My GF has some healing to do and can't ski next weekend when we're
visiting Vermont. I'm only going to get one day of skiing in, so I
would prefer to find a place with a nice day lodge, maybe with
internet access or some other niceties. Any suggestions? I haven't
been to vermont in about 10 years so I'm not up to date with this sort
of thing.
Thanks in advance.
R
Even though I'm a Killington skier,
I'd have to recommend Okemo or
Stowe. Both of them have really neat
villages at their base with lots to
do. I'm not familiar enough with Stowe
to know what the base lodges are like
but Okemo has enough lodges with
areas for someone to relax all day if
necessary. Otherwise go to the nearby
villages and look through the shops
and have a nice lunch at a local
restaurant.- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -

I think Stowe is a little too far North for a day trip, we're starting
out in Saratoga NY (We're dropping her daughter off at school) so I am
going to take a look at Okemo because that's more central/southern.
Thanks for the tip.

Oh, and I totally to not trust GPS / Mapquest without I look at a map
first. I like maps they seem much more reliable.


Okemo is on the order of 2 hours from Saratoga (Springs),
at least that's what I figure when driving from just
east of Killington to my brother-in-law's house near
Syracuse. We stop at the Starbucks there for 'refreshement'.

Take the Northway (87 north) to the Lake George/Rte 149
exit. Take Rte 149 east to Ft. Anne, pick up US4 (east or
north, I'm not sure) and stay on it all the way to Rutland,
It becomes a divided highway at the VT border. In (really
south of) Rutland, take US7 south to VT103 (also south)
which takes you neatly into Ludlow.

Don't be confused by the 'south' listing on 103, It's
really going east.

I'm sure there is a way to come directly east from
Saratoga to Arlington, then up US7 to Manchester,
then VT11 to Londonderry and VT100 to Ludlow. But
what I described will be the fastest with the least
hassle.

On Jan 13, 12:43*pm, VtSkier wrote:
Ray wrote:
On Jan 13, 8:56 am, VtSkier wrote:
DZN wrote:
If you go to Stowe (great skiing, nice village) be careful to check
directions to avoid seasonally closed roads. * Don't blindly follow GPS.
Depending on which direction you're coming from, GPSs often will attempt to
take you through roads open only during the summer.
There is nothing like a map.
My house is somewhat on the edge of nowhere.
If you plug in my address into a GPS (or
mapquest for that matter) coming from due
north of here, you will be brought down
roads that are NEVER open.

And yes Smuggler's Notch between Stowe and
Jeffersonville IS only open in summer.
But only that part known as Smuggler's Notch.
Each end of that road are the access roads
for each of the two ski areas on it.

"VtSkier" wrote in message
...
Ray wrote:
SSIA,
My GF has some healing to do and can't ski next weekend when we're
visiting Vermont. I'm only going to get one day of skiing in, so I
would prefer to find a place with a nice day lodge, maybe with
internet access or some other niceties. Any suggestions? I haven't
been to vermont in about 10 years so I'm not up to date with this sort
of thing.
Thanks in advance.
R
Even though I'm a Killington skier,
I'd have to recommend Okemo or
Stowe. Both of them have really neat
villages at their base with lots to
do. I'm not familiar enough with Stowe
to know what the base lodges are like
but Okemo has enough lodges with
areas for someone to relax all day if
necessary. Otherwise go to the nearby
villages and look through the shops
and have a nice lunch at a local
restaurant.- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -

I think Stowe is a little too far North for a day trip, we're starting
out in Saratoga NY (We're dropping her daughter off at school) so I am
going to take a look at Okemo because that's more central/southern.
Thanks for the tip.

Oh, and I totally to not trust GPS / Mapquest without I look at a map
first. I like maps they seem much more reliable.

Okemo is on the order of 2 hours from Saratoga (Springs),
at least that's what I figure when driving from just
east of Killington to my brother-in-law's house near
Syracuse. We stop at the Starbucks there for 'refreshement'.

Take the Northway (87 north) to the Lake George/Rte 149
exit. Take Rte 149 east to Ft. Anne, pick up US4 (east or
north, I'm not sure) and stay on it all the way to Rutland,
It becomes a divided highway at the VT border. In (really
south of) Rutland, take US7 south to VT103 (also south)
which takes you neatly into Ludlow.

Don't be confused by the 'south' listing on 103, It's
really going east.

I'm sure there is a way to come directly east from
Saratoga to Arlington, then up US7 to Manchester,
then VT11 to Londonderry and VT100 to Ludlow. But
what I described will be the fastest with the least
hassle.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

As it turned out we had snow on Sunday, this made the trip a little
slower so we got as far as Rutland and I decided I needed to be skiing
sooner rather than later. So I changed plans, we went to Pico. Great
skiing, no lift lines and it was cheaper than I expected.

Now the only problem I have is, how do you pronounce Pico? I need to
tell people about this place and I don't know if it's Pike-Oh or Peek-
Oh.

Ray wrote:

Now the only problem I have is, how do you pronounce Pico? I need to
tell people about this place and I don't know if it's Pike-Oh or Peek-
Oh.


It's spelled P-I-C-O, but it's pronounced "Throat-warbler mangrove."

HTH HAND.

//Walt

Ray wrote:
On Jan 13, 12:43 pm, VtSkier wrote:
Ray wrote:
On Jan 13, 8:56 am, VtSkier wrote:
DZN wrote:
If you go to Stowe (great skiing, nice village) be careful to check
directions to avoid seasonally closed roads. Don't blindly follow GPS.
Depending on which direction you're coming from, GPSs often will attempt to
take you through roads open only during the summer.
There is nothing like a map.
My house is somewhat on the edge of nowhere.
If you plug in my address into a GPS (or
mapquest for that matter) coming from due
north of here, you will be brought down
roads that are NEVER open.
And yes Smuggler's Notch between Stowe and
Jeffersonville IS only open in summer.
But only that part known as Smuggler's Notch.
Each end of that road are the access roads
for each of the two ski areas on it.
"VtSkier" wrote in message
...
Ray wrote:
SSIA,
My GF has some healing to do and can't ski next weekend when we're
visiting Vermont. I'm only going to get one day of skiing in, so I
would prefer to find a place with a nice day lodge, maybe with
internet access or some other niceties. Any suggestions? I haven't
been to vermont in about 10 years so I'm not up to date with this sort
of thing.
Thanks in advance.
R
Even though I'm a Killington skier,
I'd have to recommend Okemo or
Stowe. Both of them have really neat
villages at their base with lots to
do. I'm not familiar enough with Stowe
to know what the base lodges are like
but Okemo has enough lodges with
areas for someone to relax all day if
necessary. Otherwise go to the nearby
villages and look through the shops
and have a nice lunch at a local
restaurant.- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
I think Stowe is a little too far North for a day trip, we're starting
out in Saratoga NY (We're dropping her daughter off at school) so I am
going to take a look at Okemo because that's more central/southern.
Thanks for the tip.
Oh, and I totally to not trust GPS / Mapquest without I look at a map
first. I like maps they seem much more reliable.
Okemo is on the order of 2 hours from Saratoga (Springs),
at least that's what I figure when driving from just
east of Killington to my brother-in-law's house near
Syracuse. We stop at the Starbucks there for 'refreshement'.

Take the Northway (87 north) to the Lake George/Rte 149
exit. Take Rte 149 east to Ft. Anne, pick up US4 (east or
north, I'm not sure) and stay on it all the way to Rutland,
It becomes a divided highway at the VT border. In (really
south of) Rutland, take US7 south to VT103 (also south)
which takes you neatly into Ludlow.

Don't be confused by the 'south' listing on 103, It's
really going east.

I'm sure there is a way to come directly east from
Saratoga to Arlington, then up US7 to Manchester,
then VT11 to Londonderry and VT100 to Ludlow. But
what I described will be the fastest with the least
hassle.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

As it turned out we had snow on Sunday, this made the trip a little
slower so we got as far as Rutland and I decided I needed to be skiing
sooner rather than later. So I changed plans, we went to Pico. Great
skiing, no lift lines and it was cheaper than I expected.

Now the only problem I have is, how do you pronounce Pico? I need to
tell people about this place and I don't know if it's Pike-Oh or Peek-
Oh.

Glad you enjoyed one of my favorites.

It's "Pike-Oh" or maybe "Pie-Koh"

And yes, from Rutland Pico is less than
half the distance to Okemo, Maybe 7 or 8
miles versus 22 or so.