Last week-end we headed up to Vermont in search of snow. It had snowed ~12" on Thursday night, so we were hopeful that we would be able to get some use out of our skis and snowboards. We even rented a nice place to stay at Mount Snow, with all the comforts of home. As we drove north on Friday evening we could see evidence of the big snow storm all around. We arrived in plenty of time, and settled in for an early night. Upon waking up on Saturday we saw that there had been a couple of inches of fresh snow overnight.
But...all was not as it appeared. On top of the snow was about 1/4" of frozen rain, and as we got to the slopes the rain began to pour. We decided to put a brave face on it, purchased our lift tickets, and set off thinking that the weather would soon clear. Our first run was enough to clinch the deal. It was awful!!! The combination of ice and a foot of heavy snow was abominable and we were getting soaked. So, we headed back to the lodge after just one run to get a refund on our lift tickets.
We went back to the condo, took hot showers, and warmed up. By 9am we were drinking cofee and reading the New York Times!
We quickly regrouped and decided to drive north to try our hands at cross-country skiiing. Was this madness, or divine inspiration? Well, just 45-minutes drive away in Londonderry it was a perfect day. Blue skies, sunshine, and not a sign of the rain that had smitten our attempts at snowboarding at Mt Snow. As you can see below we had a fantastic day at the Viking Nordic skiing center.
The moral of this story is to take all your outdoor gear whenever you go away, and to never trust the local weather!
1 comment:
Smitten? Really. Are you using a thesauras regularly now? Looks like you had fun wish we could have been there.
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