STOWE #1 - SNOW - SKIING - TRIP REPORT

Those who ventured out early (9AM) to ski Stowe Mountain on Saturday Jan 6, 2007 were greeted by rain (heavy at times). After a few hands of "Uno" in the lodge (10AM) the rain was over and we set out to ski the limited open Mansfield - Spruce Mtn terrain. Sunny skis prevailed until 2PM when rain returned again. Nice spring-like skiing conditions with mild temperatures (45degF at summit) on most trails. No crowds. Technical "bare spots" on some trails to keep things interesting.

Sunday Jan 08, 2007 cooler weather returned and snow-making returned to the summit trails. Nice snow conditions were found by those who dodged the snow guns. Warmer temps near the base provided a varieties of conditions on each run.

• Après Ski Party and dinner Saturday Night @ Town & Country Resort were big hits.
• Live Music and Dancing at the Rusty Nail was reported as "a lot of fun"
•  Entertainment on the bus ranged from Redneck Humor, Hot Dog Skiing, Barry Manilow, Abbott and Costello, Chris Farley on SNL
• The Un-usual: Bus trip up was delayed by one late arriving person (Hint: if your going to be late, it helps to have lots of friends on the bus), a stuffed cat was lost and later found, football game scores could impacted departure (subject to change), use caution in your selection of desserts please.

Many Kudos to Bill P (TL) for all his efforts to making it a Great T

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