Mojokemo

Bryant and I spent his spring break days (yes, we have missed spring break) in Okemo, Vermont, skiing. It was our very first Northeast ski trip, so we were a little hesitant. It turned out to be quite the pleasant surprise. We found a pretty amazing ski/stay deal and drove from NYC--- about 4 to 5 hours. The town where we stayed was so great... if we passed one snow covered field with a perfectly placed white house or barn, we passed 5. A few times I found myself thinking I was in the movie "Baby Boom"!

In honor of Bryant, I will give you snow reports and trail details. Day one, we had great weather and good snow. The sun was shining! We made it town the mountain pretty early, but not before the lifts opened--- I wonder who's fault that was! Since we both went into this trip with a snobby attitude towards NE skiing, we were both shocked at how much we enjoyed the skiing.
Day two had the best snow of the trip--- although the weather conditions were not as good. The visibility was stinky at the top of the mountain, but again, the snow was well worth it.

Bryant gave midday updates from the mountain, so lets review the differenct weather conditions a little closer, shall we:

Day One:

Day Two:

Day three was a whole other story... we had the stereotypical NE ski day. It rained on the mountain the night before, and so the snow froze--- and I mean one big block of ice--- not a little icy here and there. That made the skiing very hard, so Sarah lasted until 2--- Bryant, being the ski warrior he is, stayed it out.
I also must mention the coolness of what happens to the trees with all of the rain, freezing, and wind conditions up on the mountain--- it is hard to describe other than it looks like where the Abominable Snowman lives. The icicles freeze sideways because of the wind and turn the trees into huge ice sculptures. Some of the ice pulls the trees down so that they look like they are bowing at you. We had a great dinner at "Sam's Steakhouse" in Ludlow, VT which was pretty darn good--- we love those open salad bars at country steakhouses--- and we love anyplace that has a "bread bar"!!! On the way home we stopped off at "The Vermont Country Store." There we got some maple syrup, maple candy, maple cookies, apple cider etc. etc. It was a wonderful getaway from the city and we love knowing how easy it is to get a couple of ski days in every now and then. And it is always fun to say "We are skiing in Vermont" in a snooty voice!