In Stowe avid skiers/riders think of their sport as practically a birthright. So, we've made it just a bit easier to get up on the hill. I blogged a few weeks ago about our Ski n' Stay for Under $100 Per Person, and we're thrilled to tell you that it's been extended to the end of the ski season (actually March 31st). Basically, you get a valuable Stowe Card (scroll to the bottom of the page if you click), which gets you some awesome perks, including $59 lift tix. Add that to our affordable Stowe lodging, and you've got yourself a ski vacay.
(New England Booth at the Manchester Holiday Show)
And, speaking of travel as a basic right, we could take a page from the books of our friends across the pond. In January I was in Manchester UK and Dublin, Ireland for their respective Holiday Shows. Travel is a serious business over there--of course, they do get up to 6 weeks of holiday time. So, they do their research, attending these shows, which are enormously popular. Once they've gone home and distilled the info that we've bombarded them with, they either head to their favorite tour operator/travel agent or go online, research some more, and book. After nearly a dozen years of attending these shows, it's so gratifying to hear our British and Irish friends' affection for Stowe and for New England. Even though the Pound Sterling and Euro are struggling, as are most currencies (although stronger against the $), these intrepid travelers are still coming. They're looking for value like everyone else, but they lay claim to their right to be on the move and experience the joy and discovery of trotting the globe.
Intrepid and bodacious may also describe participants in the 64th Annual Stowe Derby, presented on February 22 by the Mt Mansfield Ski Club. Actually, the race is only as hard as you decide to make it, as they have four divisions: the Long Course both freestyle and classical; the Short Course, and the Derby Meister.
The Derby was started in 1945 as a personal challenge between Stowe Ski School founder Sepp Ruschp and Erling Strom, world famous mountaineer from Norway. The race remains unchanged from that day: race from the top of Mt. Mansfield, Vermont's highest peak to Stowe Village. The catch....... only one pair of skis could be used for the varied terrain. The combination of downhill and cross-country skiing was (and still is) considered the ultimate test of a skiers ability.
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