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...picked up the sport, he said, back in college--way back before the down of fiberglass time, when they used wooden skis that just fastened on to your feet with whatever means available--and had enjoyed it. Apparently, the weekend trips to such winter wonderlands as Stowe and Killington were some of the best times he ever had in school. So despite protests from my mother, a traditional Southerner who, true to form, hates cold weather and refused ever to come along, the bi-annual and once-in-a-while weekend trips up North began...
Every skier comes to a point sooner or later in his or her careers when the person realizes that he or she is in love with sport. For me this moment came last year. I had been waiting for 25 minutes on a lift line at Killington. I was freezing, the conditions were awful, and I had aggravated an old injury on the previous run. Yet none of this bothered me in the least. I came to the sudden, unmistakable realization that there was no place else I wanted to be, that I was completely hooked on downhill skiing...
...KILLINGTON: Always the first to open and the last to close in New England. Probably the safest bet for good skiing, at least until the first big, region-wide snowstorm hits or after the baseball season opens. Killington has something to offer everyone, and a lot of it. However, it gets crowded on weekends and good snow gets pretty chewed up by zillions of skiers. Still, when in doubt about snow cover and conditions in New England, Killington is probably the best place to go. 150 miles from Boston...
...four and a half or five hour drive from Boston, but more and more die-hards each year are discovering just how worthwhile the trip can be. They say that the mountain never gets too crowded--a blessing for anyone who has tried Waterville, Stowe, Snow or Killington on a Saturday. And Sugarloaf's got enough apres ski goings on to entertain the rowdiest college groups. The area's group five-day package is among the best offered by any resorts. Finally, if you happen to get there on a day when the East's only snowfields are open, well...
...East Burke chair, T-bar, 2 Pomalifts 1,750 21 Glen Ellen Waltsfield 4 T-bar, Pomalift 2,645 22 Haystack Wilmington 2 chairs, 3 T-bars 1,400 23 Hogback Marlboro 4 T-bars 500 24 Jay Jay Peak Tramway, 2 chairs, 3 T-bars 2,090 25 Killington Sherburne Gondola, 8 chairs, 2 Pomslifts 3,050 26 Mad River Glen Waltsfield 4 chairs 1,985 27 Magic Mountain Londonderry 3 chairs, T-bar 1,150 28 Maple Valley West Dummerston 2 chairs, T-bar 850 29 Middlebury Snow Bowl Middlebury Chair, 3 Pomalifts 1,100 30 Mount Ascutney...