<I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 2/28/00. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>Normally I would bother to report on a ski day like Saturday. Our friends from New Jersey came up to ski with us, so we headed to Stratton thinking that Intrawest's gazillion dollar snowmaking/grooming investment would give us the best conditions in southern Vermont after the rain storm. Like Mark Renson reported from Stowe, fog covered most of Stratton Mountain. The snow had frozen during the night, so the surface started out firm. As the day wore on, the temperatures got up into the forties and the snow surface softened a bit, but the sun never burned through the fog. This was not shirts-off weather. The snow coverage held up fine -- almost all of the trails were open and there were very few brown spots. The crowds were tolerable for a Saturday, especially if you stayed away from the main lodge area. <BR> <BR>The two teenaged boys took off to explore the mountain by themselves. I wound up skiing with the two younger boys and the other three grownups. Skiing with a group of six can be frustrating, especially in the fog. We all spent lots of time waiting around for each other. Toward the end of the day, the other adults got worn out, so I was able to ski with da boyz. We had a couple of fun romps down Upper Middlebrook and Lower Downeaster. <BR> <BR>On Sunday the temperature in Williamstown, MA, got up into the sixties and the ski was clear. The day started with about 12 inches of crusty old snow in my front yard and ended with about 3 inches. South-facing areas melted out entirely. Pray for the return of seasonal weather and for snow!
Stratton, VT 2/26/00
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