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Christmastime skiing in New England Question: My brother-in-law and his family (wife plus two kids ages 12 and 15) from Singapore are visiting my wife and I for a couple weeks at Christmastime. They would like to go to a ski resort in New England. I am the only one who has skied before 鈥 I ski the moderate runs. We thought two nights at a resort would be sufficient. Our trip would have to fit between their arrival in the United States on December 22 and a conference my wife and I are planning to attend January 3. What do you suggest? Wherever we go, we will probably drive from Washington D.C. Keith Waehrer 国产吃瓜黑料 Adviser: A word of warning: No matter where you go, Christmas is far and away the busiest and most expensive time of year at almost every ski resort in America. With that in mind, I suggest braving the crowds and joining the rest of Eastern America at Killington Resort in central Vermont. The largest and one of the most beginner- and family-friendly mountains on the East Coast, you’ll find 46 percent of the mountain’s 77-mile network of trails for beginners. Plus, you’ll glean a little of that New England charm that your brother-in-law and his family are probably craving around Christmastime. The only downfall is it’ll take you 10 hours to drive from Washington D.C. 鈥 a large price to pay for only two days of skiing. Speaking of price, last year’s lift-ticket prices hovered around $50 during holidays, not to mention the price of the gear that your brood will need to rent. If you decide to splurge, I’d start now by calling Killington’s central reservation A second option, one much closer to home but not on the New England circuit, is West Virginia’s Canaan Valley Resort. A two-and-a-half hour drive from D.C., Canaan Valley is perched on the highest mountain valley east of the Mississippi. Though the 6,015-acre resort statistically equals its New England counterparts, some years the snow is hit-or-miss. For ticket and rental |
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