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(This information is now final)
When: February 5/6, 2011
Where: Mad River Valley, VT (resorts will be Sugarbush and Mad River Glen; if conditions are not friendly, this will convert to two days at Sugarbush)
Who's Invited: Forum posters, spouses, kids, friends, dogs, goldfish. Everybody's friendly and last year's event wasn't a catastrophe, so feel free to bring PMTS-curious folks this year.
Lodging info:
Sugar Lodge at Sugarbush
2197 Sugarbush Access Road
Warren, VT 05674
800.982.3465
Please tell them you're with the PMTS group.
rates:
For 2 nights, $119 per person plus taxes, assuming double occupancy
For 3 nights, $164 per person plus taxes, assuming double occupancy
lift tickets:
We'll add these to our lodging (and get their added discount) through the Sugar Lodge the week before we arrive. If there's snow coming, we'll go one day at Sugarbush and one at MRG. If conditions suggest MRG will make for a rough day and trashed skis, we'll go for 2 days at Sugarbush.
NOTE: When you book, please send me a PM with your name(s), email/mobile number(s), and when you plan to arrive. I'll email everybody a lift ticket reminder the week before we go, in case you forget to check the forum. We found mobile numbers to be very helpful for finding and coordinating with people on the mountain last year, so I'm asking for them again. I won't share your contact info with anybody without your express permission, so if I get hit by a bus on my way to the mountain, you'll have fun finding each other, but at least you won't get any extra spam. Thanks!
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Hi folks,
Following the success of last year's impromptu meetup, we've decided to expand a little this year. I've updated the title to now include New Yorkers and other non-New Englanders as official invitees. Sorry for the naming last year; I'm glad it didn't deter you guys from attending.
The idea for this year's meetup is the same as last year's. There are a bunch of people from the Northeast who post here, and this is an opportunity for us to meet up and ski together. I'm scheduling it for a bit earlier in the season this year, and since we're giving people more notice, I want to open up the option of a 2-day event. I suspect this may be an attractive option for the folks who have long drives to attend.
I have a couple questions for you:
1) Is February 5/6 a terrible idea for some reason I didn't consider? I see no camps scheduled that would conflict, and it's not Valentine's or President's Day weekend.
2) Would you prefer a 1-day or 2-day meetup? In the latter case, I'd be happy to handle the logistics for a group lodging block. In either, I'll do the logistics for a group buy on lift tickets.
Please post below to let me know if you can attend. As with last year, I'll look at the attendee roster and see what I can do about finding the most central location. This will likely be somewhere in southern VT or NH, but if we get 30 folks from Maine and nobody from anywhere else, I'll be driving to Sugarloaf.
Additionally, some folks last year asked about Glen Scannell, and I'm pleased to report that he plans to attend. Please help me solidify the dates quickly, so we can get a spot on his calendar this year.
Thanks!
Dan