Destination:

Stowe, Vermont

16% Beginner/59% Intermediate/25% Expert

Dates:

Thursday, February 9 to Sunday, February 12, 2012

Bus Departure:  1:00 pm from the Green P Parking Lot, north side of the Miller Tavern, Yonge Street (East Side), 1 ½ blocks south of York Mills Road.

Accommodation:

Town and Country Inn, Stowe. Inn facilities include the Carriage Room Restaurant, Fireside Pub, Indoor Pool, Hot Tub, and Sauna, Free wireless internet.

http://www.townandcountrystowe.com/

Cost: 

$505 per person (includes taxes), Credit card $520.

Trip Leader: Please log in and see table

Application form:  Click here. Can be typed directly into form. Print 3 copies.

Trip includes:

Round trip transportation via luxury coach

3 nights accommodation, double occupancy

3 day lift ticket

3 breakfasts

2 dinners

Ski Lessons: 

3 days HPSC Downhill skiing instruction included. No snowboarding instruction but snowboarders are most welcome to sign up for this trip and join the party.

Booking Deadline:

If paying by cheque, the deadline is December 31, 2011.

If paying by credit card, the deadline is December 31, 2011.

Note:

A valid passport is required for this US destination. A Visa may also be required if you are not a Canadian or US citizen. It is your responsibility to have proper travel documents on your person before the trip departs.

Trip Description:

This 3-day trip has three days of skiing at Stowe ski resort. Stowe is an extensive resort with lots of runs for everyone’s ability and trails steep enough to frighten even the most extreme skier. Stowe’s Mount Mansfield is Vermont’s highest peak (4,395 feet) and offers a wide range of terrain for every level.  There are wide open green runs, more difficult blue trails, some black mogul runs and two verrrry scary double-diamond ones! In total, Stowe has 118 trails with 16 percent for novices, 59 percent for intermediates and 25 percent for advanced skiers. Each trail averages nearly a mile in length, which is double the average trail length of any other resort in the East. The most extreme skiers among our members will be quite challenged by the famous "Front Four". Our instructors will guide us around this expansive resort on all 3 days.

The Town and Country Inn is located about 15 minutes from the ski base. Travel to the base will be by HPSC bus.  A free local shuttle bus runs continuously throughout the day and evening from Stowe for those who want to leave the hill early (or sleep in and go to the hill later), with a stop at the Town & Country Inn. It also runs through the village of Stowe for anyone who wants to participate in the nightlife or other activities in the village.

Lodging at Town and Country Inn is 3-star, ie basic rooms which are clean and large with 2 double/queens and outside entrances. The Carriage Room Restaurant for breakfast and dinner is located centrally a few steps from each room. The après-ski bar will have pre-dinner hors d’oeuvres each night with local beers on tap around a roaring fireplace. A good opportunity to relate ski stories and socialize with everyone on the trip. HPSC has stayed here number of times and members like the atmosphere and the tasty selection of plentiful food. It’s buffet style but they never disappoint.

Resort web site:

http://www.stowe.com/

Cancellation:  

Check the HPSC cancellation policy. here

All applicable fuel surcharges and taxes in effect as of August 2011 have been included in the package price. However in these volatile times HPSC reserves the right to charge for unanticipated increases in the cost of fuel and taxes imposed by the resort or bus company.