THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, January 21, 2010
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ro a d tr i p t o Hu n t e r mo u n t a i n
(a n d i S n ’t t H e a l l t H i S S n o W great!)
In the heart of New York of the art learning center
State’s Catskill Moun- and snowtubing. I can’t
tains is the famous Hunter make much of an argu-
Mountain where Rip Van ment against their claims
Winkle went off for a twen- that they do everything
ty-year long hunting trip. better. Mother Nature even
I had never been there dishes out plenty of snow
before but I had heard a on the Catskills.
lot about it. My impres- Lifts open at 9 am and we-
sion was that it was where made sure to be among the
people from New York City first in line. Hunter has big
and New Jersey went to crowds on the weekends
ski and that is true. But but weekdays are light.
now I will think of Hunter We skied all day on super
as a classic and yet mod- conditions. Hunter One is
ern beautiful mountain a large gentle learning area
resort that has fun terrain on a separate shoulder of
covered with great snow. the resort. Hunter West
Kris and I left Henniker has many black diamonds
at 11am and three hours and some of the trails are
and forty minutes later steep enough to really
we were checking into the earn their double diamond
slopeside Kaatskill Moun- rating. Annapurna and
tain Club. Our digs for the Upper K-27’s steeps and
next two nights had a gas bumps are a challenge. We
fireplace, a kitchen, living
room with a Murphy-bed
Skiing down the Racer’s Edge at Hunter Mountain, Hunter, NY. See pAtenAUDe on 14
and a master bedroom.
Sweet! Hampshire resorts. Izzy
I needed some exercise and Orville Slutzky, uti-
before dinner so I spent lizing their construction
twenty-five minutes in company, started a new
the workout room using family business. Orville,
an elliptical trainer before at 93 years old, still can
jumping into their out- be found every day in his
Wood Stoves
door pool - a little too cold base lodge office.
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for my liking but others Just think of all the
seemed to like it just fine changes that Orville helped
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Van Winkle’s, at the
Kaatskill Mountain Club,
is open to the public and is
a nice place to eat or meet
for a drink. Be sure to look
at the art work and see the
story of Rip Van Winkle.
He sure looked like he
was having fun with the
gnomes drinking their ale
and making thunder bowl-
ing before he took his long
nap.
Hunter is beginning its
51st season. Hunter’s
humble beginning is simi-
lar to many of our New
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