[snowriders] Stratton Mountain - Feb. 7th

[MIT Snowriders Members]

Greetings!

With the Sugarloaf trip passed, its time to look forward to the next bus 
trip: Stratton Mountain.

Glade lovers, rejoice! Stratton is draws large crowds from throughout 
New England because of its well-groomed, well-covered and long trails as 
well as its famous glades. Add to that friendly staff, a renowned 
village and the good company of your fellow Snowriders and good times 
will be inevitable!

As far as mountain stats, Stratton furnishes 86 open trails that are 
currently served by 10 open lifts. At the moment, there is a 25-50" base 
depth and a total of 468 acres of trails. Stratton offers a wide variety 
of terrain--the usual mix of greens, blues and blacks. However, the 
Snowriders Officers would like to highlight the extensive array of black 
and double black diamond runs. For the adrenaline junkies among us, we 
recommend sampling the double blacks found on Sun Bowl as well as the 
black diamond glades, such as Upper Slalom Glade.

Conditions-wise, Stratton has been receiving regular natural snow in 
addition to blowing their own. For those who recall the trip to Mount 
Snow, similar snow conditions should be expected as these mountains are 
nearby each other (for those who were not at Mount Snow, the snow was 
nice). Just yesterday, they received a fresh 5" of powder and the 
extended forecast predicts more snow around Feb 4-6th. Of course, beware 
of the cold--daytime temperatures may plummet below 10 deg F!

Please note this is a Sunday trip, and we expect the slopes to be quite 
empty. This will be a great time to enjoy this incredibly popular 
mountain, without all the competition at the lift lines.

As usual, tickets are on sale now, and sales will close Wednesday at 12pm.

And, prices:

Bus: $26
Bus+Lift: $81
Bus+Lift+Rental: $146

You can sign up on the site at: 
http://snowriders.mit.edu/details_bustrip.php?id=f648a716d2e0b5ec26788d797972cb0c 
or just go to http://snowriders.mit.edu and click on the link on the 
riderboard.

The bus will depart Sydney Pacific at 5:30 am, with an expected return 
around 7 or 8pm.

See you on the slopes!

-The Snowriders Officers

P.S. Don't forget about our exclusive Burton discount night this week. 
There are currently 24 spots left on the bus!