Some days it was too cold for our skiers to ski, but since I wasn’t planning to ski anyway, I just did the things I usually do — blogging, reading, exercising … I finished a masterful biography of poet Elizabeth Bishop and launched joyfully into the first volume of Philip Pullman’s new series, The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage.
I discovered a new liking for a treadmill, but only one with a view of the mountains beyond an outdoor hot tub in a fitness center with no noisy music or TV. I set the treadmill at Snail. That’s not the very slowest, you know. Sloth is slower.
And I ate. A lot. The Austrian-themed food at the Trapp Family Lodge is pretty rich. I especially loved the breakfast buffet, where even though I ate a lot, I could make choices that were good for me.
The only thing I’d do differently is bring a tea kettle to make my own kind of coffee at 4:30 or 5. That’s just me. Lots of people like those Keurig, one-cup brewers using Green Mountain Coffee. The lodge has them in guest rooms. Lots of people are also able to sleep until 7, when you can get better coffee in the bar.
The trip was a nice break from routine. I hope you had a good holiday week, too.
What a lovely cozy place!
Cozy is the word for it! And it’s loaded with memorabilia of the Trapp Family, the family in “The Sound of Music.” Some of them are still involved in the lodge business.
It’s a beautiful spot and I always get a kick out of the “Sound of Music” connection. I read that Jay Peak, a little further north, suspended skiing yesterday–they made the decision it was simply too cold to let people go out. Your indoor approach to the week sounds restful and perfect.
I visited Jay Peak with colleagues back when its development using the EB-5 visas (a green card for a big investment) was considered a worthy model. Before the scandal. I can well believe they had to close for the cold: it’s practically Canada.
We used to ski there and it was *always* icy–I hated it!
Lovely space. Did everyone stay inside when it was cold outside?In Scandinavia you can take a sauna and have an outdoor swim in cold water even when it is around minus 30 degree celsius!
Wow. Pretty sure we are not that tough. Most of the gang spent more time than usual indoors when it was really cold. Not Erik, of course. A true Scandinavian.
Thought that…
Looks amazing!
Thank you.