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While other areas have been happy to put their condos at the mountain base, Okemo has built several that are midway up the slope at the top of a chairlift. In the lift department, Okemo has removed the low-capacity pomas and now has three new triples and one new quad chair...
...block the possibility of compromise. Even in theaters where renovations leading to complete access would be costly or architecturally difficult, negotiations might well lead to a workable middle ground. At the Beacon Hill, for example, architects estimate that installing an elevator is prohibitively expensive, but handicapped groups say a chairlift next to the stairs would cost much less...
Still, Alpine skiing has considerable aesthetic appeal. On a nice day a ride on a chairlift will provide a fantastic display of scenery. An unspoiled trail leading down through a grove of snow-covered trees can be breathtakingly beautiful. The appreciation of the outdoors is a refreshing contrast to the normal attitude toward winter. On a mountain you use the outdoors rather than flee them for the warm confines of Lamont. It is far too easy to sound giddily rhapsodic, but acres of powdery snow (or more frequently, gleaming ice) can inspire enough reverential thought about nature to inspire lifetime...
...since the mountain is almost above the timber-line and only scrub pine trees offer protection), but when it's open, an aerial tramway and two T-bars serve it. Cannon has a great front face for mogul skiers and racers and it's served by its own little chairlift that rarely has a line. In addition, it has nice beginner's slopes. Student tickets are half-price on weekdays (with I.D.). 147 miles from Boston...
RAGGED MT.: A neat little area tucked in Southern New Hampshire. Even though it has only one chairlift, it rarely gets crowded, so it might just be the best place to try on Washington's Birthday...