Word: mountainous
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Mount Snow is trying to get in on the action as a mountain for college kids. For years Killington has been the primary destination for college students, but other mountains are slowly moving in on Killington's valued market share. Mount Snow has begun a series of college ski weeks which provide extensive after-ski activities. From hacky-sack marathons to Hawaiian dance parties, the new ski weeks are trying to create an atmosphere to encourage students to stay longer and return sooner...
...overdevelop-the-base-area-the-most department, Stratton Mountain wins hands down. After putting in hundreds of new condos and a hotel adjoining the base lodge, Stratton has now added the ultimate in ski area chic: Stratton Village...
Some people complete on the ski slope and others prefer competing on the ski line. The fashion conciousness that pervades Stratton makes clear that the mountain is preferred by the latter. It's not that Stratton doesn't have some first-rate trails and a second-to-none junior racing program, it's just that a great number of the skiers care about the clothes they wear, and they'll notice yours as well...
Five years ago an article on Vermont's top resorts would not have included Okemo, a central Vermont mountain that has since undergone extensive reconstructive surgery...
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...