Word: skis
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...breakfast in bed, and at lunch and supper eat like the aristocrats many of them are. Says seven-year-old Count Vincenzo Balestrieri-Cosimelli: "La Meridiana's much more amusing than a grownups' hotel. I have more time to play and lots of snow to ski in during the winter, which even Daddy can't find for me in Rome...
...weekend and holidays--especially after a heavy snow-fall--the glamorous ski areas in New England are liable to be mobbed. On such occasions, the following list of eleven of the less well known developments in the region may prove helpful. These areas are either small, 'or new, or else they have not been very vigorously promoted; in many cases their facilities are equal or superior to the more popular spots...
Pico Peak in Rutland is one of the oldest and finest areas in the state. A new Mueller double chair was added two years ago to supplement two T-bars and a J-bar. The late Carl Acker's ski school at Pico was one of the first to bring European technique to North America. The base lodge is small and cheery and a wide variety of ticket plans is available. In nearby Plymouth, Roundtop Mountain will open for business for the first time this year with a 4800 foot double chair and a T-bar. Andree Mead Lawrence...
...Hampshire don't overlook Wildcat Mountain which offers a 6800 foot enclosed gondola lift, a double chair, and two T-bars. The Harvard ski club's cabin nearby makes this spot especially attractive. Just across the border in Maine. Pleasant Mountain has a chair and three T-bars. The atmosphere is comfortable and relaxing and the crowds are much smaller than the New Hampshire areas nearby...
...apres ski life is an object, better stick to the well known developments like Sugarbush, Mt. Snow, Killington and Cannon Mountain. But if you are concerned to maximize your skiing time and may be save a little money, take a chance on one of these low-key areas...