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...addition to their extensive development at the base, Stratton has also been pouring money into improving their lifts and trails. Having installed more than three new high-speed quad lifts during the past two years, Stratton has managed to cut back considerably on their once large liftlines...
...Stratton is a beautiful-people-only resort. The new village, with the requisite quaint architecture and gourmet shop also boasts clothes boutiques from Bogner and CB sports. It has a certain European flavor; one almost expects fur-clad women to stroll by with their poodles...
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...
...Although Stratton's parking lot was fairly crowded for a midweek morning, once on the lifts, the crowds disappeared. From the top we took what Stratton has advertised as its "challenging new Liftline trail." It's actually the same as last year's Liftline except they cut down some of the trees in the middle and made the whole run less difficult...
Like the skiers, the trails at Stratton are exceptionally well-groomed, and Liftline was no exception. The snow was carefully packed to provide a great packed-powder surface. Even on days when other mountains are icy, Stratton's trail groomers are able to scrape up a frozen granular surface...