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Conditions reported elsewhere are Waitsfield, Mad River Glen, 5 to 15, one new powder, fair to good lower; Warren, Sugarbush Valley, 7 to 20, 3 powder, fair to good. Lifts start daily operation Saturday...
...deal came too late to refurbish the shabby hotel for this season, but Navarrete brought in Topflight Instructor Peter Estin and his ski-school teachers from Vermont's Sugarbush, got Panagra airline (50% Grace-owned) to set a ski-excursion round-trip fare of $420 (regular rate: $678) from Miami, and arranged an inexpensive ($2.50 a day) equipment-rental service in Santiago. Throwing up partitions at Portillo, he figures to expand capacity to 500, with $150,000 worth of ski lifts to haul them all. Even before remodeling and expansion, news of the new Portillo passed around so fast...
...skiers, the cafeteria at the bottom of the hill provides constant entertainment, sporting a remarkable group of continental types, all of whom have blond hair and Austrian accents. For a new area, Sugarbush has lost no time in developing a distinctive atmosphere; if you dress properly and speak a few words of German, no one will question your ability on the slats...
Although some trails are still incomplete, Sugarbush night life is off to a running start, and New York restaurateur Ormando Orsini has already opened a nightspot for skiing roues...
...skier, Wildcat has little to offer, although the view of Mount Washington from the summit is worth the ride up. It lacks the Sugarbush atmosphere, but provides a more rugged day of skiing for the addict. And if you ski in blue jeans and an H.A.A. sweat shirt, no one will snicker...