Ski Bus Trip March 28th, 2025

By Phil Caracci

Two weekends in a row??? Yes!! For me it was back to back Miramar weekends. It hit 80 degrees in NYC but northern VT had a winter storm warning and it delivered. I believe Sugarbush saw close to 10 inches of new snow while a bit south of us, Killington had mostly rain. We got lucky!!

24 club members and 12 guests signed up to get in on one of the final weekends of skiing and riding for the season with a forecast that was far from convincing. I called it “the bus of optimists”. My analysis was as follows… I do want to ski this weekend but if there is some rain I’ll do less skiing but still have fun. After all these years I’ve learned that I ALWAYS enjoy the Miramar weekend bus trips. Building new friendships, great meals (prepared by Matt, our chef) and fun parties are all components that factor into a good time. But our snow dance paid off as the storm started just as our chartered bus pulled up to our lodge on Friday night.

You won’t find many groomed trails when a storm rolls in overnight and continues into the ski day. Basically this was a different look than we are accustomed to and it seemed everyone enjoyed the challenge. Even the green trails had moguls by the end of the day! Fun!

Of course fun continues off the slopes too with a great aprés ski party, gourmet dinner, dancing or maybe just chilling with a glass of wine on the couch by the fireplace.

The plan was to ski Killington on Sunday but we were getting reports from friends who were there that we should reconsider. Trip Leader Kim made the call on Saturday night that we’d return to Sugarbush the following day. This turned out to be the only option as Killington lost power from a fallen ice-coated tree and the resort was closed all day. It’s rare that we change up the plan but so glad we did. We got lucky once again! Sugarbush has two base areas. The smaller of the two is Mt Ellen Sunday was the last day of the season for this section so it seemed fitting that our driver Al should drop us off there.

The winter storm was ongoing but today it was what is kindly termed a “wintery mix”. A bit of snow, a bit of rain, maybe some sleet but the big headline was FOG!

Visibility at times was just enough to see the chair in front of you on the lift. You can hide inside or take on another challenge. Our group sort of split with one wise soul hitting the spa instead of the slopes.

Spring skiing is always an adventure. You might get snow, There could be rain. The sun often shines brightly. You rarely need a sweater. More likely you’ll need sunscreen. But above all, always pack a positive attitude….. and maybe a swim suit for the spa, 😁