Ski Bus Trip 27th – 29th March

By Karen McFarlane
On the bright or partly sunny evening of March 27, 2026, one of the last (but not least!) Miramar bus trips of 2026 took off from the streets of New York with 42 hearty ski souls aboard and Mike filling in for Al, our usual driver, at the helm. In a first in a long time, the bus was able to park on 6th. Ave. without any of us getting arrested. There were a lot of first time, second time and third timers on this trip, just showing that Miramar is continuously growing and expanding, especially this late in the ski season!!

The bus ride up is very different in March, when spring has sprung! Instead of leaving in the dark, you get sunlight until 7:30 or so and you see sights you never usually see – like trees and sky…!!!

Saturday was a terrific day at Sugarbush! Although the temperature was in the teens to 20’s, it felt almost balmy! In fact, before I got on my first lift, I moved my hand warmers from my mittens to my jacket pocket, where they rested all day. (By the way, for those who don’t know it, hand warmers stay warm all night- I always take mine out and use them as heating pads in the bed for a comfortable night…!!!)

Following a great happy hour, we had a lovely chicken repast cooked by our wonderful chef, Matt, assisted by Maddie. After that, an attack of dancing broke out with the apres dinner crowd and a good time was had by all!!

On Sunday, we traveled to Killington for another fantastic day of skiing. Basically, both days consisted of fabulous Vermont style hard pack, seasoned with a little topping varying between a dusting of snow and scratchy ice, which makes a lovely sound!! We East Coast skiers know what to do with this – Western powder skiers would be crying in their beer if they even attempted to get on our beautiful slopes!!

We had a great ride back on the bus, made all the more wonderful by the catered delicacies created in the Panera test kitchens and served to us by uniformed waitstaff, with gold plated silverware and flagons of wine, accompanied by roving bands of minstrels, jugglers and magicians…(perhaps I had too many flagons???!!!🤪🤪🤪).