Mar 20, 2017

One of the great things about staying at the Mt. Washington Hotel is that we could put all our ski gear on in our room, our boots on in the lobby, grab our skis out of the little holding area downstairs, and hop on our two-minute shuttle over to the resort. We left about 45 minutes before the lifts opened and we still sat around for a while waiting. We thought we'd be on the first chair but this couple beat us to it. Turns out it doesn't really matter anyway. Elite people get to go up early.

We still got ourselves a freshly groomed trail that no one else had skied on yet. It was so nice. We spent the whole day skiing trails with no wait at all for lift lines. Weekdays are the days to go. It was such a wonderful change of pace. The snow was pretty great for the most part and we had the place to ourselves. We got into the trees finally and eased into it, but by the end of the day we were feeling really confident.

We did a run with jumps on it and tried them out a few times. We went down Granny's Grundle and Herb's Secret a couple times which was a nice assault to the leg muscles. Overall it was a really great day and we were worn out by mid afternoon. The view was great as well. The sun was out and the sky was blue all day long.

When we got back to the hotel we headed right for the hot tub. It was nice for a little bit, but then others joined in and started chatting. It was a little awkward, but the guy told us about the outdoor pool so that was a nice tip.

The outdoor "heated" pool wasn't so warm, but we stayed in and walked around for a little bit mostly for the novelty. The coldest part was getting out in the chilly air while we were wet. Luckily we could duck into the pool house to dry off and put on our robes.

We felt like pizza so we drove a few minutes down the road to the town only to find out the pizza place was closed. Then we found another pizza place which wasn't there anymore. We ended up driving a half hour to Littleton where there was a nice little downtown area and a beautiful covered bridge over a frozen, snowy river scene with the cute little town behind it. We got our pizza and walked across the bridge enjoying the nice day and the late day sunlight.

The red building with the water mill on it is Schilling Beer Co. We went in and tried a few samples of decent beers and then we headed back to the hotel.

We went back outside behind the hotel to enjoy the fire pits and encountered a strange woman who kept telling us that we just missed them making s'mores and she could go inside and get some if we really wanted to. She eventually left and we went to the bigger fire pit because it was getting chilly.

We spent the rest of our night playing SnipperClips in the lobby and hanging around the room in our robes trying to get the perfect gangsta picture. I think we got it. It felt too soon to already be leaving our lavish accommodations, but we packed up our stuff anyway to be ready to leave in the morning then relaxed in bed. It felt like a really long day in a great way.

Mar 8, 2014

We started the day with a quick stop at Dunkin' Donuts for breakfast and then down the road to Attitash. It was only about fifteen minutes from the hotel. We put our stuff on at the car and walked over to get started. For a Saturday there weren't too many lines at the lifts and the conditions were great. It was so warm from the start that I was taking off my gloves and hat on the lift. The view from the lift was amazing, and when we got to the top there was an observation deck that Brenda and I climbed for an even better view of the gorgeous White Mountains.

We skied a few trails on the Attitash side and then headed over to Bear Peak, which required a long flat push to get there. Bear Peak had a lot of ice on the few trails we tried out so we headed back over and spent the rest of the afternoon at Attitash. It was a great day of skiing, but when the sun went away at the end of the day it got quite a bit colder so we were ready to go.

We headed back to the hotel to change and then headed out for dinner. We went to Moat Brewery & Smokehouse to satisfy my desire to try their beers and Ryan's taste for ribs. We were told there would be over an hour wait, but it turned out to only be about twenty minutes! We got lucky. Bree and I split the beer sampler; they were all great! The Bone Shaker Brown, Matilda's Rage Red, East Intervale IPA, and the Cathedral Ledge Lager were somewhat tied for a favorite. I was very impressed. The food was great as well. We had hush puppies, and I had a delicious sandwich.

We headed back to the hotel after eating and went down to the hot tub after a while. The indoor hot tub was nice, but then we moved to the outdoor one. It was much better. Something about being outside in a hot tub is great. It was easier to cool off when it got to be too much. This is one of many attempts at getting a good shot of us. Brenda and I returned to the room to hang for the night. She made some awesome kava stress relief tea and put on some relaxing music while she did yoga. I sat in bed sipping my tea, and I really did feel relaxed and happy. It was a nice end to the day.