Day 46 - February 24: Snow Valley

When I was a kid, we would travel to Vermont for New Years and stay at the Candlelight Motel, a pet friendly place that still boasts of in-room phones and cable TV.  Pure luxury.  We would ski at nearby Snow Valley, a throw back, no frills operation with a few hundred feet of elevation.  Our dog, Rebel would run alongside as we traveled up the mountain by rickety T Bar and then hurled ourselves down Steeple Chase, Bulldozer, and Boomerang.  Alas, the mountain closed in 1982.  Rumor has it that a private investor has purchased the property with dreams of reopening the place.  In the meantime, the stone chimney is all that remains of the base lodge, though the trails are visible and the lift cables still stand.  Today, on a cold, cloudy day, I took my kids down memory lane - saddened by what I saw of this special place but hopeful that its rebirth will come.