I have heard about how amazing Trapp Family Lodge is for cross-country skiing. I have also heard that there is this really cool cabin that is 3 miles in the woods where you can get soup, sandwiches and hot chocolate. I have been dying to go, and just have not made it yet.
This year we purchased a family pass for one of our local Nordic centers. The cool thing about Vermont is that there is a reciprocal program where you can ski one time for free at a bunch of other Nordic centers. Since our side of the Green Mountains is a little lacking on the snow side, it was time to make the trip.
We went in with the ultimate plan of making it to the cabin, but with a bailout plan of skiing to the deli (a half mile from the Nordic center). The first half off the journey was smooth sailing on green trails (the easier ones) and it was wonderful, until we hit out first blue trail. Straight up the mountain. My freind and I are not huge fans of big down hills (Little Man loves them). As we started the trek up the hill we knew we could make it to the top without much of a problem. It was the trip back down we were not looking forward to. We bailed half way up and headed to the deli for lunch. We did find out later that it became rolling hills a little after the section we were on. Oh well, we still got in an awesome 4 miles of skiing on wonderful trails for the day. The deli was also pretty good, so no major loss. Maybe next time we will actually make it to the cabin.
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