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 1)
Check out the improvements at Gore this
year!
www.goremountain.com. For
something different, check out the recently
reopened Hickory Hill in Warrensburg. They
have just t-bars and poma lifts but some
really unbelievable “Expert” ski terrain
(and intermediate!)
www.hickoryskicenter.com.
2) Take a Winter Safari -
let us arrange a local Naturalist/Licensed
guide to take you on a personalized back
country tour on snowshoes or cross-country
skis for a once in a lifetime experience!
3) Take a day trip up to
Lake Placid. It’s a
beautiful one-hours drive north. Window shop
down Main Street, stop for lunch at any
number of great luncheon spots, go to the
top of the ski jumps and watch the ski
jumpers or ariel freestyle skiers practice
or compete. Check out the luge or
bobsledding going, even take a bobsled ride
yourself.www.mountvanhovenburg.com . Save
room for a piece of pie at The Noonmark
diner in Keene Valley on the way home.
 4)
Just take a drive... drive over to
Brant Lake via Route 8 (make sure you go
around the backside-Palisades Road) and
drive over the mountain to Hague and back
down Rt 9N to Bolton Landing. Stretch your
legs and check out the nice shops or get a
drink or dinner at any of the nice
restaurants along Main Street in Bolton
Landing- go sit at the park and enjoy the
magnificent view of frozen Lake George in
icy splendor.
5)
After skiing is over, check out the tubing
at The Ski Bowl - they have night
skiing too! Make sure you stop at barVino
Wine Shop to grab a bottle of wine to enjoy
in front of the fire when you get back!
6) Take out our snowshoes for a spin
- enjoy either the frozen lake or
wooded trails. Its quiet and beautiful-
you’ll be delightfully surprised at the
unique winter experience!
 7)
Cross-country ski at our local nationally
ranked cross-country ski area Garnet Hill.
Don’t forget to stop in their pub afterwards
or at the wine bar, barVino in North Creek
on the way home. There are a number of other
cross-country ski options; Cunningham’s Ski
Barn, the Warrensburg Trails along the river
and the Caroline Fish Trail System in
Chestertown.
8) Winter horseback riding or engage
a “one-horse open sleigh” and go
over hill and dale at The Circle B Ranch in
nearby Chestertown. Check out Main Street
Ice Cream for lunch (or just ice cream!)
afterwards. Don’t forget to check out the
really nice gift shop upstairs.
 9)
Experience the rush of snowmobiling
over frozen Loon Lake or in the winter
wonderland of the Adirondack woods. Guided
Tours 518-623-4825, 518-494-5168.
10) Get a massage and take a nap -
have a licensed massage therapist come right
to your room, enjoy a massage followed by a
nap. Spend the rest of the day lounging here
in front of one of the many fireplaces,
reading a book with a good bottle of wine.
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