Yes, I have completed
my adventure to ski 50 different ski areas in New England during the Winter of 2003-04. Oh - there were many detours
along the way as I explored the rural New England countryside and met people along the way – my new motto – “life
is about the detours!”
In addition to celebrating my 50th birthday, I will also be seeking to discover the true, rural New
England character – is it out there and what is it like. In fact, I will
try to build a composite New England character from all the people that I meet. To
seek out these people, I have asked each ski area manager to introduce me to the ski area employee with the longest tenure
and hoping they will have their picture taken with me.
I thank the Maine,
New Hampshire and Vermont Ski Area Associations for the tickets and the warm welcome to each area I visited. To those I did not visit, well another year maybe I will attempt to complete the list so I can say I skied
every commercial or community area with a tow.
The trip was a great
chance to get outdoors, see our great New England countryside and try to discover the true New England character.
I invite you to read
through all the pages below – at the very least visit some of the detours I took along the way. There will also be some surprises.
Woody
