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Join the Holmdel Ski Club for a return to Stowe Vermont – our first trip of the 2012 season. Stowe is a great destination for the downhill and cross country skier. Both the downhill and cross country areas are accessible by the Stowe shuttle and we will also use our bus for morning and afternoon runs between our hotel and Stowe base area.   The current plan is to depart Piscataway around 1pm on Friday and arrive at Stowe at about 8:30pm.  You'll have a full day of skiing on Saturday and Sunday.  On Monday we will depart Stowe at 2pm, arriving in Piscataway around 9:30pm.   Based on member feedback, we are not including the 3rd day of skiing in the base price.  Many members have said they would prefer touring the town, snowshoeing, late sleeping, or other activities that don't require wardrobe change before getting on the bus.  A lift ticket for four hours of skiing on Monday is available for $30 in advance.  

Downhill skiing: Two mountains Majestic Mt. Mansfield and Spruce Peak: trail map 
Total Trails: 116 Easy: 16%, Intermediate: 59%, Advanced/Expert: 25%
6 Glades, 3 Terrain Parks
13 Lifts: 2 Surface, 4 Double, 2 Triple, 3 Hi-Speed Quads, 2 Gondolas
Total Acreage: 485 skiable acres, Vertical Drop: 2360 feet, Snowmaking: 80%
Average Annual Snowfall: 28 feet

Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing: trail map  (additional fees)
Total Terrain: 46mi, Tracked Terrain: 28mi, Skating Terrain: 18mi
Rentals and Lessons: Yes

Other Things To Do: Sleigh rides, Evening Dog Sledding, snowshoeing, enjoying a classic New England town.
RENTALS: (additional fee) 1 day ski or snowboard: $35, 2 day ski or snowboard: $60
LESSONS: (additional fee) 90 minutes $40/day

We will be staying at the Commodores Inn, which is on the access road between Stowe mountain and the town of Stowe. Coffee service is available in the lobby 24 hours a day.  Accommodations are shown here. There are 3 large Jacuzzis, free wireless Internet, indoor heated pool, 2 saunas, an onsite pub with drinks and bar food (eg, wings, rings, burgers, etc) and an exercise room. There will be several options available to travel between the Commodores Inn and Stowe Mountain: our Club bus, the Stowe bus that travels the access road, and the Commodores Inn bus that runs every 30 minutes

The Commodores Inn has a restaurant featuring homemade soups, breads, salads, pastas, vegetables, seafood, beef, poultry and vegetarian specialties, and a $16.95 Prime Rib dinner buffet.

Other Trip Prices:  Child 6-12: $264 (staying with parents paying applicable occupancy rate); Junior 13-17: $304 (staying with parents paying applicable occupancy rate); No lift-ticket adult deduction is $60. 

Total Child/Junior combination pricing PER ROOM, for multiple people in one room.

#People in room	Price based on various combinations of Adults w/Child (6-12) and/or Jr (13-17).
2	Adult+Child:$779;  Adult+Jr:$819
3	Adult+2 Child:$1043;  2 Adults+Child:$1134; 2 Adults+Jr:$1155;  Adult+2 Jrs:$1123;  Adult+Child+Jr:$1083
4	$1380 regardless of age

The group pricing structure for this trip is highly discounted from regular walk-up rates.   You'll notice that the group pricing that includes a child/junior may be different (less than) than the sum of the individual rates. 

**Any fuel surcharge imposed by the bus company is beyond our control and will require an adjustment in the final price.

In order to protect your investment in this trip, the Holmdel Ski Club strongly recommends that you consider purchasing travel insurance. After certain dates we will be assessed penalties and not be able to recover all or any of your deposit or final payment. You could lose your entire deposit or entire total payment depending on the date of cancellation. But trip cancellation is not the only reason for considering travel insurance. A good policy will also cover you during the trip for items including emergency medical treatment and transportation, and lost, stolen or damaged baggage.

You can purchase a policy anytime prior to starting the trip, but additional benefits such as coverage of pre-existing conditions are available if you purchase within a certain time limit after you make the trip deposit to the Holmdel Ski Club. That time limit varies from 7 calendar days to 15 days depending on the company. So you should make a decision as soon as possible. You can compare the coverage and the cost of the various policies at http://www.insuremytrip.com. But you should compare the policies for your own situation and carefully read the description of coverage to see what is covered and what are valid reasons for cancellation. Not all policies are covered at that general website. You can go to the individual companies such as http://www.travelguard.com to see a full list of their products and purchase a policy directly from them.

If you do purchase insurance, the trip description should contain all the information needed except for the name of the tour operator, which is Banchi Outdoor Adventures.

Please let the trip leader know if you have any questions about insurance. On nearly every trip we have at least one person who is forced to cancel for a very valid reason, but unfortunately may forfeit the entire payment for the trip.

Signup

Download the signup form (MS Word, PDF) to obtain the instructions for where to mail the form and your check.  The trip leader must receive both your check and the signup form in order to secure your reservation.

Trip Liability Form

Download a copy of the Trip Liability Release Form (MS Word, PDF) and mail to the trip leader (or email a scanned image of the page with your signature to the trip leader).    You must send a new liability form for each trip.

Also, please email the trip leader with an emergency contact name and phone number.   The contact should be someone who is not going on the trip.