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Winter Wonders by Stephen O. Muskie

Bromley
Story by Tim Jones

J
ust after a big storm in the middle of February last year, one of my frugal friends and I took a real cheapskate midweek adventure to Bromley, over near Manchester, Vermont.

To get to Bromley from my house, you have to drive right past the road that leads you to Mount Snow/Haystack and right past the driveway to Stratton. The payoff is worth it. Bromley is a modest-size area with plenty of room for families, a great base lodge, and a good variety of terrain from easy-easy beginner stuff up to some fairly serious black diamonds with some really serious bumps. The lifts at Bromley, with the exception of one fast quad, are the plain old double chairlifts that have moved so many skiers up so many hills so reliably and safely for so many years.

Though the slopes were covered with four or five inches of fresh powder, we had the place practically to ourselves until midafternoon -- plenty of time to ski our legs to jelly.

And best of all, the midweek, nonholiday ticket price at Bromley is only $19, same as last season. That's a terrific bargain at a great midsize ski area.

For more information, see the Bromley Web site at www.bromley.com, or call 802-824-5522.

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