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the hut as a winter camping experience.
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(After all, the Octagon is locked tight at
night.) This has become an unnecessary
reminder for one Stone Hut regular who
1364 Marshall Avenue, Williston VT
had to be airlifted by helicopter after going
into anaphylactic shock when he acciden-
tally ate some peanuts. For most parties,
though, Hut stays are less dramatic and
more pure pleasure.
In summer, the hut is given over to those
hearty GMC caretakers that help protect
the delicate ecosystem on the summit of
Mt. Mansfield. But from November to mid-
April, it
becomes the
domain of in-
the-know skiers
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and riders who
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pay just $100
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(plus tax) for the
best ski in/ski
DEALERS OF QUALITY BATH AND
out accommoda-
tions in town.Although the cost has inched
KITCHEN FIXTURES, FAUCETS AND
up of late—partly to help cover the costs of
ACCESSORIES, DOOR HARDWARE
recent renovations—who can put a price on
beating the ski patrol to fresh tracks on a
& 6000 CABINET KNOBS!
powder day?
As the sun broke through the Eastern
sky early in the morning after our excellent
adventure, I got up to use the facilities next
door.A foot of fresh powder blanketed the
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mountain and the storm’s last large flakes
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drifted innocently downward. The chairlift
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stood at a standstill, the victim of the previ-
ous day’s lightning strike.
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All was quiet, much as it was before
MONDAY - FRIDAY 9 AM - 5 PM
skiers and the Stone Hut came to the
mountain. I stood there taking it all in: the
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beauty and the contradictions of the moun-
tain and our presence. Still, the skier in me
1364 Marshall Avenue, Williston VT
couldn’t help but regret the greatest irony
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of all: being at the top of Stowe without
adequate equipment. Foolishly, I’d skimped
Discounts available to the building trades. Member HBRANV.
on weight and packed the skinny skis.
Perhaps, I consoled myself, we wouldn’t
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have made it to the hut with any extra
weight on our backs.
Still, with all that new snow, the cross-
TRADITION & INNOVATION
country gear would really just serve as util-
DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE
itarian transportation, not the powder play-
sticks that my real skis and snowboard pro-
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
vide. So I did what any self-respecting ski
bum in my position would do. I caught a
couple of oversized snowflakes on my
tongue and went back to bed in one of
Vermont’s best kept secrets. a73
David Healy is a freelance travel writer
and regular visitor to Stowe. To atone for
lost time while growing up near NewYork
City, David stretches the season by hiking
and skiing backcountry routes from Mt.
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Mansfield to Mt. Shasta. He lives with his
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wife, Tricia, in Richmond,Vt.
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