Princeton, January 23, 2026 Our annual week at Trapp starts on Sunday…but so does a monster storm sweeping across the country. Dire forecasts of snow and ice have made us change our plans, and we’ll leave a day early and make our way north on Saturday. After debating our options—Saratoga Springs, Middlebury, etc.—we decided toContinue reading “Storm Warning!”
Category Archives: Stowe January 2026
Sub-zero temperature + an EV = Lots of charging!
Hanover NH January 24, 2026 We had an easy first part of the drive: not too much traffic, and no slowdowns at all. We were routed over the GW and then up the Henry Hudson, Sawmill, and Hutcheson to the Merrit / Cross through Connecticut. It was a cold day, but the car did wellContinue reading “Sub-zero temperature + an EV = Lots of charging!”
On to Stowe
Sunday, January 25, 2026 Sue indulged me in a fit of nostalgia: we had breakfast at Lou’s, the hangout for locals and students that opened in 1947. It doesn’t seem to have changed since my student days, which means for more than fifty years! Sue had a muffin while I had a single pancake. IContinue reading “On to Stowe”
Skiing in the Falling Snow
Stowe, Monday, January 26, 2026 We woke to a foot of new snow; and it kept snowing throughout the day. Sue swam in the morning, and we had a light lunch at the guesthouse before heading out for a ski. The skiing was phenomenal, with soft snow in the tracks and on the paths. ItContinue reading “Skiing in the Falling Snow”
My Ski has an Incident
Stowe, January 27, 2026 While Sue went up for her morning swim, I did a bit of photography around the house. After a spot of lunch we headed into town to do a bit of shopping…I had forgotten my suspenders. No luck on that front, but we did have a nice walk around town! You’dContinue reading “My Ski has an Incident”
A Day without Skis
Stowe, Wednesday, January 28, 2026 Not a lot to report! We kept up our routine, with Sue swimming in the morning while I read and wrote. I drove her up for the swim and then walked home, hoping to stretch out the leg. What a pile of snow there is up here! My leg wasContinue reading “A Day without Skis”
They Ski Down, We Ski Flat
Stowe, Thursday, January 29, 2026 After breakfast at our place, the Hafetz / Jennings branch headed for Spruce Peak for a day of downhill skiing. Spruce Peak is the smaller mountain across the road from Mount Mansfield; it has gentler runs better suited to new skiers like our girls…and their mother! Reports at the endContinue reading “They Ski Down, We Ski Flat”
Those Girls Sure Can Ski!
Friday, January 30, 2026 Sue and the girls started the day with a visit to the pool, enjoyed by all. Then it was into the village for the annual bout of souvenir shopping. Viv had finished the book she was reading, so I bought her one by the same author…and a book for me aboutContinue reading “Those Girls Sure Can Ski!”