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While Maryland is located out of the primary snow belt, there are several ski resorts that feature man-made snow close enough to make single-day ski trips possible.
While Maryland is located out of the primary snow belt, there are several ski resorts that feature man-made snow close enough to make single-day ski trips possible.
Generally all of the ski trips are just a few of us getting together and going skiing. Usually there's 1-2 cars worth of people, and everyone splits the gas/traveling charges costs (usually about $10/person for gas, tolls, etc). We usually leave pretty early in the morning (7:00am), and we're back somewhat reasonably around (7-8pm, depending on traffic). The closer locations (Liberty, RoundTop, Whitetail) are only a 90 minute drive, while the other locations average 3-3.5 hours of driving (each way).
We used to pack lunches to save money, but in recent years we've gotten lazy and just bought food at the mountain. There's usually an OK selection of basic cafeteria food (soup, sandwich, hamburger, etc), but it can be somewhat pricey.
In the case of the 11th & 18th, these are "Equipment Demonstration Days". The idea is that local ski shops sell *really* cheap tickets to ski, and bring new ski equipment for people to try-out for free. They are of course hoping that we like the equipment, and decide to purchase new skiing gear. We are not obligated to buy, or even try, anything on these days, but some people find it fun to try out new equipment, and occasionally one of us is actually *looking* for new gear, so this is a good way to actually try out the products.
To try out the equipment, you need to have your own boots (and poles for skiing). If you don't own any equipment, then for any ski trip you need to rent gear (even if you're going to demo equipment, you'll still need boots and poles, unless you can borrow that stuff from someone else).
The one thing about the "demo" day ski events, is that you need to buy tickets in advanced. These tickets are available directly from the ski shops, and if you have a car, it's not too bad to visit them (usually they're not far from one of the local shopping areas). If you can't get your own, let me know and I'll see what I can do about picking them up for you.
== Upcoming trips ==
== Upcoming trips ==