I’ve been trying to organize a winter getaway to my favorite ski area – Bretton Woods – for years… always calling too late to get reservations.  I got my act together in 2015 – making reservations in July!  On January 21, we descended upon our private condo overlooking Mt. Washington, staying through Sunday January 24.

Seven reasons why this winter getaway rocked:

#1 – we were together, all 13 of us, a combination that always equals FUN!  No one was sick, everyone was in a good mood, we were ready to go!

# 2 – we tried exciting new things, like swimming at night in an outdoor pool in zero degree weather on a Full Moon Night!  We were crazy, jumping into snowbanks frontwards and backwards, rubbing snow on our bodies before hurrying back into the pool. It was a special moment, it was Full Moon Madness!

# 3 – a world class view –  I’ve seen a lot of beautiful sights in my travels, and the Mt. Washington Hotel with Mt. Washington behind it is second to none.

# 4 – the condo we stayed at –  we had an entire house to ourselves with three floors.  plenty of room for everyone.  there was even a bus pickup service to and from the hotel and mountain.

# 5  –  the view of Mt. Washington –  this is what we saw when we looked out our front window – spectacular!  The tallest mountain on the East Coast and crystal clear at the top, so unusual during the winter time!

# 6  – the weather –  Although it was the coldest four days of 2016, it wasn’t windy, so the skiing and lifts were way better than normal.  Plenty of snow cover on most trails, little to no ice, unusually good for East Coast skiing!

# 7 – the sledding was slippery fun –  on our last day we tried something different – tubing! what a great way to end our winter getaway!