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Northshore January February 2020

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NORTHSHOREMAG.COM 46 JANUARY + FEBRUARY 2020 L I V E + P L AY Path). You can also play tennis on four indoor tennis courts in winter ; a pro is available for lessons. Another option: Spend the day on a Topnotch Brewery Tour. Topnotch has no fewer than 52 spa ser- vices; popular in winter is the body exfoliation for dry skin, followed by deep hydration and a massage—Swedish, hot stone, or deep muscle. Services include personal training and fitness classes. All of this is on top of the legendary skiing at Stowe Mountain Resort. Take the free resort shuttle to the moun- tain. Then do what the locals do and follow the sun. Start at the Mt. Mansfield base on the swift Forerunner Quad for runs of 2,200 verti- cal feet, move over to Gondola for friendly cruisers, have lunch at the Cliff House Res- taurant on top of Vermont's highest peak, and then move to the sunny slopes at Spruce Peak, anchored by the stunning Spruce Peak Village. After a full day of skiing, the hot tub awaits. topnotchresort.com J O R DA N H OT E L AT S U N DAY R I V E R The Jordan Hotel at Sunday River, Maine, is a bit like going to your own private resort. Five miles and change past the turnoff for Sunday River Ski Resort, you reach a rise where the rambling hotel greets you. Just above is Jordan Peak, the eastern most peak in the line of the peaks that march three miles across this ridge making up the Sunday River Resort. Ski in, ski out. Sunday River offers a healthy dose of long scenic cruisers. With trails spread over 870 acres and 16 lifts, you may have a trail com- pletely to yourself. To ski back to the hotel, be sure you get yourself back to the bottom of the Jordan Bowl Express before closing time. You can also take the free shuttle. Once back, ease tight muscles via several options. There's an outdoor pool and hot tub, plus a sauna and steam room. Enjoy one of the spa's special treatments: Toasted Marsh- mallow Body Treatment, Snowflake Escape, or Winter Wind Down Massage. The spa supervi- sor is the very knowledgeable Meghan Clark from Brunswick. New this year are CBD treatments to ease joint inflammation. The goal is to get you back on the slopes feeling great again. Be sure to book two weeks in advance. You don't have to leave the Jordan moun- tain retreat, with its spectacular views of the Mahoosuc Range, but you would be remiss not to visit Bethel to admire its mid-19th- century architecture such as Greek Revival houses with large attached barns topped by cupolas. Eat at several choices of res- taurants—22 Broad Street, Brian's, and the Sudbury Inn are favorites—and stroll down Main Street for shops and galleries, or check out the Ski Museum of Maine or the new Min- eral Museum. Bethel is the real thing. If you like hardware stores, be sure to visit Brooks Brothers, even if you don't need a new snow shovel. sundayriver.com/resort-lodging/ jordan-hotel PHOTOGRAPHS, BY KATHLEEN LANDWEHRLE TOP (TENNIS), BY SAVANNAH BROWN (FIREPIT), COURTESY OF TOPNOTCH STOWE (SPA AND DINING), COURTESY OF SUNDAY RIVER (JORDAN HOTEL), BY NICK LAMBERT (SKIING) Jordan Hotel (above) at Sunday River, Maine, offers CBD oil treatments for joint pain. Topnotch boasts a spa, an indoor pool, indoor tennis courts, firepits, and great dining. BROWN LANDWEHRLE

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