Northshore magazine showcases the best that the North Shore of Boston, MA has to offer.
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30 | JANUARY + FEBRUARY 2015 nshoremag.com BY SHAWNA SLACK For the ultimate winter weekends, consider joining the East Coast's only private luxury ski resort. Super Slopes As the days grow shorter and mornings begin to greet us with layers of ice crystals on our car wind- shields, many people shudder at the thought of enduring another long winter in New England. Last year, the brutal season tested the best of us with its unrelenting icy temperatures that pushed spring back so far it was nearly absorbed by summer. Although many of us dread a wintery mix, some of us jump with joy as the forecast begins to call for snow. Hearty New England skiers revel as the snowflakes begin to fall and stick to the mountains up north. That first climb into the attic for ski gloves and hats brings a smile to the face of faithful skiers. North Shore residents are lucky to be a mere two to three hours from a whole variety of mountains that promise consistent skiing (albeit icy at times) from Thanksgiving until early April. In fact, some of the best skiers in the world come from New England because the conditions can be so challenging: It is hard to grip a sheet of ice even with freshly sharpened skis. Ski aficionados often reject East Coast skiing, opting instead to spend their money traveling out West, where they are almost never let down by the conditions and the resorts are often much larger and less crowded. Courtesy of The Hermitage Club THE HERMITAGE CLUB P. 30 | TOWN FOCUS: BURLINGTON P. 34 | WEDDING VENUES P. 42