East Coast Winter Wonderlands
 

Hello. I am from South Florida, the land of never-changing seasons. I am thinking about taking a Dec. 26- Jan. 1 trip to an East Coast winter wonderland. I am interested in snow hiking, snow shoeing, sledding, and maybe a little skiing. I have actually never skied before so I am looking for a place where there is that opportunity but other snow activities as well. Any suggestions other than Gatlinburg? Thanks much.<BR><BR>True

Gatlinburg? Isn't that down south? Are you planning on driving? If you are looking for a winter wonderland with skiing, may I suggest New England?! In particular, one of these three: Stowe, Vermont; Bretton Woods, NH; or Bethel, Maine.<BR>Good Luck!<BR>

Or Lake Placid NY or Killington VT (they are already skiing there) As an upstate NYer, I'd NEVER think of Gatlinburg as an &quot; East coast winter wonderland&quot;

STOWE, VERMONT, STOWE VERMONT, STOWE VERMONT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I live in Lake Placid and &quot;they&quot; are not skiing here yet. Where people, true2 ([email protected]), get this kind of information?<BR>

&quot;They&quot; ARE skiing at Killington, at least according to my local tv news this weekend-- pictures and everything... <BR><BR>I didn't say &quot;they&quot; were skiing in LP.

The ski resorts are full-up that week, not a great time for a beginner to hit the slopes. <BR><BR>New Hampshire puts out a great tourist magazine that I'm sure you can order online. Browse through it and pick a spot. Be aware however, that there have been many non-white Christmases up north in the past. You can buy yourself a non-refundable plane ticket, but nobody will guarantee you any snow-shoeing.