Dismal-Rain.

Saturday – dismal! Ski resorts when it rains are dismal. The expectation is of snow and sunshine and the thrill, adrenalin rush of a high speed run.

When it RAINS its just plain dismal. The day was meant to be spent in the company of others on the lifts and runs, followed by a couple of celebratory beers at the après ski joint of choice. The celebratory beers turns into commiserating beers, starting at the earliest hour feasible.

 The alternatives to skiing? (The aforesaid drowning of sorrows at various bars exempted) include, according to my own witness at the Stowe Visitor center, in no particular order:- Visiting Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream factory, taking a tour of the multitude of craft shops, visiting a dairy, or as one couple requested looking at covered bridges…now that makes sense as the “cover” will protect you from the misery of rain.

 Visited The Shed, famous apparently for the creation of  “The Shed-ache” –their beers having as much as 7% alcohol content. The bar section includes free popcorn...Ate the burger, OK, nothing to write home about…and the place was reasonably full with a smattering of unattractive, badly dressed, overweight woman. Seriously, skiing used to have the Jean-Claude Killy sexiness to it…that has obviously gone the way of the dodo bird. Still looking for an attractive woman in this town. Is that too much to ask? I mean the economy is dismal, surely its not too much to ask for an occasional glimpse of an attractive athletic gal? 

Rimrocks tavern an unprepossessing Tavern, its clientele notable for the need to be carded. Enough said.