And We Are back—And the snow keeps coming. More is in the forecast through the week. As of this writing, most terrain is open and groomed, both Alpine and Nordic. For the latest details, see the resort trail and lift report

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Speaker Event – This Wednesday
Our third speaker is Erik Shonstrom, author of I Should Probably Have Brought a Tent (misadventures of a wilderness instructor).

• Wednesday, the 7th
• Lunch at 1:00 p.m.; speaker at 1:30 p.m.
• Bootleggers’ Lounge, Village at Smugglers’ Notch Resort
• Bring a resort-purchased or packed lunch
• Free for Smuggs 55+ Club members; suggested $5 donation for guests
• All ages welcome

On the 21^st we will welcome Poppy Gall, co-chair of the Vermont Ski & Snowboard Museum who will be telling us about Vermont’s lost ski areas!

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Proposed Field Trip – Vermont Ski Museum
Carol and Ann Fano are organizing a club trip to the Vermont Ski Museum, followed by lunch at the legendary Round Hearth Ski Dorm.

• Possible dates: Thursday, January 22 or 29
• The Round Hearth can reserve a room for us
• Museum requests a flexible $5 donation per person

Please share your date preference at this week’s meeting or by email to President@smuggs55plus.com

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Winterlude Trip – Ottawa (Feb 6–8)
Twenty-seven people are signed up for Winterlude in Ottawa—woohoo! If you believe you registered but haven’t heard from Heidi, please follow up with her: