Skippress - Index

Skippress - US Vol. 7 No. 2 - Index

Photo: Courtesy of Twin Farms
Twin Farms,
Barnard, Vermont
From the dirt road, Twin Farms doesn’t look like one
of New England’s most exclusive (read: expensive)
resorts. From the dirt road, all you see is a gate: TWIN
on one side, FARMS on the other.
But once you’re inside those gates, you experience what
Zagat described as “the most amazing place in the universe.”
What makes it so? Fabulous contemporary art
adorns the walls. Private cottages, in themselves works
of art. Informal but impeccable service. Your favorite
dishes served with your favorite drinks. Skiing on
property and surrounding it: Killington, Pico, Suicide Six.
And all for $1,200 to $2,850. Per night. twinfarms.com,
(802) 234-9999 — JO
Photos: Courtesy of Topnotch Resort and Spa
Topnotch Resort and Spa, Stowe, Vermont
Topnotch opened in 1959 as an oasis of European civility in Vermont’s snowbound hinterlands. As it’s grown, the resort has
remained a leader in what defi nes luxury. Topnotch boasted a full-service spa over a decade before spas became the ‘it’ amenity.
Renovated and expanded in 2004, the Topnotch Spa is among the posh-est in the world. Ask anyone sipping cucumber water
in a leather chair in the gender-specifi c lounges. Even the resort’s rooms breathe relaxation. It’s hard crawling out from 500thread-count
bed linens for a day on the slopes. So melt under the solarium’s therapeutic waterfall, stare at Mt. Mansfi eld’s trails
three miles distant, and think, “Suckahs.” topnotchresort.com, 1 800 451-8686 — PS
Photo: Courtesy of The St. Regis
The St. Regis, Aspen, Colorado
Every skier dreams of being a local in Aspen, even for just a day or two. The St. Regis goes a few
rungs higher, putting skiers right downtown in the center of skiing’s most famous town — at the
base of the alpine excellence of Ajax, no less — with someone ‘at home’ to change the soft sheets
on their deep, downy beds and cook their ridiculously perfect pre-ski breakfasts.
Elegant without being ostentatious, the St. Regis features a friendliness that makes celebrities and
all the rest of us feel that if we were to invite Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell for a drink, they just
might stop by. stregisaspen.com, 1 888 454-9005 — PK
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