Atop the mountain, a mixture of relief and resolve
On the slopes of Wachusett Mountain, the pandemic is left behind, if only fleetingly
By Thomas Farragher Globe Columnist,Updated January 18, 2021, 7:53 p.m.
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Snow lovers chill at the Ski School waiting area at Wachusett Mountain.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
PRINCETON â A deadly pandemic races around the globe. The body count climbs with killer relentlessness. But for some blessed moments amid winterâs splendor, something akin to normalcy rides on frosty air.
At the base of Wachusett Mountain, skiers in multicolored winter clothing line up at the lifts, adjust their helmets and goggles, and try to forget dark headlines as they ready themselves for the slopes, a 1,000-foot drop.
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Cross County Ski Area is 90-minutes from Albany and right off scenic Route 100.
I called Joy in advance to ask about their pandemic policy for out-of-staters. For the purpose of contact tracing, I filled out a COVID sign-in sheet online with the option of doing so on-premise.
The Mount Snow Valley is a draw for adrenaline junkies. I know, I used to be one.
Snow tubing, skiing, boarding, downhill mountain biking, a menagerie of recreational choices are found in Southern Vermont. A stark contrast to Albany’s mud-ugly conditions the Green Mountains are a marvel of packed powder. An unexpected winter wonderland.
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CHESHIRE, CT - (From Alderson-Ford Funeral Home) Henri Edward Rainaud III, 68, of Cheshire, CT, and Miami, FL, passed away suddenly from heart failure on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 following a medical procedure at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
He was the loving husband and best friend of Cheryl (Walters) Rainaud.Henri was born December 20, 1952, in Daytona Beach, FL, the son of the late Henry Edward and Marcia (Walker) Rainaud, Jr. His grandfather and namesake Henry Edward Rainaud was a renowned inventor and founder of HERCO, a Meriden, CT-based manufacturer of glass and metal lamps.
Henri grew up with his parents and younger sister on their sailboat, Dreamer, in the Bahamas until age 14. He was an accomplished sailor and traveled the world.
Skiers, snowboarders frustrated with Vail Resorts refusal of refunds, credits Share Updated: 7:06 PM EST Jan 14, 2021 Share Updated: 7:06 PM EST Jan 14, 2021
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Show Transcript BY ITS VERY NATURE, SKIING IS A SOCIALLY-DISTANCED SPORT. IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS, WHERE MOST PEOPLE ALREADY COVER THEIR FACES, PERFECT FOR THE AGE OF COVID. BUT NOT FOR SOME CUSTOMERS OF VAIL RESORTS, ONE OF THE LARGEST SKI OPERATORS IN THE WORLD. IT’S JUST PLAIN WRONG BECAUSE THEY’RE FORCING PEOPLE TO DO THE WRONG THING IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC. DR. DANIELLE RONCARI WORKS IN A MAJOR BOSTON HOSPITAL. LAST SUMMER WHEN COVID CASES WERE LOW AND TRAVEL LARGELY PERMITTED ACROSS NEW ENGLAND, SHE SPENT NEARLY $900 TO BUY VAIL’S EPIC SKI PASS FOR HER AND HER DAUGHTER TO USE THIS WINTER AT THE COMPANY’S RESORTS IN VERMONT, WHICH INCLUDE STOWE, OKEMO, AND MOUNT SNOW. BUT THEN CAME NEW VERMONT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS, REQUIRING ALL VISITORS TO QUARANTINE, SOME