2024 Ski the East!

February 25-29, 2024 (Sunday through Thursday)

Mount Snow, Vermont

See the Facebook Event for this trip for updates and to see who’s going.

Join the Chagrin Valley Ski Club’s eastern four-day trip to MOUNT SNOW, VERMONT! Forget the hassle of air travel. All aboard the Lake Shore Limited! Membership in the club is required. Three easy payments. Space is limited to 40 travelers, so sign up ASAP.

Highlights

  • Mount Snow is an Epic Pass resort, so many of us can ski for free or with a low-cost 4-day pass
  • Travel mostly by train, where you can walk around, socialize, get food service and use Wi-Fi
  • Cost of trip is under $1,000 (plus train and lift tickets if needed)
  • Four days to ski at a great New England resort with plenty of trails for all levels
  • Ski-In Ski-Out accommodations with  two large hot tubs and large outdoor heated pool

Included in the trip:

  • Lodging for four nights at The Grand Summit Resort at Mount Snow
  • Private group motor coach from Albany train station to Mount Snow resort
  • Roundtrip baggage handling

Guests will get their own train ticket, and lift tickets. See details below.

About the Train

We leave from the downtown Cleveland Amtrak station. We get free parking in their secured lot. Each person gets 2 free checked bags and 2 carry-on bags. Boarding the eastbound train just before sunrise on Sunday, Feb 25th. There you’ll find large comfortable recliner-type seating with plenty of leg room, no middle seat, electric outlets, free Wi-Fi, and large curtained windows at each seat. There’s a dining cafe and there are NO restrictions to getting up and walking around. The train stops at various cities along the way to Albany. (Do not get off the train prior to the final destination.) The train is a great way to travel across the Empire State to Ski the East! Returning home, we’ll leave the resort around 4 pm on Thursday Feb 29. The train departs Albany station at 7 pm arriving in Cleveland at 4 am (Friday, March 1).

Amtrak Train Schedule

Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Departs – Cleveland, OH (CLE) – 5:50am
Arrive – Albany-Rensselaer, NY (ALB) – 2:53pm

Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Departs – Albany-Rensselaer, NY (ALB) – 7:05pm
Arrive – Cleveland, OH (CLE) – 3:53am (Friday morning)

Amtrak Train ticket pricing –  Two free checked bags, (boot bag and ski bag is two bags) two free carry-on bags. Free parking at the train station, which is locked when the station is closed.

  • $71 Train Senior (65) (SAVER) Fairs (round trip)
  • $78 Train (SAVER) Fares (round trip)
  • $154 Train (VALUE) Fares (round trip)
  • $298 Train (FLEXIBLE) Fares (round trip)

The train sells a limited amount of Saver fares and Value fairs, so buy your train ticket right away for the best deal. The name of the train is the Lake Shore Limited. There are two train numbers (the 48 and the 448 East bound) Cleveland to Albany (and 49 and the 449 West bound)  Albany to Cleveland.  Either one works for us. The reason for the two numbers is once the train gets to Albany, the train will split and half goes on to Boston (448), the other half goes to NY. (48).

Other options:

  • A ROOMETTE for $409.00 for 1 Room, Up to 2 Adults, Access to restroom, shower in your car,
  • A BEDROOM for $727.00 for 1 Room, Up to 2 Adults, 2x the space of a Roomette In-room sink, restroom and shower.

Included in All Rooms

  • Seating by day; upper and lower berths by night
  • Complimentary meals and a First Class attendant onboard

We recommend you join Amtrak Guest Rewards, (like an airline frequent flyer program).

Purchase Amtrak Train Ticket and see our instruction sheet.

Ground Travel & Lodging

After arriving at the Albany Rensselaer Station before 3 pm, we will ride in comfort on a private motor coach approximately 90 minutes to West Dover, Vermont, home of The Grand Summit Resort at Mount Snow. This resort is true ski-in and ski-out with easily accessible ski check. Your hotel-style room includes use of fitness center, steam room, and sauna, along with two large outdoor hot tubs with a year-round outdoor heated pool. Check in Sunday afternoon, checking out on Thursday afternoon, giving you a fourth day to ski. Dining options include full-service, grab-and-go, quick-service and apres ski.

We have 20 hotel style rooms: 2 to a room, 2 queen beds. Breakfast NOT included. One $30 “lunch on us” voucher provided to each guest for mountain dining. Roundtrip baggage handling at The Grand Summit. See more amenities:

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Cocktail lounge
  • Complimentary Hi-speed Internet
  • Elevators
  • Food and beverage outlets
  • Health club
  • Sauna
  • Steam Room
  • ATM/Cash machine
  • Coffee shop
  • Exercise gym
  • Hot Tub
  • Massage services
  • Onsite laundry
  • Ski-in/Ski-out
  • Wireless Internet (free)
  • Bell staff/porter
  • Coin operated laundry
  • Convenience Store
  • Fitness Room
  • Game room
  • Ice machine
  • Restaurant
  • Spa
  • Walk to Lifts

Skiing & Boarding

Overall, Mount Snow has some of the best variety in Vermont. The Main Face has several lifts with 73% of the terrain great for beginners and intermediate skiers and boarders. The North Face holds the steepest terrain that are rarely groomed and there’s no easy way down. Carinthia boasts 100 acres of parks loaded with rails, jumps, creative lines, tree-skiing zone, and Mount Snow’s monster superpipe.

Mount Snow, Vermont, Statistics:

  • Average Snowfall (inches) – 156
  • Vertical (ft) – 1,700
  • Base Elevation (ft) – 1,900
  • Top Elevation (ft) – 3,600
  • Skiable Terrain (acres) – 601
  • Trails – 86
  • Lifts – 20
  • Longest Run (mi) – 3.1
  • % Beginner Runs – 16
  • % Inter Runs – 66
  • % Advanced Runs – 18

We plan to do more of these East coast trips in the future, if the clubs western trip is Epic, then the eastern trip will be Epic, if the western trip is Ikon, then the eastern trip will be Ikon.  Okemo, Killington and Gore Mountain are all possible locations for future trips.

Lift ticket cost (as of 7-3-23)

  • 4 day Epic day pass is $294 ADULT (AGES 13+) $74 PER DAY
  • 3 day Epic day pass is $228 ADULT (AGES 13+) $76 PER DAY

If you already have an Epic Pass or Epic Local Pass, you will not need to purchase an additional lift ticket.

Purchase an Epic Day Pass now.

Cost Options & Payments

Cost is $910 – (Including tips) does not include Epic lift ticket, train ticket cost or optional travel insurance.

Itinerary

  • Sunday – Travel Day
  • Monday – Ski Day
  • Tuesday – Ski Day
  • Wednesday – Ski Day
  • Thursday –  Ski day / Travel day / night
  • Friday – Arrive back in Cleveland 3:53am

Payments

  • Initial Deposit Due upon sign up: $350
  • Second Payment Due 10/1/23:  $350
  • Final Payment Due 12/15/23: $210 or balance due

Membership in the Chagrin Valley Ski Club is required for this trip.

Cancellation policy: 60 days prior to the trip (December 25, 2023), only $25 cancellation fee for lodging will apply. Amtrak Train ticket and Epic pass are subject to their own cancellation policies.

Your trip leaders,