The hyper-exclusive Snowshoe provides members a place to escape the petty concerns of Arlington Club pecking orders and enjoy each other's company on the pristine north side of the mountain. Approximately half of the current members are the sons or daughters of older members. One member recalled a group of wandering hikers who were invited into the cabin as guests and treated to a night's shelter and some hot grog. A few hundred dollars annually for maintenance and utility bills. Given steady birth rates and the perpetual attraction of winter sports, the club should survive forever.
Ladies play arcane parlor games like whist, pitch and cribbage and nip at the rare cocktail.
The club doesn't disclose dues for its 400 members, but they could be a bit higher than the other clubs', given the Town Club's notorious fetish for redecorating.