Evening star., 1946-12-08

The Swiss are pretty confident
their land is the ultimate dream OF
all skiers. They say: ANY one who
knows the difference between stem
turn and christie thinks OF spend
ing winter holiday in Switzerland
someday."
Someday, indeed, 1t may be the
Alps. In the meantime, the 1857
winter promises Americas ski fans
a wide variety of satisfactory slopes,
more accessible than ever before.
New plane service, augmenting the
return of prewar snow trains will
permit most of America to partici-
pate in weekend junkets to some
prominent winter sports areas.
washington, too, shares these pros
poets.
The Baltimore G Ohio Railroad
already is planning snow-train serv-
Ice from Washington early in 1947,
and on larger scale than in the
years prior to 1941. Weekend
specials are to be run to Meyersdale,
in Southwestern Pennsylvania. This
area, IS miles north of Cumberland,
Md, was a principal objective of
skiing excursions from Washington
in former years,
To Reach New Area.
The roads passenger specialists
also are working out arrangements
to make another area easily avail
able. Skiing parties will be formed
In washington and Baltimore for
trips to New York City. There
transportation will be on hand for a
quick run to Bear Mountain ski
slopes, q fayorite snow playground
of New Workers. It lies just north
of the metropolis, south OF West
Point.
Announcements of these trains
which depend on favorable snow
conditions, are expected after the
New Year holiday season.
Plans for special transportation
from Washington to the Poconos.
the famous winter and summer re-
sort area of Pennsylvania, have not
vet been worked out. Catering to
snow sports devotees for decades,
the Poconos have number OF IA
cilities. Prominent among these
resorts are Monutainhouse, BUCK
Hill Falls and Pocono Manor Activ-
tiles range from skiing and dog
sled tours to ice skating and sleigh
riding. Almost every resort staying
open for winter vacationers has ski
tows and more than two excellent
ski trails.
Planes Broaden Choice.
Postwar expansion of airline
routes and frequent schedules have
broadened the choice OF ski obJec-
tiyes throughout the northern part
of the United States. Convenient
TRANSFORMATION schedules can be
worked out for hopping on snow
trains departing in numbers from
New York each week end during
the season. Direct plane service
from the Nations Capital to Bos-
ton affords better chance TO try
out New Englands skiing spots.
While runs in Western Massachu-
setts are best reached from New
York. connections at Boston tap
the well-equipped and thrilling
mountain resorts of New Hampshire
and Vermont.
Colonial AirlineS. now Offering
one-day and seven-day excursion
rates on direct flights from Wash
ineton to Canada, expect to at
tract a number of ski fans bound
for famous slopes in the Dominion.
plans have been made to make
convenient connections into the
T,aa,rentians. The line also serves
lake Placid in the Adirondacks, a
n;oneer in the development of snow
snorts in America. The present ex-
c1,rsion rate period is to close Feb
rlary IA.
Reaches Excellent Runs.
Bv bringing Montreal and Ottawa
within committing distance" OF
washington, Colonial makes avail
? able some of the best skiing to be
found in Canada. Less than an
hour from Ottawa, by motor, are
the Catineau Hills. Oh-shoots OF
the Laurentian Mountains, they
offer excellent slopes at numerous
points along the highways.
Every type Of winter sport can
ne enioyed in Montreal. The slopes
of Mount Royal and Westmount are
freouented by thousands OF skiers
each week end and on moonii'
nights. The longest toboggan run