Evening star., 1949-01-02
By Jacques FutreIIe, Jr.
The Sfor's Travel Editor

25 is Sunday, chances are that
Monday, December 26, will be desig-
mated holiday.
Incidentally, Easter Sunday oc-
ours this year on April II.
1t Is still IL months away, but
let's take look at January /. 1850
Ooops! It's a Sunday.
A new report service on snow con.
ditions in New England for the SKI
fraternity became available locally
last week when the New York, New
Haven e. Hartford Railroad be-
gan receiving weekly data from its
travel bureau in New York
Under the service, the New
Haven's Office in the Shoreham
Building will have the latest in
formation on conditions of the
slopes every Friday. D. C. skiers
thus will be able to make a selective
choice of individual resorts before
heading North Information may
be obtained by telephoning the
Office, Executive 1900, or dropping
by Room 231, Shoreham Building.
In New York City, snow sports
fans will be able to obtain last.
minute revisions of the reports from
the New Haven's travel bureau ir
the main waiting room in Crane
Central Station. While the bureau
may specialize in snow information
Of the Berkshires region of Massa-
chusettS and the Stowe mount
Mansfield) region of Vermont, re.
ports on all New England resorts are
funneled in from the New England
Council in Boston.
On reaching New York the snow
reporting service broadens. The
States Department Of Commerce
has opened a ski information center
at 342 Madison avenue to give out
reports on resorts within the State
The center Is open from 9 am tc
5 pm. on Mondays, Tuesdays and
Wednesdays; from to on Thurs.
days and Fridays and from 9 to sc
on Saturdays. The center also dis
tributes up-to-the-minute reports or
Thursdays and Fridays to news.
papers and radio stations, ski clubs
shops and travel agencies. Phone
inquiries are handled.
Data on accommodations anc
transportation to scores of area.
open to public skiing also are avail.
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these snow sports centers in the
State are new There are 18 in the
northern region, including the Adj
rondacks; IA in the southern area
Including the Catskills, and one or
Long Island. In the central anc
western regions are 16 others.
While snow resorts Of Pennsyl.
vania are accessible from metro
politan centers by bus and train
the State in recent years has giver
more attention to winter sports fam
motoring into the areas. The Stat,
has geared up its road-clearine
facilities and crews make the route.
passable and relatively safe as soor
as possible, according to Pennsyl
vania's Department of Commerce.
Highways on which the better
known resorts are located are listes
by the department as follows:
Sky Top Lodge, located at SIX,
Top in Monroe County on Routes 81
and 800; Ski Run Lodge, Skytor
road, Route 800, Monroe County
Canadensis; Seven Springs farm
located at Champion, Somerse
County, on Route 81; Pocono Manol
Inn, at Pocono Manor, on Rout,
$40, Monroe County; Onawa Lodge
at Mountainhome, on Route 80, /,
miles north of Stroudsburgt Bi,
Pocono. Tannersville, U. S. Route
GIL. Monroe County. Also, Delaware
Water Gap. Monroe County, Rout,
Gil: Harvey's Lake Hotel at Har'
vey's Lake, Pole 16, Anderson, Lu.
zerne County. Route AIS; Montrost
Ski Bowl at Montrose, Susquehanns
County. Routes LOG and 20; Laure
Mountain Slopes near Ligonier
Westmoreland County; Cook Fores
State park of CookSh,,ro Eorec,