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Powder Pushers: The Pitcher Inn

Where: 275 Main Street [map], Warren, VT, United States, 05674

We know that finding fresh powder in the mountains of Vermont is hard to do compared to skiing out west but a trip to Sugarbush Resort in Warren might be worth a stop for North Easterners looking for a weekend ski getaway.

The NY Times recently reported on the lodging makeover that Sugarbush has undergone to make the resort--which had its heyday in the 1960s--an attractive resort to visit again.

The Pitcher Inn has 11 rooms and suites, a first-floor restaurant and a welcoming pub, lounge and game room in the basement. The restaurant is a must visit with a menu of brilliantly prepared delights, from an intriguing roasted squab appetizer to the luscious Wellfleet oyster stew to the juicy braised lamb shank.

As for the rooms in this Relais & Chateaux hotel, each one has a different theme and if you're a big fan on New England history, you're in luck as the themes range from colonial, school (a recreation of an old Vermont schoolhouse), Calvin Coolidge and trout. TripAdvisor reviews are fairly good although some quite old. One from last February called the Inn "amazing" and another said "absolutely fantastic."

But while Sugarbush is about a five hour drive from New York, it still has New York prices with the colonial room (pictured above) starting at $375 a night.

Related Stories:
· Sugarbush Tries to Regain Is Buzz [NY Times]
· Pitcher Inn reviews [TripAdvisor]