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HE AFFINITY between country inns
and cross country skiing is extraor-
dinary. Both attract people who
enjoy the outdoors and \"doing it
on your own.\" Cross country skiers aren t
pressured to dress stylishly or use expen-
sive equipment. Nor do they feel it is
necessary to ski particularly well to have
fun. For most， aside from the health ben-
efits， it s primarily a way to cheat the
winter doldrums.
This laid-back approach matches the
philosophy of those who choose the inn
business. Because of the atmosphere inn-
keepers create， more people are finding
that staying at an inn is thoroughly re-
laxing. It s a pleasure to step out of today s
madcap pace and acquaint ourselves with
our common heritage. Most innkeepers
have an acute sense of what made living
good in the past. They recreate it through
the loving restoration of old homes， inns
or hotels and the retrieval of furnishings
from an era when individual craftsman-
ship was prized.
To that， they add the best of the mod-
ern: fine food， wine or spirits， and good
company. It isn t unusual for guests to
return year after year at the same time to
meet friends made at an inn. This holds
true regardless of the size of the estab-
lishment.
The strength of
diversity of choices
There are modest
this book lies in the
for potential travelers.
inns and plush ones，
places where ski clothes are the accepted
garb and others where one can or should
dress for dinner. Every inn has access to
good skiing， usually beginning at the door
and always within close range.
A couple of tips are in order. First，
midweek rates are a terrific bargain be-
cause， especially in winter， more people
can travel on weekends. Second， inn-
keepers and their staffs are unending
sources of information for anyone ex-
ploring an area or trying out a sport for
the first time.
Here s to happy hunting!
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