STERLING SKI CLUB LODGE INFORMATION

Winterset Members can now stay at either of the Sterling Ski Club Lodges for a new lower price = $20 per person/night.*

*See details and blackout dates on the Lodge Cost page at the left.

By participating in the Lodge Work Weekend, Winterset Members are eligible for free lodging - see complete details below.

                     
Sterling Ski Club owns TWO LODGES IN VERMONT

Winterset Ski Club Members can enjoy lodging in-season for $20/night with lower rates off-season. Both lodges feature bedrooms with bunk beds, and shared bathrooms. Both have comfortable living and dining areas with fully equipped kitchens. Kitchens include two refrigerators, and a dishwasher. Firewood is supplied. BBQ Grills are located on the deck or outside. 

The Brattleboro Lodge is in West Brattleboro, VT and sleeps 30 people and is only a 2 ½ hour drive from Newtown, Connecticut. It is close to all of southern Vermont’s premier ski areas such as Mt. Snow (20 minutes), Okemo (1 hour), Bromley (50 minutes), Stratton Mountain (40 minutes) and many others.

Lodge Configuration:

            Lower Level: 4 Bedrooms: 3 rooms sleep two and 1 room sleeps 4. One shared bathroom. Workbench for ski tuning and storage area.
            Main Level: Kitchen, Dinning areas, fireplace conservation area, living room with stereo.
            Upper Level: ½ bath in hall, men’s and women’s dorms each sleep 10. Each dorm
has two separate sink areas, separate toilet, and separate shower. 

The Brattleboro Lodge (Ski In/Out View)     The Glen Ellen Lodge  (View from Driveway)               

The Glen Ellen Lodge, located in Waitsfield, VT, sleeps 20 people and is about a 4 ½ hour drive. It is located slope-side on Mt. Ellen at Sugarbush North Ski Resort.  Skiing at Sugarbush, and Mad River Glen are just minutes away and Stowe less than an hour with many other resorts within reasonable driving distances.

Lodge Configuration:

            Upper Level: 3 Bedrooms: 1 room with double bed, 1 room sleeps two, 1 room sleeps four.½ bathroom and separate shower room. Kitchen, Dinning Room, Living Room.
            Lower Level:½ bathroom and separate shower room, men’s and women’s dorms each sleep six. Workbench for ski tuning and storage area.

 Reservations and Payment can be made in several ways:

Reservations can be made by emailing or seeing the Lodge Reservationist at a Sterling Meeting. Reservations can only be confirmed upon receipt of payment. Payment can be made by check, cash, or Paypal. Paypal is the recommended way for Winterset Members. There is a small transaction fee added by Paypal.

Lodge Availability: The Sterling Ski Club and Winterset Ski Club affiliation allows for Winterset Members to make reservations for up to 25% of the beds in each Lodge 8 days in advance excluding Holiday Periods (Christmas/New Years Week, MLK Weekend, and President’s Week). However, if any beds are available within 8 days (even on a Holiday) Winterset Members may make a reservation.

Reservationists:

Brattleboro Lodge:  Blake Conant                brattleboro@sterlingskiclub.org

Glen Ellen Lodge:   Clarissa Alimena              glenellen@sterlingskiclub.org

 How to make a Reservation:   

1.     Contact the lodge reservationist by email or at a Sterling Meeting and provide the information for your desired reservation.

2.      The reservationist will confirm that space is available, and quote the cost for the reservation.  Both the “net” cost (what the club must receive) and the PayPal cost (what you must pay if you choose to use PayPal) will be quoted.

3.       Make your payment by Paypal, Check, or cash, and the reservation will be booked.  If the space is still available, you will receive a confirmation of the booking and the combination to the lodge door lock.

Note that if another reservation was made and paid for prior to your payment, and that reservation eliminates the space you requested, your reservation will not be booked, and you will be notified of the conflict.  If the payment was made via PayPal, your payment will not be refunded, but will be credited to you for use during the current fiscal year (October 1 to September 30).

Lodging and Lodging Rules:

Making a reservation does not guarantee a specific bed; it is on a first come/first serve basis. However, we ask all Sterling and Winterset members to be considerate of families and couples. If you are traveling alone, we ask you to bunk in one of the dorms and leave the individual rooms to couples or families.

All Sterling and Winterset members and guests are expected to follow the Lodge Rules (see Lodge rules at http://www.sterlingskiclub.org/lodge_rules.pdf ). Everyone is expected to sign in/out per Vermont Law and sign up for clean up duties. Please leave the Lodge the way you found it so the next guests can enjoy themselves.

Lodge Work Weekends:

Each Lodge has a work weekend each Fall to do a deep clean, and maintenance on the Lodges. Volunteers from Winterset can attend. Lodging is free for the work weekend, some food is provided and volunteers earn one free nights lodging for the season for each day worked. The work weekends this year are October 4/5 for Glen Ellen and October 18/19 for Brattleboro. Volunteers must contact the Lodge Reservationists to register for the work weekend.

Directions:

Brattleboro Lodge:
Lodge Telephone – 802.254.4613 (no long distance calls allowed or internet dialup)

Route 91 to Vermont. Take Exit 2 (in Vermont) to Route 9 West. Follow Route 9 West for 2.7 miles and make a right turn on to Sunset Lake Road. Go a few hundred yards and make a left on to Regina Vista Rd (a small sign saying Sterling Lodge is at the corner). Regina Vista Rd is a dirt road. Follow all the say up the hill to the end. Lodge is at the end of the road.  (Regina Vista Rd. can be challenging during a snow storm for two wheel drive vehicles until the road gets plowed, you may park at the bottom if necessary).

Glen Ellen Lodge:
Lodge Telephone – 802-496-2060 (no long distance calls allowed or internet dialup)

Route 91 to Vermont. Take exit 10 (in Vermont) to Route 89 North. Take exit 9 for route 100B to Moretown/Middlesex. Take a left off exit. Then make a left to Route 2 and follow for .6 miles. Then make a right on to route 100B and follow for 8 miles. Then take route 100 for 5.4 miles. Then take route 17 for 1.8 miles. Then turn left on German Flats Road. Make a right in to the access road for Sugarbush North (Mt. Ellen). Go to top of parking lots and make a left on to a private road. Lodge is about a quarter mile on the right.   

What to Bring:

Sleeping Bag or Sheets/Blankets              Toiletries
Pillow(s)                                              Towels
Food and Drink                                      Ski Clothes/Equipment

 
When you Arrive:

Sign the register book (Vermont State Law)

(Brattleboro – go downstairs to front bedroom and turn circuit breakers on that are marked in white for the water pump, etc.)

Turn heat up – please keep it between 64 and 68. Also turn it down when out for skiing during the day and when you leave.

Sign up on the duties board and bedroom board.

Mark your food and store in the kitchen.

Reserving Space at a Sterling Ski Club Lodge

Brattleboro Lodge

Accommodations for up to 8 Winterset members and their guests will be held until 8 days prior to any given night, with the exception of the following blackout dates:

·         Christmas - New Years: nights of 12/26/09 through 1/2/10
·         MLK Weekend: nights of 1/15/10 through 1/17/10
·         Presidents Week: nights of 2/12/10 through 2/20/10

From 7 days prior to any given date and onward, including all of the above blackout dates, both Winterset and Sterling members may book any remaining space in the 30 bed lodge.  To do so, please follow this procedure:

1.      Request a reservation from the lodge reservationist.  This may be done by email to brattleboro@sterlingskiclub.org (preferably) or by telephoning Blake Conant at (203) 877-4130 (as a last resort, and then only between the hours of 9:00am and 9:00pm).  Specify your name (which must be on the roster of Winterset members), the names of those staying with you, and the nights for which you would like accommodations.  The reservationist will tell you if space is available, and if so, what the cost (including PayPal fees) will be.

2.      Use PayPal (www.paypal.com) to make a payment to book.brattleboro@sterlingskiclub.org for the amount indicated by the reservationist.  Include all the particulars mentioned in step (1) as a comment on the PayPal submission.  To assure your reservation is booked correctly, and to avoid additional PayPal fees, do not make any payments until you have completed step (1) and be sure to include the particulars of your reservation with your payment.

3.      The reservationist will confirm receipt of your payment and provide the combination to the lodge door by email to the response address included with notification from PayPal of your payment.  Note that your reservation is not booked until your payment is received.  Do not travel to the lodge expecting to find space without having confirmation of the booking.

Accommodations for up to 6 Winterset members and their guests will be held until 8 days prior to any given night, with the exception of the following blackout dates:
·         Christmas - New Years: nights of 12/26/09 through 1/2/10
·         MLK Weekend: nights of 1/15/10 through 1/17/10
·         Presidents Week: nights of 2/12/10 through 2/20/10
·         Sterling Special Event: nights of

From 7 days prior to any given date and onward, including all of the above blackout dates except the Sterling Special Event, both Winterset and Sterling members may book any remaining space in the 20 bed lodge.  To do so, please follow this procedure:

1.       Request a reservation from the lodge reservationist.  This may be done by email to glenellen@sterlingskiclub.org (preferably) or by telephoning Clarissa Alimena at (203)452-9663 (as a last resort, and then only between the hours of 9:00am and 9:00pm).  Specify your name (which must be on the roster of Winterset members), the names of those staying with you, and the nights for which you would like accommodations.  The reservationist will tell you if space is available, and if so, what the cost (including PayPal fees) will be.

2.       Use PayPal (www.paypal.com) to make a payment to book.glenellen@sterlingskiclub.org for the amount indicated by the reservationist.  Include all the particulars mentioned in step (1) as a comment on the PayPal submission.  To assure your reservation is booked correctly, and to avoid additional PayPal fees, do not make any payments until you have completed step (1) and be sure to include the particulars of your reservation with your payment.

3.       The reservationist will confirm receipt of your payment and provide the combination to the lodge door by email to the response address included with notification from PayPal of your payment.  Note that your reservation is not booked until your payment is received.  Do not travel to the lodge expecting to find space without having confirmation of the booking.