The first “Searching for Snow” article is HERE and the second is HERE. And our adventure continues.
The Great Snow Trip of 2014.
There were things we adored about every single one of the destinations we visited on our snow trip but the accommodations at the lovely Crystal Mountain are at the very top of the list.
Although just about every place we visited offered skiing, Crystal Mountain was the only true ski resort that we visited and we loved the deep snow everywhere at this gorgeous place. And, even though we are not skiers, we loved watching the skiers flying down the slopes and just soaking up the whole we-are-at-a-ski-resort atmosphere.
You can ski on 48 downhill slopes, cross-country ski on 40+ kilometers of groomed trails and snowshoe over 80 acres of wooded hills and valleys.
Yes, all of that was wonderful and we had every snow experience imaginable but our cottage. Our cottage.
We loved it.
After a drive along quiet country roads with more snow lined up along the shoulder than we had seen on our entire trip, we pulled into the perfectly charming resort grounds and checked in. We were directed to the White Tail cottage, one of the Cottages at Waters Edge which were just about half a block from where we were. We pulled up in front of our absolutely darling two bedroom cottage and one of us squealed with delight. Tom has a tendency to get excited.
Oh, I kid. I’m the one who was the most excited about our cottage although once we trekked through the snow to check it out, we were both thrilled. This little neighborhood of two and three bedroom cottages is apparently surrounded by flowing streams and waterscaping which I am sure is just lovely in the summer but was covered in deep snow during our visit. That was fine – we were both excited about the deep snow. The cottage had a full kitchen, roomy living room with a cozy gas fireplace, a washer and dryer, a screened porch and sun deck (which would also be nice in the summer) and one bedroom downstairs and one up, each with two full baths, one with a huge tub which I always appreciate.
LOVE.
Cottages at Waters Edge in Summer. Photo courtesy of the resort.
Our deck was not technically usable when we were there.
Our snow covered deck chairs.
We didn’t move our truck until we left and then had to deal with the accumulated snow – something we are definitely not used to in Kentucky!
Our snow covered truck!
