Some school districts in the greater Washington area will be closed on Inaugeration. Day, Jan 20. Why not take advantage of this unique situation and plan a ski trip to Snowshoe ! Enjoy relatively uncowded slopes on Friday. What an opportunity.
MorganB
Better check the Fairfax county school schedule before you commit. I was leader or co-leader of a Boy Scout ski trip for 20 years and it was always over a 4 day weekend in late January aided by teachers work days. On that 4 day weekend every resort in the mid-A will be swamped with kids.
Ditto for Anne Arundel- kids no school 23-24Jan, families take it in lieu of MLK. But slopes will still be less crowded than MLK.
Fed gov in DC metro has off the 20th as well.
It's about a three hour drive from Balt/Wash, but Blue Knob, PA can be a good crowd beater most winter holidays.
Trip reports from past Inauguration Days, good times at both Blue Knob and Wisp:
Blue Knob 2009: http://www.dcski.com/articles/view_article.php?article_id=1174&mode=rss
Wisp, MD 2005: http://www.dcski.com/articles/777
Fun Fact.. Most resorts around here do NOT charge holiday/weekend rates for MLK or President's Monday.
You read my mind colonel. I might even make a week trip out of it and play hookie from Tues to Thurs.
