In the south-central Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts on a northeast facing slope you will find Otis Ridge. On any given weekend day, we depart for the hill from our house in Bridgeport, CT. Our kids — Oscar and Rita — both race for Otis, Kristin and I bring them to ski practice.
AKA a free ski for us, with some time spent helping to set up gates and slip the course for the team. An hour and a half after leaving home, we pull into the gravel lot across the street from the hill. The kids have already booted up on the ride and are ready to go. Mom and Dad take a little while longer, so the kids go ahead and we will see them later (they love the independence).
