On this trip, we just drove up to Vermont and decided to stay wherever fate flung us. Earlier in the evening, we met a very nice woman who suggested we stay at the Avalanche, so we drove over and checked in. The building looks like a mid-century chalet concoction. So logically, it would also house a Japanese restaurant. Yes, it sounds odd but the sushi seemed to be popular on the evening we were there. An adjoining lounge offers live music several nights a week.
It turned out that the family that owns the Avalanche is originally from my friend''s hometown, so we chatted for some time before entering our room.
Once we got in, we felt like Eva and Zsa Zsa Gabor going on a fabulous ski-weekend and finding their accomodations fell flat of their expectations. It wasn''t bad, per se, just surprisingly kitschy. The room had a high sloped ceiling with exposed beams. We deemed the beds to be too squishy and occasionally squeaky, which made us giggly for no good reason.
The bathroom was a kick; the tub was lilac and the floors tiny dark blue tiles. Very unusual.
The rear wall of the room is glass, opening out onto the courtyard with a pool.
Each room has a color TV, phone, refrigerator and air-conditioning.