The Perfect Fit

Terry and the Merry Marketeers were brainstorming at the Turn Ten after work last week, trying to identify additional space for an upcoming tournament which is more successful than previous years. 

(You have to love the kind of success that keeps you scrambing for an overflow venue, Terry reminded us.)

Unfortunately, there was another overflow during the evening bohamie that was not quite so welcome.  The kind that arrives in the middle of winter when carbohydrate cravings have caught up with moribund metabolism and you realize "one size fits all" no longer applies to anything you are wearing or sitting on.  In fact, you curse silently, is there any place where One Size (truly) Fits All?

But of course, the muse reminds you --  the State of Maryland.  That compact geographic jurisdiction that offers everything in the pursuit of fitness.  And if we spent more time exploring and enjoying its many outdoor wonders and convenient facilities, we might not have have trouble balancing on the stools at the Turn Ten.

(NOTE:  Jumping in the Bay with the Polar Bears might be adventurous, but it doesn't burn blubber.)

The Merry Marketeers have been lobbying Terry for a field trip to Western Maryland, where winter is not only welcome -- it is celebrated as an important element in year-round outdoor sports opportunites.

We're hoping to take this trip in February so we can see experience exhilaration and exercise at its snowiest.  Wisp, the only ski resort in the state, has received a blessing of snowfall this winter. The total now stands at 128 inches, more than the area's traditional seasonal average of 100 inches.

Additionally, their world-famous snowmaking system, which covers 90 percent of the terrain, accounts for the length and reliability of that season.

Devotees and dilettantes (like the snow bunny here) have 32 slopes and trails spread over 132 acres, with 90% of the slopes available for night skiing.  And that's just the beginning of what the region offers this time of year.

For although our state has absolutely everything you can imagine in outdoor facilities and natural resources, there isn't any region that can do winter quite like Mountain Maryland.

So stay tuned for the next adventure of Tweety and Blogue, and also for some good news from Terry about a soon to be announced major televised event that's hoping to come to Maryland.