PRESS RELEASE Of interest to editors and journalists covering: Travel and Tourism, Women's Interests, Snow Sports, Vermont Business News Vermont Women's Retreat Announces Cooking, Skiing and Snowshoeing Weekend WESTON, VT and BOSTON, MA - Feb. 10, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Tracks of Vermont Women's Retreats has announced its new schedule of weekend programs for this winter and spring. These unique retreats allow women to try out a variety of activities in a relaxed and companionable setting. Anyone who enjoys cooking (or just hanging out in the kitchen) will have fun on the February 27-29 retreat which intersperses cooking sessions with cross country skiing, snowshoeing and yoga class. No experience is needed so this is a great trip for those who have always wanted to try these healthy, relaxing sports. The Cooking Retreat will be held at the Crisanver House Inn in Shrewsbury, Vermont. Tucked into the peaceful countryside, Crisanver House is an early American farmhouse perched majestically at 2000 feet elevation atop 115 acres of woods, meadows and gardens overlooking the hamlet of Shrewsbury. It has welcomed guests to share this country haven for over 70 years. Innkeeper Carol Calotta has made cooking her passion in New York City, Italy and Vermont. She will teach her favorite breads, dinners and inn dishes. The next scheduled retreat after Cooking will be a Book Lovers Weekend at Blueberry Hill Inn in Goshen, VT on March 12-14. All participants will read Bel Canto by Anne Patchett before the retreat and then read and discuss a variety of poems and essays that relate to the universal themes of the book. This retreat will also include snowshoeing and yoga. Through years of leading women's trips, owners Kim Wilcox and Mary Castner have learned what women want. "It boils down to freedom and safety," reveals Ms. Castner. "Women want to have the freedom to head off on their own, to try lots of new things, to learn and to expand their horizons on every level. But they want to do it in a safe, fun way. Our success comes from providing for those needs." Each Tracks of Vermont women's retreat includes the best of Vermont outdoors along with yoga class, optional massage, learning workshops, fine dining and complete pampering at a Vermont country inn. Please see the Tracks of Vermont web site for a complete listing of trips http://www.exploreVT.com Media Contact: Mary Castner of Tracks of Vermont +1-802-824-9642 maryc@explorevt.com # # # [ source of news = Tracks of Vermont ] ref: http://www.send2press.com/2archive/2004/pr_04_0210-tracksvt-R.txt --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *IMPORTANT NOTE TO MEDIA: to reach the organization releasing this news, please contact: maryc@explorevt.com If used for publication, please send specimen copy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- S2P-R/0c/ MA / Boston, MA / Copr. (c) 2004 Send2Press. This release was issued on behalf of the above organization, who is solely responsible for accuracy of content, by Send2Press(tm), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com .