Why hang around NYC on the weekends, enduring the cold degrees without the snow that makes this season (and this coast) worth braving?
Old answer: Uhh, too cold to move, plus, no where to go.
New Answer: Not staying actually. Taking the Island Ski Tours shuttle to Windham Mountain with a pair of free day lift tickets!
We like the sound of the latter.
A few hours northwest of New York City, winter is in full swing. Thanks to the good folks at Windham Mountain, six lucky offManhattan readers will get a seriously affordable getaway; we’ve got three pairs of lift tickets (each worth $65/adult on the weekend). Who wants ’em?
1) Follow us on Twitter and tweet this message (if you already follow us, just tweet!):
“Entered to win free Windham Mountain lift tickets. Just follow @offManhattan and retweet! http://bit.ly/freeski”
OR
2) Sign up for our email list:
You can do both to be entered twice, and tweet once a day to be entered multiple times and increase your chance of winning. Deadline is December 22nd – winners will be chosen at random and announced the next day. Good luck!
Sarah Knapp is a Brooklyn based entrepreneur whose love for the outdoors and community building led her to the October 2013 creation of OutdoorFest. She has a BA in History, is a Wilderness First Responder and a NY state hiking, camp and boating guide. Her proudest achievement to date is reading the Aeneid in Latin. 
Allison was one of our first top writers and Chief Editor but is no longer working with offMetro. Allison is a native New Yorker, who has lived in Rome, Tuscany, Melbourne, Toronto and Los Angeles. She frequently contributed travel pieces to Family Travel Forum, using her own children as guinea pigs as they travel the globe. She never missed a chance to sample local delicacies, as her love for travel goes hand-in-hand with her love for food and wine. 
Josh Laskin is a freelance travel writer and photographer based in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. When he is not at work or on the road, you can find him in the mountains snowboarding, climbing, hiking, fly fishing, mountain biking, and eating bagel bites.
Annie is a travel writer, environmentalist, and surfer based in Venice, CA. She heads up our West Coast team, keeps our grammatical errors in check, and makes sure our California writers always have a plan for their next adventure. Follow Annie’s travels @annelisemcb.
Carly Pifer is a freelance writer who has been known to follow whims inspired by romantic movie scenes or colorful street style shots to India, Japan, Tunisia and Argentina. After stints living in Seoul, Boston, Paris and Los Angeles, writing and searching for something intangible, she landed somewhat steadily in Brooklyn and has begun to find inspiration in her more immediate surroundings. 
Kate E. O’Hara is a New York based freelance writer and photographer who loves all things food—especially the people who make it and market it. Her writing aims to capture the essence of the food experience; the stories that go well beyond a plate of ingredients. In addition to her love of food, Kate is also known to have a hankering for red wine and craft beer. You can also find Kate on Instagram