BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.3//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:628@porschenet.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20240426 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20240429 DTSTAMP:20240117T014814Z URL:https://porschenet.com/events/44986/ SUMMARY:NER Annual Ramble - Stowe\, VT DESCRIPTION:Registration Opens: Wednesday January 17 \nVisit the Club Reg link to sign up: 2024 PC NER Ramble Sign Up\nNER’s Annual Spring Ramble is typically the region’s largest event of the year!\nThe event takes pl ace 4/26-4/28 in Stow VT: The Lodge at Spruce Peak\nWhy should you join us for NER’s 2024 Annual Spring Ramble? It's simply the best way to start the driving season! 150+ Porsches (some Ramblers do occasionally drive veh icles other than Porsches)\, 300 good friends\, delicious food\, and a wee kend at a top-notch resort hotel. You’ll arrive Friday (or earlier at ou r inviting rate)\, and begin your social and partying activities before th e serious driving commences on Saturday morning.\nThis year’s 38th editi on will take us on lots of 2-lane country roads in the beautiful Green Mou ntains of Vermont. Come experience secluded roads and scenic vistas that p ass by rushing streams\, meandering rivers\, peaceful lakes\, and more tha n a few mountainsides. You may even have a chance to traverse a covered br idge or two along the way! \nOur Overall Event Sponsor is once again Europ ean Performance Engineering in Natick\, MA. Give these talented folks a ca ll at (508) 651-1316 for anything from an oil change to a full street-to-t rack conversion. Or\, visit their website at www.epe.com. \n\nOn Friday fr om 6:00–7:15 p.m.\, see old friends and meet some new PCA’ers at the W elcome Reception – sponsored again this year by Porsche of Warwick. We ’ll be in the beautiful Junior Ballroom serving complimentary hors d’o euvres and snacks along with a cash bar. So please stop by and say hello b efore you head out for dinner on your own. There are quite a few restauran ts to choose from in Stowe (reservations are recommended) offering various cuisines and price points\, or you can choose to eat on the property at t he Alpine Hall or the Tipsy Trout. Menu and booking information for these 2 on-site restaurants as well as many more in Stowe are available on the w ww.sprucepeak.com website. Click on the drop-down “Dine” at the top of the page\, and click on “Village Dining”. Toward the bottom of the li stings is a box entitled “Explore Dining Options in Stowe”. Click on t his box and you’ll be whisked to a page showing you restaurant hours as well as individual listings. Bon Appetit!\nOn Saturday morning\, continent al breakfast begins at 7:00 a.m. in the gracious Tamarack Ballroom. The ma ndatory drivers and passengers safety and route briefing will convene at 8 :35 a.m.\, after which drivers will head out on a navigational\, direction s-based tour exploring the mountainous terrain surrounding Stowe\, and con cluding at our lunch destination in Burlington\, VT. \nFollowing the buff et lunch\, you’ll embark on another navigational\, directions-based tour that takes you back to The Lodge at Spruce Peak. Or\, if you prefer to re turn sooner to begin your partying\, visit The Spa (request our discounted rates - $25 off 50 minute or $50 off 80 minute spa services)\, hike\, sho p\, or whatever\, simply take the more direct route that will also be prov ided. \nFor anyone joining us for the first time – a hearty welcome. Yo ur registration packet will include a detailed route to and from our lunch stop\, that Peter Moll and his wife Sandra have travelled many times\, re vising and correcting along the way. Unlike most PCA tours\, we drive on o ur own (not as a convoy)\, though you’ll typically find yourself part of a multi-car pod. Make a pit stop or pull off to take a photo when you wan t\, and continue at your own pace. Want to spend time with some different Porsche models of varying configurations and colors? Just safely pull off the road and join the next pod to come along. However\, if you decide to t ake an extended off-route excursion\, and the sweeper car passes you by\, you will have “officially” left the tour for insurance purposes.  \n At 6:00 p.m. Saturday evening\, we’ll meet for cocktails and hors d’oe uvres back in the Junior Ballroom. Our plated dinner begins at 7:30 p.m. i n the Tamarack Ballroom where we enjoyed breakfast. After dinner there’s time for more socializing. From 7:30–10:00 a.m. Sunday morning\, a full \, hot\, buffet breakfast will be served back in the Tamarack Ballroom\, a fter which you’re on your own again to head home\, or stay longer and en joy the charms of Stowe and environs.  \nRemember\, this is a Tour\, and we expect you to follow all the laws and regulations pertaining to the pu blic roadways we’ll be traveling. We’ll be on many narrow\, 2-lane roa ds\, so please give pedestrians and bicyclers a wide berth. If you have th e urge to exercise your Porsche more fully\, we would highly recommend att ending one of the many Driver’s Education or Autocross events hosted by the Northeast Region. IMPRUDENT OR DANGEROUS DRIVING BEHAVIOR WILL NOT BE TOLERATED DURING THE RAMBLE.  \n\n The Friday rate is for your room onl y and includes all taxes and fees. Subject to availability\, this same rat e applies for 3 nights pre &\; post Ramble should you wish to extend yo ur stay.  \n The Saturday Package Rate includes your room\, Saturday co cktail hour with hors d’oeuvres (cash bar after you’ve used your 1 dri nk ticket/person)\, Saturday night dinner (jackets for gents and festive a ttire for the ladies)\, Sunday morning hot breakfast buffet\, and all serv ice charges\, gratuities and taxes.  \n The resort fee is included in t he room rate and includes free wireless internet\, the fitness center\, an d parking.  \n Your registration fee covers the Friday Welcome Receptio n with hors d’oeuvres and snacks\, Saturday’s continental breakfast\, Saturday’s lunch\, your magnetic plastic name badge\, the commemorative 2024 Ramble pin\, and other costs incurred in organizing and running the R amble.  \n Unless you like being on a waitlist\, register for one of th e 150 rooms in our block when you receive your registration confirmation. Check-in is 4:00 p.m. and check-out is 11:00 a.m. \n\nFor 2024\, our room block includes 4 different room types as listed below. Their website www.s prucepeak.com provides pictures and room details under the “Stay” tab at the top of the page. \n\n \;\nA comment about significant increase s in room\, and particularly\, food pricing. These increases result from 2 factors most of you will recall. Last year people were traveling more fre ely for the first time after extended Covid-19 isolation. As a result\, wh ile our late April weekend is typically slow\, making our event attractive to properties\, last year everyone was full\, and wishfully projecting th at would be their new normal. In addition\, inflation was running rampant and venues were protecting themselves with a significant buffer. Since I b elieve that quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten\, we c hose not to compromise our standards for either accommodations or food. Ba sed upon our negotiations for 2025\, we expect pricing to ease somewhat fo r next year.  \nPLEASE DO NOT CALL THE LODGE AT SPRUCE PEAK TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION BEFORE YOU HAVE REGISTERED ONLINE AND RECEIVED YOUR CONFIRMAT ION EMAIL. We will be matching registrations against the hotel-supplied ro oming list on a weekly basis\, and those registered will receive priority within our room block. A ROOM RESERVED WITHOUT AN EVENT RESERVATION IS NOT GUARANTEED. We expect to occupy our entire room block\, so please make yo ur reservations with The Lodge at Spruce Peak promptly after you receive y our registration confirmation to avoid disappointment.\n-Dennis Friedman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://porschenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/1 2/Lodge-at-Spruce-Peak-Pool-at-Dawn-2021-jpg.webp CATEGORIES:Ramble,Social LOCATION:The Lodge at Spruce Peak\, 7412 Mountain Rd\, Stow\, VT\, 05672\, United States GEO:44.530034;-72.780623 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=7412 Mountain Rd\, Stow\, V T\, 05672\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Lodge at Spruce P eak:geo:44.530034,-72.780623 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR