Murphy the ________ _ _ woke up and was ready for a new and exciting day. While he was eating

________ __ _______ , his favorite breakfast, he decided that today was the day he was going to learn to

______ __ _ _ at Sugarbush Resort.

Before he could go, he needed to grab a few things to make sure he was prepared. He grabbed a ______ __ __

to keep himself warm, a _____ ___ __ to keep his thirst quenched for the day and a _____ ___ __ in case

he got hungry. He also made sure to bring a pair of _______ _ __ to make sure he stayed dry. Murphy also

knows you always need a helmet when it comes to skiing and riding, so he brought that too!

When Murphy got to the mountain, he realized that he didn’t have his ________ __ skis with him, so

he headed to the _______ _ __ shop to borrow some gear. Once he was fitted and ready to go with his

____ ____ __ and ____ ____ __ , he headed towards the Ski School to get a____ ____ __ .

His instructor taught him many new skills and tricks and even showed him how to _______ _ __ .

After a few hours, Murphy’s instructor decided he was ready for the big stuff. They decided it was

time to ride the _____ ___ __ Chairlift. He had lots of fun making turns and jumping

off _____ ___ __ .

Murphy likes skiing so much he wants to bring his friends, ________ __ the ________ __

and ________ __ the ________ __ . He’s excited to learn more, get better, and one day, he even plans

to ski every ________ __ diamond at Sugarbush!

color

action verb

beverage

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MURPHY MOOSE LEARNS TO SKI

Directions: Without revealing the subject of the story, one player (the “reaDer”) asks the other players to give him/her WorDs to fill in the blanks. When all the blanks have been filleD, the reaDer reaDs the story back to the other players.

R i v e r

name of animal

M a d L i b s

noun

type of food

type of food

plural noun

proper noun

noun noun noun

verb

name of something at Sugarbush

plural noun

proper noun name of animal

proper noun name of animal

color

COLOR-A-GONDOLA

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11

Across

1. Spending the day skiing and riding is really quite a gift,

To get to the top of the mountain you’ll needed to take a .

2. Once you have mastered the green circle trail over there,

You’re ready for an intermediate trail and should take a blue .

4. You’re going up the Castlerock Chair and you’re about to unload.

If you’re looking for a blue, you should take .

6. Learning new skills is always pretty cool.

If you want to take a lesson, make sure you head to the Ski & Ride .

7. In Sugarbush’s Kids Programs there’s plenty of fun to share,

Depending on your age you’ll be grouped into Mini, Micro or Sugar .

10. It would be a little silly if our mascot was a goose.

If you’re looking for a high five, you should get one from our friend Moose.

11. Practice makes perfect when you’re skiing in the trees.

When you’re tired and need a break stop at Walt’s for a .

Down

1. Starting your day with skiing will bring you lots of joy.

If you get to the mountain first thing in the morning, you’ll be on fresh .

3. Before you start skiing, you should put on your warmest outfit.

In a beginner lesson, you’ll probably start out on the .

5. When you get to the mountain there are lots of places you can go,

You’ll get to where you’re going by skiing on white and fluffy .

8. If you’re feeling overwhelmed and your mind is in a jumble,

You should get a snack at the restaurant named after a dog named .

9. If you want to swim or exercise you should go to the SHaRC,

If you want to go off jumps or try new tricks, head to the Park.

Crossword Puzzle Answers: Across: 1. chair lift, 2. square, 4. troll road, 6. school, 7. bear, 10. murphy, 11. grilled cheese. Down: 1. corduroy, 3. magic carpet, 5. snow, 8. rumble, 9. terrain.

Sugarbush Rhyming

Y B D D P N C K R S L E E P E R O U X F

R R O R A U R C O X I B R A M B L E S U

S A M O R R A O T F I R E W O R K S S K

P V I C A M C R A R U M B L E U M M M B

G O N P D I K E N M U R P H Y M O O S E

R N O I I R E L I T G C U A W S R A M Z

E E I R S T R T M P H N O D N E I I B G

R N T M E X J S R K O G W F D O D F O N

D V I S M O A A E I X E I N F D R N T S

O O F H E I C C T T R S I L L E D A L W

W E G V S J K A X A O R U E H O E O M G

N K I S J N U S E F G H E N L C W R L A

S A S N L D O B D N I A S I R P R A U I

P L T T A E R O A N R D E T O I D O F N

O F N R E A D G M T O R P K O E S M T R

U W G X G I R D H N S P E G S H L E F Z

T O S U V O N D I E L L I V S L L I P S

F N S D N L S S E N R E V N I S I G I S

K S R E D A E H P C G L L A B W O N S Z

E M E R T X E K C O R E L T S A C B P G

BRAMBLES

BRAVO

CASTLEROCK

CASTLEROCK EXTREME

COFFEE RUN

CRACKERJACK

DOG SLEDDING

DOMINO

DOWNSPOUT

EXTERMINATOR

FIREWORKS

FIS

GLADES

GONDOLIER

GRADUATION

HEADER

HOT SHOT

INVERNESS

JESTER

MIDDLE EARTH

MOONSHINE

MURPHY MOOSE

ORGANGRINDER

PANORAMA

PARADISE

POND SKIMMING

RIMRUN

RIPCORD

RUMBLE

SIGIS

SLEEPER

SLOWPOKE

SNOWBALL

SNOWFLAKE

SPILLSVILLE

STEINS

SUGARBEAR

SUNRISE

TORCHLIGHT

Murphy’s Word Search

Differences: 1. Missing sMores stick 2. ADDeD 3 peAks logo to firepit 3. Missing log in firepit 4. Missing pink Mitten 5 green goggles turneD yellow 6. lADy’s heAD is turneD 7.DeleteD tree 8. Blue sky 9. sMith sticker reverseD 10. flAMing MArshMellow

coMpAre the two pictures Below AnD finD All 10 Differences Between theM.

MAKE YOUR OWN MOUNTAINLincoln Peak

Mt. Ellen

Castlerock