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Winter starts now! Vermont ski resorts start to open for 2022 - 2023 season.
Posted 11/17/22
UPDATE ON 11/23/2022: Give thanks! More Vermont ski areas are opening for Thanksgiving weekend!…
After warm start to November 2022, snowmaking gets underway in Vermont
Posted 11/10/22
Thankfully after a warm start to November, we are heading into colder weather! Some Vermont ski…
Fall foliage and “snowliage” in Vermont
Posted 10/10/22
We have been enjoying the most colorful time of the year in Vermont. We are hiking amongst reds,…
Ski swaps in Vermont in 2022. The SkiMaven list.
Posted 9/5/22
<<FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE 2023 SKI SWAP POST!>> Updated 11/2/2022 Welcome to fall — and our annual…
Winding down to the end of the 2021 - 2022 ski season
Posted 4/25/22
It's Monday, April 25, 2022. Let's take a look at which ski resorts are still open in Vermont! Ki…
Springy snow and the end of the ski season for some ski areas
Posted 3/31/22
Update on 4/6/2022 Closed ski areas in Vermont now include: Bolton Valley (they may try to…
Hitting the slopes for another shot of winter!
Posted 3/28/22
It was getting depressing to see our lovely snow melt away. But then winter came back for a visit! …
Spring skiing is here!
Posted 3/19/22
With warm temperatures this past week and rain in the forecast, I made a point to get out for an…
March snowstorm delivers some pow!
Posted 3/13/22
Winter made another appearance on Saturday! The higher elevations in northern Vermont got around a…
Playing in the soft snow before the rain comes
Posted 3/5/22
We were fortunate to see fresh snow over the last week, so we took advantage while we could! We…
Friday’s fluffy snow makes for a fun weekend
Posted 2/27/22
We loved seeing the snow fall all day on Friday! I’d take breaks from work to peek outside and grin.…
Frustrating February weather continues to be fickle
Posted 2/21/22
Today the Skimeister and I went for a ski tour in the Nordic trails at Bolton Valley, Vt. We went up…
Spring skiing, then a freeze, and repeat?
Posted 2/13/22
This last week featured some above-normal temperatures. It got downright springy! Saturday we took…
Grateful for a powder-filled weekend
Posted 2/6/22
It was a lovely, powder-filled weekend in much of Vermont! So great to make some turns in the fresh…
Nice, long-duration snowstorm delivers some powdah!
Posted 2/4/22
Much of Vermont got a blanket of snow from the Thursday-Friday storm. Woo-hoo! Boy, we needed it! S…
Sunny Sunday ski tour + early-February snow on its way?
Posted 1/30/22
Saturday's cold tempertures kept us inside doing chores and making Linzer Schnitten cookies (so…
Recent snow gives skiers more options — at the resort and elsewhere!
Posted 1/23/22
The MLK Day snowstorm brought much-needed snow to ski resorts. Vermont ski areas opened more lifts…
Powdery turns in the mountains today in Vermont!
Posted 1/18/22
It was touch and go for a while with the shapeshifting snow forecast, but the MLK Day snowstorm…
MLK Day winter storm heading our way! But how much snow?
Posted 1/16/22
I think I have a problem. I keep hitting refresh on the Burlington, Vermont National Weather Service…
Sunny Nordic cruisin' followed by bone-chilling temperatures early this week
Posted 1/10/22
Did you get out to enjoy the sun and snow this weekend? I did some mellow country club gliding in…
Skiing — and making snow — into the new year
Posted 1/3/22
Happy New Year to y'all! Hope you enjoyed the holidays. Now it's time to get serious about our snow…
Vermont ski resorts open for 2021 - 2022 ski season with snow in forecast
Posted 11/26/21
Updated 11/30/21 While Killington has been open for some time, other Vermont ski resorts are now…
Smaller, independent ski areas rock!
Posted 10/30/21
A new short film focuses on the country’s small, independent ski areas. TGR recently created “In…
SkiMaven’s 2021 list of Vermont ski swaps
Posted 9/7/21
<<FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE 2023 SKI SWAP POST!>> Updated 11/17/2021 When there's a chill in the air…
Spring has sprung! Gotta make the most of the snow!
Posted 3/20/21
We're looking at a stretch of sunny (yay!) and warm (not so yay!) weather in Vermont. Better get out…
Bring on the snowstorms, March! We know you can do it!
Posted 3/3/21
Recently we've been enjoying the snow any way we can — from powdery goodness to challenging crust. …
Now more than ever, we’re so grateful for snow!
Posted 2/5/21
We’ve been clicking into our skis a few times a week lately. We especially like getting out on the…
Mother Nature comes through with snow!
Posted 1/18/21
We were so happy to see the forecast for this past weekend change for the better! Forecasters had…
Exploring the woods on skis & praying for more snow
Posted 1/9/21
Over the last month, the Skimeister and I have worked to counteract cabin fever by heading out into…
Snowmaking frenzy allows more ski areas to open for the 2020 - 2021 ski season in Vermont
Posted 12/9/20
Vermont has been enjoying cold temperatures recently and it's been a boon for snowmaking. When…
Roaming the hills and getting excited for the snowy season in Vermont!
Posted 10/19/20
Did you hear our highest peaks got snow last weekend? That's always cool to see in October. It gets…
SkiMaven’s annual ski swap post — the 2020 COVID edition
Posted 9/5/20
<<FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE 2023 SKI SWAP POST!>> Updated 11/12/2020 The coronavirus is throwing a…
Killington, Pico, Magic Mountain and Mad River Glen and more ski areas also to close due to coronavirus concerns
Posted 3/15/20
Update on 3/16 at 5:30 p.m.: Smugglers' Notch is the last ski resort in the state to announce it…
Stratton and Sugarbush join the list of Vermont ski resorts to close immediately due to coronavirus worries
Posted 3/14/20
On Saturday evening, after Vail Resorts' announcement, Alterra Mountain Company said it will stop…
Stowe, Okemo and Mount Snow will close for a week due to coronavirus concerns
Posted 3/14/20
All of Vail Resorts' North American ski resorts will close from March 15 - 22. This includes Stowe,…
Jay Peak and Burke Mountain ski resorts to close for the season due to coronavirus threat
Posted 3/13/20
Update on 3/14/20: Middlebury Snow Bowl will close for the season on Sunday afternoon, as will Riker…
Lotsa snow in northern Vermont!
Posted 3/2/20
What a weekend in northern Vermont. Ski resorts got between 1 and 3 feet of snow over the past week…
One day, two mountains — A well-rounded tour of Sugarbush Ski Resort in Vermont
Posted 2/22/20
Today was all about sunny turns. It was a gorgeous day to be outside and we chose to spend it on the…
On today's agenda: A ski tour at Camel's Hump Nordic in Huntington, Vermont
Posted 2/16/20
In the shadow of Vermont's third-highest peak (Camel's Hump) sits a low-key, nonprofit trail system…
Below zero temps didn't keep us away from earning turns in northern Vermont today!
Posted 2/15/20
I'll admit it: I was a bit concerned when the Subaru's thermometer was still reading -7 degrees (F)…
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