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The weather service foretold copious amounts of snow falling on Wednesday. We believed the forecast…

It was so fun on Saturday, we had to go out and do it again today! Into the Bolton Valley…

Mother Nature came through a bit for us in northern Vermont at the end of this week. Up to 8 inches…

Freeze, thaw, freeze, thaw. Yes, this weather rollercoaster is getting a bit old. We wanted to do…

When we clicked in to our light backcountry gear this morning, the snow was so soft. Our waxless…

We rounded out our long weekend with our third ski in three days. The sun was brilliant and we…

This afternoon we enjoyed a cold Nordic ski at Bolton Valley. After recent rain, snow and then cold…

New Orleans on Thursday: High of 70 degrees and humid. Northern Vermont on Saturday: A couple of…

The arctic temperatures that had a grip on Vermont for the last couple of weeks are leaving. Thank…

The sun came out today and we waited for the thermometer to climb above 0 degrees. It did, so we set…

We stayed plenty warm while skiing today. All we needed to do is click into our skinny skis and go…

We had some nice snowfall on Friday, so the plan was to hit the cross-country trails on Saturday.…

It didn't feel like mid-December today in the backcountry trail network at Bolton Valley. While…

An early-December snowstorm is doing wonderful things for skiing and riding in Vermont! Depending on…

Southern Vermont ski resorts made out the best with this coastal storm that moved through over the…

On this morning when the blue sky peeked out at us a bit, we enjoyed a good early-season workout for…

I think we timed our first day of lift-served skiing well. We got up early and hit Smugglers’ Notch…

After spending time with family for Thanksgiving, the Skimeister and I wanted to play in the snow.…

The Women's World Cup is coming to Vermont this weekend. The best slalom and giant slalom skiers in…

<<GO TO THE 2018 - 2019 OPENING DATES POST>> Important: Check resort snow report pages for the…

Updated 11/8/17 Thanks to cold weather moving in to the area, snowmakers have been busy and will be…

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Snowmaking, lifts, grooming machines and more. Here's a look at on-mountain improvements at Vermont…

<<CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE 2021 LIST OF SKI SWAPS!>> Updated 11/26/2017 The first cool temperatures…

Summertime means mountain biking for many skiers in Vermont. I got a new-to-me full-suspension bike…

It's hard to let go of winter, but we hold on to wonderful memories of being in the woods and on the…

We get people sending us questions through social media and our blog. Sometimes they ask whether…

I had to double check the date that was appearing on my phone on Saturday. We went out for a…

Today's weather beat out our expectations today. It turned out to be gloriously sunny while we were…

Yay for powder skiing in April! No, it wasn't the lightest powder, but what do you expect so late in…

We made the most of a gorgeous day and snow-free driving conditions by jumping in the Subaru and…

Some northern Vermont peaks picked up several inches of snow over the last couple of days. While in…

Today I sampled the deep snowpack at a variety of elevations and aspects in the backcountry trail…

The word of the day: "Gorgeous!" Everyone we rode the lift with marveled at how glorious the…

The snow has been amazing this week so we were thinking the ski resorts might be bonkers today.…

We try not to overuse the word “epic” around here, but 52 inches of powder in a single 48-hour…

You know it's going to be a good powder day when you've just finished shoveling the driveway and…

By Tuesday afternoon, the snow had been piling up in southern Vermont and starting to accumulate in…

So things were very “firm” this morning on the cross-country ski trails of northern Vermont. We had…

After the weather warm-up last week, we've had a frigid weekend. Much of the water that was flowing…