Alpine / downhill skiing
When do Vermont ski resorts close this spring (2011)?
Posted 3/30/11
Updated 5/10/11 I've been checking in on the dates that Vermont ski resorts are closing. Typically the smaller ski areas close first because of lower elevations and smaller operating budgets. This…
It's still winter in the mountains!
Posted 3/26/11
I skied at Smugglers' Notch ski resort on Friday, and I have to tell you: It's still winter up on the hill! We skied in three inches of fresh powder, on top of the snow they got earlier this week.…
2 to 6 inches of new snow in Vermont on first day of spring
Posted 3/22/11
Looks like most Vermont ski resorts picked up about 2 - 6 inches of new snow on the first day of spring. That should help things a bit after a warm, sunny weekend. Okemo, Killington and Bolton Valley…
Spring skiing à la Vermont
Posted 3/17/11
Scenes from a glorious March spring skiing day in northern Vermont! I skied at Stowe on St. Patrick's Day. (One of the two discount days of the year when I can afford to ski there.) There's still a…
The luck of the Irish
Posted 3/15/11
There are skiing discounts available in Vermont for St. Patrick's Day — and you don't even have to be Irish to enjoy them! Right now I count six lift ticket discounts in Vermont for Thursday, March…
Final day of NCAA Championships brings good news and less-than-good news
Posted 3/12/11
It's been exciting to have the nation’s best collegiate skiers around this week in Stowe! First the good news: Congratulations to UVM's Tim Kelley on his top performance in Saturday's NCAA…
Recap of Day One of 2011 NCAA Skiing Championships in Stowe, Vermont
Posted 3/10/11
Top college ski teams after day one of NCAA skiing championships in Stowe, Vermont: 1 U. Colorado 2 Dartmouth 3 U. Utah 4 UVM 5 U. New Mexico 6 Denver U. 7 U. Alaska/ Anchorage 8 UNH 9…
Beaucoup snow, beaucoup sun at Smuggs on Mardi Gras
Posted 3/8/11
The good times certainly rolled today on the mountain. With more than two feet of new snow, warm temps and bright blue skies, today was an amazing day to be skiing in northern Vermont! At Smugglers'…
Big March snowstorm in northern Vermont
Posted 3/7/11
The snowstorm that is currently hitting Vermont has been most ferocious in the northern part of the Green Mountains. (It's about time! Several of the storms this season favored southern Vermont!) …
Fun skiing wind-blown powder & finding lighter snow in the glades today!
Posted 2/26/11
What a fun morning to be skiing on my newish, wider skis! The width came in handy in the wind-blown powder at Bolton Valley, Vt., this morning. Area ski resorts received about a foot of new snow…
Snowstorm should make for great weekend skiing
Posted 2/25/11
Skiers in Vermont are all a-twitter about today's snowstorm. It's been snowing heavily, starting in southern Vermont and working its way up to northern Vermont. Here in the Champlain Valley, I was…
Longtime alpine skier takes a telemark lesson to learn to really free her heel
Posted 2/18/11
Oliver, the Smugglers' Notch telemark instructor who coached me this week, seems to have the same skiing philosophy that I do. Why stick only to skiing on the trails and why stick to just one kind of…
Snow piles up on Vermont's ski trails
Posted 2/9/11
Vermont ski resorts have enjoyed more fresh snow over the last two days! Four to 10 inches fell in the last 48 hours, depending where you were in the state.Bolton Valley reported 5-7" of snow during…
Powder "shots" from a powder day in northern Vermont at Bolton Valley
Posted 2/3/11
What a day to be skiing in Vermont today! Friends and I hit Bolton Valley this morning and we had a blast skiing in the powder. In some places the snow was a bit more than one-foot deep, while in…
About a foot of fresh snow to play in
Posted 2/2/11
I'm going skiing in the morning! Yippee! The boards are waxed and my boot bag is packed. I'm interested to see how the new Green Ski Wax I just used will hold up for me. It smelled different when I…
A Vermont ski resort poll
Posted 1/28/11
I'm so looking forward to some backcountry skiing around the spine of the Green Mountains this weekend! While northern Vermont missed this week's coastal storm, it looks like we'll get some light snow…
New snow today, and some icing here and there
Posted 1/19/11
Vermont ski resorts are reporting 4 to 9 inches of new snow; some got an icing as well. Mount Snow says the lifts got a coating of ice, so many have a delayed opening this morning. Magic Mountain,…
Seeking powdery turns on a cold day at Sugarbush
Posted 1/14/11
I met up with friends to ski at Sugarbush today, and we decided to explore the Mt. Ellen (Sugarbush North) side of the ski resort. It's located about four miles north of the Lincoln Peak side of the…
Single chair rides and powder turns at Vermont's Mad River Glen
Posted 1/13/11
Mad River Glen skiers were happy campers today. The ski area was able to reopen the Single Chair due to the storm that dumped more than a foot of snow yesterday. I skied MRG for half a day today and…
Skiing in the snow at Sugarbush
Posted 1/8/11
We had a fun day at Sugarbush today. We skied with the snowflakes: both natural and manmade. Sugarbush was making a bunch of snow today to add to the couple inches of fluffy snow that had fallen --…
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