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First chair for 2017 - 2018 ski season at Mount Snow, Vermont

When do Vermont ski resorts open for 2017 - 2018?

Posted 11/12/17

<<GO TO THE 2018 - 2019 OPENING DATES POST>> Important: Check resort snow report pages for the very latest on their opening dates and conditions. Know before you go! These projected opening dates…

Lifts will turn at a couple of Vermont ski resorts this week

Posted 11/7/17

Updated 11/8/17 Thanks to cold weather moving in to the area, snowmakers have been busy and will be working hard through the week. Killington has announced it will start spinning its lifts on…

Riding the lift at Sugarbush, Vermont

SkiMavenʼs list of Vermont lift ticket deals for 2017 - 2018

Posted 10/29/17

Weʼve been compiling some of the best ski ticket deals in Vermont. Come and see what weʼve found!

New lift at Sugarbush, Vermont in 2017 - 2018

What's new on the mountain at your favorite Vermont ski resorts for 2017 - 2018?

Posted 10/22/17

Snowmaking, lifts, grooming machines and more. Here's a look at on-mountain improvements at Vermont ski resorts for this winter. Bolton Valley Bolton Valley is upgrading its snowmaking system. The…

SkiMaven's list of 2017 Vermont ski swaps. You've found “the list.” Swap on!

Posted 9/3/17

<<CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE 2021 LIST OF SKI SWAPS!>> Updated 11/26/2017 The first cool temperatures of fall get us thinking about autumn colors, wearing fleece, and the coming of winter! Time to look…

Mountain biking in Vermont. Rolling through summer.

Posted 8/4/17

Summertime means mountain biking for many skiers in Vermont. I got a new-to-me full-suspension bike this spring and I'm really enjoying it. Last weekend we hit up Kingdom Trails in East Burke,…

Reflecting on the Vermont winter that was 2016 - 2017

Posted 4/30/17

It's hard to let go of winter, but we hold on to wonderful memories of being in the woods and on the trails surrounded by — and sometimes wallowing in — beautiful piles of powdery snow. Check out…

Spring skiing in Vermont - April 2017

Posted 4/16/17

We get people sending us questions through social media and our blog. Sometimes they ask whether they should book a ski vacation in Vermont in April. "Will there be snow?" they ask. We usually…

It felt like winter on Saturday; spring on Sunday. A fun, snow-filled April weekend!

Posted 4/9/17

I had to double check the date that was appearing on my phone on Saturday. We went out for a backcountry ski and it felt and looked like February rather than April 8! Saturday in the Backcountry We…

Lots of springy snow for cross-country skiing on April 2

Posted 4/2/17

Today's weather beat out our expectations today. It turned out to be gloriously sunny while we were on the trails at Trapp Family Lodge Cross-Country Center! There is still so much snow on the trails…

April showers us with dense powder!

Posted 4/1/17

Yay for powder skiing in April! No, it wasn't the lightest powder, but what do you expect so late in the season? It was a blast to hit about 12 inches of new snow at Mad River Glen today. We were in…

Bluebird day + great cross-country skiing at Craftsbury

Posted 3/26/17

We made the most of a gorgeous day and snow-free driving conditions by jumping in the Subaru and pointing it north toward Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury, Vermont. We arrived to find some…

Earning turns and surfing the new snow in northern Vermont

Posted 3/25/17

Some northern Vermont peaks picked up several inches of snow over the last couple of days. While in the valleys we saw a mix of precipitation, the snow piled up in high places such as Stowe, Bolton,…

Deep snowpack in the backcountry on the first day of spring

Posted 3/20/17

Today I sampled the deep snowpack at a variety of elevations and aspects in the backcountry trail network in Bolton, Vermont. If it faced north or was in the shade of pine trees, the snow was somewhat…

Closing out the weekend with sunny skiing at Bolton Valley Resort

Posted 3/19/17

The word of the day: "Gorgeous!" Everyone we rode the lift with marveled at how glorious the weather was today at Bolton Valley Resort in northern Vermont. The sun was bright and warm, there was no…

Snow-filled, laid-back backcountry turns in Stowe, Vermont

Posted 3/18/17

The snow has been amazing this week so we were thinking the ski resorts might be bonkers today. Instead, we wanted to enjoy the quiet, snowy woods and deep blue sky so we headed out to earn our turns…

Skiing Smugglers’ Notch for a second helping of Stella’s stellar powder

Posted 3/16/17

We try not to overuse the word “epic” around here, but 52 inches of powder in a single 48-hour blizzard courtesy of Winter Storm Stella is pretty darn epic. This stellar Nor’easter has magically…

A classic powder day at Mad River Glen (thanks, Stella!)

Posted 3/15/17

You know it's going to be a good powder day when you've just finished shoveling the driveway and you're worried the big town plow will come by again before you leave for the ski hill! Today, with a…

Hello, Stella! Snow expected to pound the state of Vermont

Posted 3/14/17

By Tuesday afternoon, the snow had been piling up in southern Vermont and starting to accumulate in northern Vermont. The snowstorm named Stella is expected to be a doozy! Check out the projected…

Cross-country skiing on shaved ice on Tuesday

Posted 3/7/17

So things were very “firm” this morning on the cross-country ski trails of northern Vermont. We had some mixed precipitation last night and by morning it had frozen up. However, rain was in the…

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