Vermont skiers make tracks on US Ski Team as we head toward Winter Olympics
Posted 6/6/09
The US Ski Team has announced some of its rosters for the coming ski season, and as you may expect, they include Vermonters and our neighbors nearby. Many of these skiers are poised to be named to the…
Deal of the week: Buy a piece of Magic Mountain ski area in Vermont for $3,000
Posted 6/3/09
THE DEAL What: Magic Mountain Ski Resort is being converted into a limited liability corporation and will sell shares in the company Where: Londonderry, Vermont How much: A share costs $3,000.Heck,…
UVM and NCAA skiing news
Posted 5/27/09
Vermont skiers are one fast bunch.This month, University of Vermont freshman David Donaldson of Toronto was named the Male Collegiate Skier of the Year by Ski Racing Magazine. Donaldson is the 21st…
Psst, wanna buy a Vermont ski resort?
Posted 5/14/09
Well they've been talking about this for sometime in the Stowe area, and now it's been confirmed: AIG will sell off its venerable Vermont ski resort, Stowe Mountain Resort. Investors are making bids…
Vermont skiing news includes foolish felons
Posted 5/8/09
It may be springtime, but they're still churning out skiing news on the Internet. In late April, the nefarious Big Jay trail cutters were sentenced. According to the Burlington Free Press: "Paul…
What to do when Stowe ski resort is closed ... go biking around town!
Posted 4/28/09
The recent extraordinarily warm weather in Vermont has been great for biking and yard work, but not so good for skiing. This past weekend I packed up my gear and headed to Stowe. No, not for skiing,…
Vermont skier visits: Did resorts survive the mogul field, or do a faceplant?
Posted 4/21/09
Although official skier visit numbers won't come until June or so, reporters are already getting the scoop on how Vermont ski resorts fared this winter. Challenges included a nasty economy,…
Which ski resorts are still open in Vermont?
Posted 4/16/09
Here's the latest on late-spring skiing in Vermont. The resorts are the usual suspects at this time of year... Killington is still open. They hope to ski into May. Stowe is open until Sunday, April…
Early Easter morning on the ski mountain
Posted 4/13/09
[For Easter 2010 sunrise service information, follow this link.] We did it. We were out the door on Easter Sunday by 5:15 a.m. The Skimeister and I wanted to attend our first-ever Easter Sunrise…
Mowing or skiing?
Posted 4/9/09
You know it's April in Vermont when on the way to skiing you stop in to look at a lawn mower. The Skimeister and I saw a used reel mower (you know, the human-powered kind that your grandparents may…
New snow over the weekend in Vermont
Posted 4/6/09
Mother Nature is not ready to let go of winter yet here in Vermont. On Saturday night and Sunday morning, northern and central Vermont ski resorts reported about 7 inches of new snow. For some…
Heading for the final stretch
Posted 4/3/09
Believe it or not, many Vermont resorts picked up a few inches of snow early this week. I skied in it a bit late Thursday afternoon in the Bolton Valley backcountry trails. With the warm…
Photos from Bolton Valley backcountry spring skiing
Posted 3/28/09
The Skimeister and I went to Bolton Valley Resort on Friday afternoon for an afternoon spring ski on the backcountry trails. I wasn't completely sure what to expect back there, but the snow was very…
Snow softens up at Smugglers' Notch for afternoon spring skiing
Posted 3/26/09
Our Wednesday afternoon ski at Smugglers' Notch, Vermont, turned out to be terrific. It's that strange time of year when it remains cold at night—setting up the snow so it's very firm in the…
Cross-country skiing in Stowe as things start to melt
Posted 3/22/09
We had another gorgeous skiing day on Saturday. It's been an incredible stretch of sunny weather for Vermont! I wanted to go cross-country skiing so I looked at options that were at a higher…
Spring has sprung, and kudos to ski racers
Posted 3/20/09
Today may usher in springtime, but I'm still planning on some time on the snow! The weather has been lovely and will continue to be for much of the next five days or so. The National Weather Service…
Making springy turns at Stowe, Vermont, on St. Patrick's Day
Posted 3/17/09
Must be the luck of the Irish. We had a beautiful day of spring skiing at Stowe today! Stowe had special $35 lift tickets for St. Patrick's Day, so the Skimeister and I — and several hundred other…
St. Patrick's Day ski deals and Smugglers' Notch in winter
Posted 3/16/09
On Sunday I went to see if there was any snow at the Smugglers' Notch cross-country center. Nope. None. Nada. The sun had melted many areas and what little was left was all ice. For some reason the…
Sunny spring nordic skiing at Trapp Family Lodge
Posted 3/15/09
What a day! Saturday was a warm and sunny day to strap on some skis. Enjoy our photos from Trapp Family Lodge Nordic Center, where spring conditions prevailed and the sap buckets were collecting…
Spring skiing and souped-up sleds
Posted 3/13/09
Well this looks like it will be a lovely spring skiing weekend here in Vermont. If you look at the weather report, you see a bright sun smiling back at you day after day. Very nice. We'll probably…
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