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Sunshine and snow at Stowe Mountain Resort this week. Patience is a Virtue Whoever said that “patience is a virtue” was obviously not a skier because we don’t sit around waiting for it to snow, we make…

The Tram hiding behind a fury of flakes at Jay Peak Resort today.  Winter Weather Wind Up   Winter weather ramps up this week with flakes flying across the state. Since snow started on Wednesday,…

We're in pre-season purgatory right now, that time when few resorts are open, but you can feel that first lift ride can't be too far away (for many resorts it's Thanksgiving weekend). It's a practice of…

  Okemo laying on the dressing in time for a Thanksgiving week feast   Welcome Back Winter! We’re open! Killington was the first resort in North America to open for skiing and riding, kicking off…

While Jay Peak Resort in northern Vermont has gotten a lot of attention in recent years for expanding its amenities--water park, more hotels, conference center, ice rink--anyone who likes having fun in…

If you’re feeling like your Badassery Quotient is low (BQ for short), there’s a surefire way to bump that baby up a few points: Go lift-served downhill mountain biking at one of Vermont's alpine resorts. I…

by Sarah Wojcik Is it possible for a person uninterested in crowds, sharing feelings and festivals to find inner peace and happiness at an event that embodies all of these things? This was the challenge…

by Sarah Wojcik “Take your gaze from yoga studio wall to beautiful open blue skies and calm waters. Drift yourself into a floating studio surrounded by the sounds of nature and the smells of fresh mountain…

Ski Vermont photographer, Todd Shapera and his daughter, Emma,  began their Vermont ski journey this season the day before Thanksgiving, skiing and riding Killington. Along the way they logged days at…

Soft Spring Bumps at Jay Peak This Week  Corn Snow Send Off The long awaited spring corn snow harvest is upon us and the conditions are ripe for the picking. Eight Vermont resorts are still spinning…