It’s lunchtime, and my wife and two sons have finally found a spot, nestled on the floor in an upper corner of the K-1 Lodge. Just outside, there’s a similar, hefty crowd of people, some of the estimated 18,500 that came on this day to Killington Mountain Resort in order to witness the … [Read more...]
View From the Peak: New England’s ski season is officially underway
Killington was the first ski resort to open for the season in New England. But not in the East. That honor belongs to tiny Cataloochee Ski Area in North Carolina (elevation of 5,400 feet, 740-foot vertical), which started its lifts last Sunday, Nov. 3, at 8:30 in the morning. Killington … [Read more...]
Resorts big and small not standing still as new decade of skiing dawns
Not everybody has to be Epic or Ikon. As the season pass wars heated up even further during the offseason with Vail Resort’s acquisition of former Peak Resorts properties Attitash, Wildcat and Mount Snow — adding them to the company’s ever-growing family of mountains in New England — a new … [Read more...]
New England is a leaf peeping wonderland, from the Whites to the Greens
Despite the fact that you’ve probably noticed pumpkin spice varietals of every food and drink imaginable invading your favorite grocery stop since mid-August, the fall season glosses over New England for only a limited time. In a seasonal calendar of special offers, autumn has a more defined … [Read more...]
10 memorable spots in New England for waterfront dining
A handful of the choices are obvious — the unparalleled summer vibe at The Lobster Pool in Rockport, Mass., the energy at the Beachcomber in Wellfleet, Mass., wherever your scents may lead you during a weeknight stroll within Boston’s vibrant Seaport District, or even an island oasis such as the … [Read more...]
At Black Mountain, Andrew Drummond’s ski touring visions come true
Andrew Drummond was in Alaska visiting his brother when he had his epiphany. Prior to 2012, the 37-year-old native of Conway, N.H., already had plenty of alpine experience as a member of the Attitash racing program, in nearby Bartlett, and the Eastern Slope Ski Club. He raced as a member of the … [Read more...]
