Way back in 2014, before Vail Resorts gobbled up a few dozen ski resorts to add to its crowded portfolio, a season pass to Vermont’s Stowe Mountain Resort cost $2,138, the highest price in all of New England. Eight years later, that season pass to Stowe will run you only $859. Granted, the … [Read more...]
Is New England on the cusp of a snowy winter?
We don’t normally pay much attention to the Farmer’s Almanac’s annual winter outlook, if only because skiers rarely want to hear it’s going to be “milder than normal” in their region of the country months before the season even starts. But when the news is more promising, we quickly morph into … [Read more...]
DesLauriers, Pratt among newest members of the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame
Bolton Valley patriarch Ralph DesLauriers leads a class of four contributors to Vermont skiing who will be honored later this year as the newest inductees of the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. DesLauriers, who founded Bolton Valley in 1966, will be inducted with three others during a … [Read more...]
Mount Snow slated to be first Vail property in New England to open for 2022-23 season
The likes of Killington and Sunday River may very well be offering skiing and riding by Nov. 11, but that is the projected date Vail Resorts has set for opening Mount Snow for the 2022-23 season. The Vermont resort is slated to be the first New England property under the Epic Pass umbrella to open … [Read more...]
Whaleback close to reaching fundraising goal in order to improve night skiing
There are still two weeks remaining in Whaleback Mountain’s current fundraising campaign, but the New Hampshire non-profit has already come close to reaching its $15,000 goal in order to improve night skiing at the ski area. Whaleback, which has experienced a number of ownership changes and … [Read more...]
Why Evelyn’s Drive-In is one of New England’s top clam shacks
I was lucky enough to grow up in a family of boating enthusiasts, which means I learned how to water ski long before I ever stepped into any binding on a snow-specific ski. While my uncle kept his houseboat at the Pirate Cove Marina, in Portsmouth, R.I., my aunt kept her Formula docked behind a … [Read more...]