World Cup set to make its grand return to Vermont
The Winter and Summer Olympics both taking place only months apart used to be a common occurrence. Still, you have to go back to 1992…
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Post-holiday storm is a bonus for open ski areas
KILLINGTON, Vt. -- Sixteen inches of snow; great for skiing, not so wonderful for World Cup racing. Saturday’s grand slalom race wound up cancelled at…Read More
Killington gets the green light from the FIS for this month’s World Cup
The World Cup is, officially, a go for Killington. The Vermont resort received a positive snow control announcement from the International Ski Federation (FIS) on…
Oktoberfests and Halloween highlight calendar of October events
Think of it this way; this might be your last visit to a ski area this year before the snow actually starts to fall. Oktoberfests,…
The best golfing experiences in New England
In my estimation, golf is only “a good walk spoiled” if you concentrate too much on the game itself and not your surroundings. I’m sure…
New England’s spring scene rolls out the welcome mat
There is, quite simply, nothing I enjoy more than spring skiing. Some of my most-cherished memories of my favorite activity come when the sun is…
Resorts are springing into action for the ski season’s stretch run
It’s the middle of March and some New England ski areas might not be open past this weekend, calling an end to the 2020-21 skiing…
Recent weather ‘curveball’ is the perfect way to bid farewell to 2020
Berkshire East general manager Jon Schaefer classified what New England’s ski industry has gone through over the last week as a “weather curveball.” If so,…
What’s new at New England ski resorts in 2020-21
What’s new, you ask? More like what exactly won’t be new about skiing and riding this winter? While COVID-19 has thrown a host of new regulations into…
Travel restrictions, weather may put a damper on Thanksgiving weekend
We’re supposed to be in Killington this weekend. Maybe you’re supposed to be headed for your first weekend of skiing at Sunday River, Stowe, Sugarbush,…
New England heat wave pushing back opening dates
It was 65 degrees in Vermont on Tuesday afternoon. Clearly, Killington Mountain Resort will not be opening for the season on Saturday. When Killington originally…
Grab a lift for a panoramic foliage view
Queue up if you can (socially distanced, of course). Many of the north country’s scenic mountain lifts that have been closed during the summer’s unwelcoming…
Four ways to save this Labor Day weekend
Wachusett Mountain’s annual MTNside Labor Day sale is usually a pretty big deal. But this year, the ski area’s retail shop was forced to alter…
