Smugglers’ Notch beckons skiers to spend time in its Hallmark Channel-worthy bubble
Stephanie Gorin always wanted to be part of a “bubble.” It was the pandemic that gave her the push she needed to join one. In…
Fully recovered from injury, Ryan Cochran-Siegle looks to add to family’s Olympic legacy
Bombing runs have been taking place at Cochran’s Ski Area since the 1960s. But as far as we know, Ryan Cochran-Siegle is the only Olympian to…
Vermont is back open and ready to recover
The last time I had skied in Vermont prior to this season was March 14, 2020. It was a blissful goggle tan day at Okemo…
Check out some ways for families to save on lift tickets, lessons and more this winter
Looking for some great ways to get your kids out skiing yet save money? There are plenty of opportunities if you shop around a bit. …
These winter doldrums are nothing new
Not to be a downer, but has anybody taken a look at the snow stake atop Mount Mansfield lately? As of today, the barometer to…
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…
Bolton Valley president Lindsay DesLauriers brings passion to family-run Vermont destination
The reality is, it’s going to take a lot of work to visit Vermont this winter. The state’s success rate in batting COVID-19 won’t be…
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,…
Vermont’s COVID-19 winter operations guidance requires ski areas to ‘alter’ business
Vermont has gotten even stricter with its rules about who can visit this winter. The state's COVID-19 winter operations guidance, which was released on Tuesday,…
You can’t get there from here: Vermont and New Hampshire bring different regulations to winter
It was big news earlier this week when the Indy Pass announced that Jay Peak Resort was joining the assortment of members on its affordable…
Smugglers’ Notch independently churns out happy customer after happy customer
When Mike Chait was managing the snowboard school at Smugglers’ Notch Resort a few years back, he encountered a father who was dropping off his…
Gone too soon, Jake Burton’s passion for snowboarding endures
There’s always been something about Jake Burton Carpenter that I intrinsically liked. I never personally met the founder of Burton Snowboards, a reality that I’ll…
