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Resorts ‘bounce back’ with 3.9 million skier visits, up 21 percent
Thousands attend the women’s World Cup ski event in Killington in November. The event is credited with helping the resort lead the state in skier visits last season. File photo by Andrew...
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Before Your Time: Selling Vermont
Before Your Time is a podcast about Vermont history. Every episode, we go inside the stacks at the Vermont Historical Society to look at an object from their permanent collection that tells us...
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Climate change viewed as serious threat to ski industry
Spruce Peak ski area in Stowe. Photo by Jim Welch/VTDigger BENNINGTON — The ski industry New Englanders have enjoyed for decades is sliding toward a meltdown, according to researcher Elizabeth...
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Ski industry posts solid year despite tough weather
Spruce Peak ski area in Stowe. File photo by Jim Welch/VTDigger In a season marked by inconsistent cooperation with Mother Nature, Vermont resorts managed to pull in a slight increase in skiers. The...
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Ski areas struggle to staff up seasonal workforce
Sugarbush ski area in Warren. Photo by John Atkinson/Sugarbush With some of the earliest openings on record, Vermont ski areas have a lot to celebrate this season. But the employment situation isn’t...
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State’s biggest ski jump is a climate roller coaster
A groomer spreads snow at the base of Brattleboro’s Harris Hill ski jump in advance of the annual Presidents’ Day weekend competition. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger BRATTLEBORO — This town’s...
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Olympian pushes lawmakers to act on climate change
Olympic medalist snowboarder Alex Diebold speaks about the effect of climate change on winter sports during a meeting of the Climate Solutions Caucus at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Thursday, April...
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Woolf: Despite strong year, ski industry still faces strong headwinds
Spruce Peak ski area in Stowe, a community that has led the way in providing skiers with more activities off the slopes. File photo by Jim Welch/VTDigger Editor’s note: Art Woolf recently retired as an...
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Vail Resorts acquires Mount Snow as part of $264 million deal
The Mount Snow base area in late November, 2014. Photo by Rudi Riet/Flickr Ski area giant Vail Resorts announced plans Monday to acquire Peak Resorts — a move that would bring Vermont’s Mount Snow...
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Mount Snow purchase happens as property transfer tax rules change
Mount Snow in Dover has been purchased by Colorado-based Vail Resorts. Mount Snow photo Vail Resorts bought the Mount Snow ski area June 22 as part of a $264 million deal with Peak Resorts that gives...
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Editor’s note: This commentary is by Vermont State Auditor Doug Hoffer. As Vermont state auditor, my chief aim is to ensure that public assets – financial and real – are used effectively and...
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Stowe – and the state – tally a successful ski season
Skiers wade through snow at the bottom of Harlow Hill in Stowe to catch the bus. Photo by Glenn Callahan/Stowe Reporter Editor’s note: This article is by Lisa McCormack, of the Stowe Reporter, in which...
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Sugarbush Resort sold to Colorado firm Alterra Mountain Co.
Skiers and snowboarders at Sugarbush Resort last December. Photo by Mark Johnson/VTDigger The trend of out-of-state corporations purchasing Vermont ski resorts is continuing with the sale of Sugarbush...
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New Sugarbush owners promise few immediate changes
Current Sugarbush owner Win Smith discusses the resort’s recent acquisition by Alterra during a community meeting in Warren on Wednesday. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger WARREN — Rusty Gregory, the...
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Q&A: J Skis owner preaches gospel of lean, small business
J Levinthal, who founded J Skis, points to his signature on one of the limited-edition skis that his Burlington-based company designs and makes. Photo by Anne Wallace Allen/VTDigger BURLINGTON — At...
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Masks and reservations required for Stowe, Okemo and Mount Snow
Spruce Peak Village at the Stowe Mountain Resort. File photo by Jim Welch/VTDigger This winter, skiers and snowboarders at Mount Snow, Stowe and Okemo will be required to wear masks and make...
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The Deeper Dig: Can ski towns stay Covid-safe?
Dover’s welcome sign on Route 100 this summer greeted visitors with a play on the “Got Milk?” marketing slogan. File photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger The Deeper Dig is a weekly podcast from the...
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Suicide Six ski area looks to make bucks off Broncos with off-road driving...
Snow recedes at the Suicide Six ski area on Friday, April 2, 2021. An off-road driving school has been proposed for the ski hill in South Pomfret. Photo by Jennifer Hauck/Valley News This article by...
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Global supply chain disruptions cause problems for Vermont Nordic ski areas
Snowmaking machines at the Craftsbury Nordic Center in 2015. File photo by Andrew Nemethy Nick Mahood is still waiting on skis he ordered in the spring. Mahood, director of the Nordic center at the...
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Some ski resorts opening later than planned due to warm temperatures
Gondolas carry skiers uphill at Stowe Mountain Resort. Courtesy photo Stowe Mountain Resort planned to open Friday, Nov. 19, but with temperatures hovering just above freezing, it wasn’t quite cold...
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Vermont Conversation: Are we in danger of losing winter?
Journalist Porter Fox chronicles the alarming impacts of climate change in his new book, The Last Winter: The Scientists, Adventurers, Journeymen, and Mavericks Trying to Save the World. The Vermont...
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NASA-funded weather project seeks help from citizen scientists in Vermont
A Vermonter uses the Mountain Rain or Snow app. Photo courtesy of Keith Jennings When the temperature drops to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, one can expect that precipitation will fall in the form of snow....
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Vermont ski areas report rebound from early pandemic slowdown
Skiers and boarders ride up the Madonna II lift at Smugglers' Notch Resort in Jeffersonville on Dec. 28, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont’s downhill ski areas reported an additional...
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South Pomfret ski area to change name, citing mental health awareness
Snow recedes at the Suicide Six ski area in April 2021. File photo by Jennifer Hauck/Valley News The South Pomfret ski area Suicide Six announced Tuesday it would retire its “insensitive” name, with...
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Then Again: A long line of businesses helped to shape Vermont’s economy
Merino sheep, which produce thick, valuable wool, were a key component of the Vermont economy during the early 1800s. Vermont Historical Society William Jarvis knew what he was doing when he finagled...
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Betsy Pratt, former owner of Mad River Glen ski area, dies at 95
Betsy Pratt sits on the single chairlift at Mad River Glen. Photo via Mad River Glen’s Facebook page Elizabeth “Betsy” Stratton Pratt, the former owner of Mad River Glen who played a key role in...
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Stalled Stowe chairlift to undergo state inspection
The Meadows quad chairlift at Stowe. Photo by Glenn Callahan/Stowe Reporter A chairlift that stalled at Stowe Mountain Resort Sunday, stranding 160 skiers and snowboarders, will need to pass an...
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Season passes take over across Vermont slopes
Skiers ride the Practice Slope chair at the Mad River Glen ski area in Fayston on Jan. 11. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerEpic passes, Vail Resort’s multi-location ski and ride pass, will go up in...
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Design changes delay but don’t deter Killington slopeside village plans
A proposed Killington retail and residential village would center on a new central lodge, as rendered by the architecture firm of Moshe Safdie. Illustration courtesy Great Gulf real estate...
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