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Big cloud of snowmaking at Killington ski area

Winter starts now! Vermont ski resorts start to open for 2022 - 2023 season.

Posted 11/17/22

UPDATE ON 11/23/2022: Give thanks! More Vermont ski areas are opening for Thanksgiving weekend! (We're looking at you Smuggs, Stratton, Jay, Burke, Bolton and Bromley!) We've had cold temperatures to…

A snowy sledding hill with a big mountain in background

Recent snow gives skiers more options — at the resort and elsewhere!

Posted 1/23/22

The MLK Day snowstorm brought much-needed snow to ski resorts. Vermont ski areas opened more lifts and trails, and skiers and riders rejoiced! At Smugglers' Notch Resort, for example, the snowstorm…

Photo of ski poles, backpack and Nordic ski tracks in the bright sun

Sunny Nordic cruisin' followed by bone-chilling temperatures early this week

Posted 1/10/22

Did you get out to enjoy the sun and snow this weekend? I did some mellow country club gliding in central/northern Vermont on Saturday. It was chilly (Nordic skiing is great for cold days!), and the…

Photo of chairlift ascending a snowy Vermont mountain with small, sunlit snowflakes

Vermont ski resorts open for 2021 - 2022 ski season with snow in forecast

Posted 11/26/21

Updated 11/30/21 While Killington has been open for some time, other Vermont ski resorts are now opening with the added benefit of late-November snow! When do Vermont ski resorts open for 2021 -…

Photo of a red double chairlift on a snowy day

Smaller, independent ski areas rock!

Posted 10/30/21

A new short film focuses on the country’s small, independent ski areas. TGR recently created “In Pursuit of Soul” and among the ski areas featured are a pair of gems from Vermont. Check out the…

Snowmaking guns at work at Sugarbush, VT

Snowmaking frenzy allows more ski areas to open for the 2020 - 2021 ski season in Vermont

Posted 12/9/20

Vermont has been enjoying cold temperatures recently and it's been a boon for snowmaking. When Mother Nature is slow to deliver, the snow guns come out! More ski areas will join the 5 resorts already…

A powder-filled Sunday at Smugglers' Notch, Vermont

Posted 1/20/20

Today I headed over to Smugglers' Notch Resort to check out 5" fresh atop about 12-18" from Thursday's storm. It's great to see the mountain bounce back after last weekend's thaw. The Sterling double…

Photo of a skier turning in front of a frozen waterfall

Skiing into the new year on new snow at Vermont’s Smugglers’ Notch Resort!

Posted 1/1/20

After hitting the snooze button a few times, we got ourselves up and out the door this morning for some New Year’s Day skiing. We made our way to Smugglers’ Notch Resort to enjoy some new snow, which…

Photo of a skier on a snowy trail with a wintry view at Smugglers Notch, Vermont

Updated Vermont lift ticket deals post for this ski + ride season: 2019 - 2020

Posted 11/3/19

Each year we compile a list of some of the best skiing deals, discount days, resident discounts and frequent skier deals in Vermont. We've posted the list of deals for the 2019-2020 ski season. Check…

Late March delivers a bluebird powder day at Smuggs

Posted 3/24/19

After a day and night of heavy snow, followed by a day of high wind (and lifts on wind hold) — today was the right day to hit the slopes at Smugglers' Notch Resort near Jeffersonville, Vermont.…

All hail the powder! Amazing powder day at Smugglers’ Notch in Vermont

Posted 1/31/19

What a day to take off from work! The weather forecast looked promising and we think it over-delivered. Smugglers’ Notch reported 12 inches of new snow overnight. And when we got there we found it…

Mount Snow to open

When do Vermont ski resorts open for 2018 - 2019?

Posted 10/25/18

Updated 12/13/18   Mount Snow joined Killington in spinning lifts in October. Cold temperatures and aggressive snowmaking allowed these resorts to open very limited terrain this early. In November,…

The end is nigh: 2018 closing dates for Vermont ski resorts

Posted 4/14/18

We've had quite a run this ski season! Some Vermont ski resorts have stopped their lifts already, while others are still chugging along with quite a bit of terrain open. Vermont ski resorts closing…

Powder day! Reveling in fresh snow at Smugglers’ Notch, Vermont

Posted 2/8/18

The weather service foretold copious amounts of snow falling on Wednesday. We believed the forecast and made plans to skip work to ski the pow on Thursday.  Good thing we did! We had a lot of fun…

Snowy first chairlift rides of the ski season at Smuggs!

Posted 11/26/17

I think we timed our first day of lift-served skiing well. We got up early and hit Smugglers’ Notch in northern Vermont when the lift opened. We drove there in the snow and soon discovered they got…

It felt like winter on Saturday; spring on Sunday. A fun, snow-filled April weekend!

Posted 4/10/17

I had to double check the date that was appearing on my phone on Saturday. We went out for a backcountry ski and it felt and looked like February rather than April 8! Saturday in the Backcountry We…

Skiing Smugglers’ Notch for a second helping of Stella’s stellar powder

Posted 3/17/17

We try not to overuse the word “epic” around here, but 52 inches of powder in a single 48-hour blizzard courtesy of Winter Storm Stella is pretty darn epic. This stellar Nor’easter has magically…

Smugglers’ Notch today: Who says there are no friends on a powder day?

Posted 2/8/17

Who says there are no friends on a powder day? We rustled up three friends to hit the slopes and glades at Smugglers' Notch Resort, Vermont, today. We enjoyed about six inches of light, fresh powder…

New snow and "spring" conditions at Smugglers' Notch today

Posted 1/12/17

We had a blast skiing in new snow at Smugglers’ Notch this afternoon. The resort got up to three inches of snow overnight, making for some fun turns in the sun. While it rained a bit in the valleys…

Sunny turns on Sterling at Smugglers' Notch

Posted 12/14/16

We hit the slopes this morning and enjoyed sunny views and turns at Smugglers' Notch. The resort had received about two inches of fresh snow overnight, which made for smooth turns in many places. On…

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