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Wrapping up the 2022 - 2023 ski season in Colorado
Posted 5/24/23
I headed west recently — and of course I brought my skis! I skied during Vail's last five days of…

It's time for spring skiing!
Posted 4/2/23
Mother Nature is now into her familiar spring thaw - freeze - thaw cycle. Spring skiing means you…

Pretty spring ski tour in a bit of fresh snow
Posted 3/27/23
Woods covered in 2 inches of new, spring snow. Waxless skis and three-pin bindings. Light fleece…

Zoomin' on the groomin' at Trapp Family Lodge cross-country center
Posted 3/20/23
I like to keep my eye on the weather — especially this time of year. We had that wonderful dump of…

Big snowfall this past week! Then some rain on Friday.
Posted 3/17/23
Wow — we've seen some crazy snow totals of up to three feet from this week's snowstorm! We got out…

Morning March skiing for the win!
Posted 3/13/23
This last week has been so fun! We've been enjoying the best skiing of the season. And now the…

Fun skiing in the woods of northern Vermont
Posted 3/5/23
Hallelujah, we have some snow! A look at the graph of the snow at the stake atop Mt. Mansfield has…

Fluffy powder over a slick base today at Stowe
Posted 2/27/23
Lotsa fun today skiing in light, fluffy powder at Stowe Mountain Resort! We were in line at the…

So glad to see snow!
Posted 2/24/23
It looks like we may be in a nice little snow pattern. That is very welcome news as we are about to…

Spring skiing in February?
Posted 2/16/23
On Wednesday I got out into the afternoon sun for a bit of spring skiing. Yes, as in…

Back on snow after emerging from the deep freeze
Posted 2/6/23
We stayed in and worked while the wind whipped up scary wind chill numbers on Friday and Saturday.…

Thankful for playing in the snow!
Posted 1/30/23
Hasn't it been great to have winter again? We've been enjoying getting out into the snowy woods for…

A snowy afternoon of soft turns!
Posted 1/26/23
Just a few photos of an afternoon riding the quad at Bolton Valley Resort in northern Vermont. The…

With new snow, Vermont ski areas have a busy Saturday
Posted 1/21/23
Busy, busy, busy! It was so busy at Vermont ski areas today that you might think people hadn't…

“Early season” conditions on the Nordic trails and temps are staying cold
Posted 1/16/23
Here are a few shots from my Monday morning Nordic ski up at Bolton Valley's cross-country trail…

A few new snowflakes on Vermont slopes, and Snowflake Bentley snowflakes online
Posted 1/7/23
It's Saturday morning and I'm encouraged to see that some ski areas got a couple of inches of snow —…

Snow, water, mice and moose tracks
Posted 12/26/22
The Skimeister and I took advantage of the long holiday weekend to explore the snow conditions in…

Wild weather and some holiday magic
Posted 12/24/22
We had some wild weather on the Friday before Christmas (December 23). Luckily, most Vermont ski…

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!…

After warm start to November 2022, snowmaking gets underway in Vermont
Posted 11/10/22
Thankfully after a warm start to November, we are heading into colder weather! Some Vermont ski…

Fall foliage and “snowliage” in Vermont
Posted 10/10/22
We have been enjoying the most colorful time of the year in Vermont. We are hiking amongst reds,…

Ski swaps in Vermont in 2022. The SkiMaven list.
Posted 9/5/22
Updated 11/2/2022 Welcome to fall — and our annual round-up of ski swaps in Vermont! We’ll update…

Winding down to the end of the 2021 - 2022 ski season
Posted 4/25/22
It's Monday, April 25, 2022. Let's take a look at which ski resorts are still open in Vermont! Ki…

Springy snow and the end of the ski season for some ski areas
Posted 3/31/22
Update on 4/6/2022 Closed ski areas in Vermont now include: Bolton Valley (they may try to…

Hitting the slopes for another shot of winter!
Posted 3/28/22
It was getting depressing to see our lovely snow melt away. But then winter came back for a visit! …

Spring skiing is here!
Posted 3/19/22
With warm temperatures this past week and rain in the forecast, I made a point to get out for an…

March snowstorm delivers some pow!
Posted 3/13/22
Winter made another appearance on Saturday! The higher elevations in northern Vermont got around a…

Playing in the soft snow before the rain comes
Posted 3/5/22
We were fortunate to see fresh snow over the last week, so we took advantage while we could! We…

Friday’s fluffy snow makes for a fun weekend
Posted 2/27/22
We loved seeing the snow fall all day on Friday! I’d take breaks from work to peek outside and grin.…

Frustrating February weather continues to be fickle
Posted 2/21/22
Today the Skimeister and I went for a ski tour in the Nordic trails at Bolton Valley, Vt. We went up…

Spring skiing, then a freeze, and repeat?
Posted 2/13/22
This last week featured some above-normal temperatures. It got downright springy! Saturday we took…

Grateful for a powder-filled weekend
Posted 2/6/22
It was a lovely, powder-filled weekend in much of Vermont! So great to make some turns in the fresh…

Nice, long-duration snowstorm delivers some powdah!
Posted 2/4/22
Much of Vermont got a blanket of snow from the Thursday-Friday storm. Woo-hoo! Boy, we needed it! S…

Sunny Sunday ski tour + early-February snow on its way?
Posted 1/30/22
Saturday's cold tempertures kept us inside doing chores and making Linzer Schnitten cookies (so…

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…

Powdery turns in the mountains today in Vermont!
Posted 1/18/22
It was touch and go for a while with the shapeshifting snow forecast, but the MLK Day snowstorm…

MLK Day winter storm heading our way! But how much snow?
Posted 1/16/22
I think I have a problem. I keep hitting refresh on the Burlington, Vermont National Weather Service…

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…

Skiing — and making snow — into the new year
Posted 1/3/22
Happy New Year to y'all! Hope you enjoyed the holidays. Now it's time to get serious about our snow…

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…
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