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We were fortunate to see fresh snow over the last week, so we took advantage while we could! We…

We loved seeing the snow fall all day on Friday! I’d take breaks from work to peek outside and grin.…

Today the Skimeister and I went for a ski tour in the Nordic trails at Bolton Valley, Vt. We went up…

This last week featured some above-normal temperatures. It got downright springy! Saturday we took…

It was a lovely, powder-filled weekend in much of Vermont! So great to make some turns in the fresh…

Much of Vermont got a blanket of snow from the Thursday-Friday storm. Woo-hoo! Boy, we needed it! S…

Saturday's cold tempertures kept us inside doing chores and making Linzer Schnitten cookies (so…

The MLK Day snowstorm brought much-needed snow to ski resorts. Vermont ski areas opened more lifts…

It was touch and go for a while with the shapeshifting snow forecast, but the MLK Day snowstorm…

I think I have a problem. I keep hitting refresh on the Burlington, Vermont National Weather Service…

Did you get out to enjoy the sun and snow this weekend? I did some mellow country club gliding in…

Happy New Year to y'all! Hope you enjoyed the holidays. Now it's time to get serious about our snow…

Updated 11/30/21 While Killington has been open for some time, other Vermont ski resorts are now…

A new short film focuses on the country’s small, independent ski areas. TGR recently created “In…

<<FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE 2023 SKI SWAP POST!>> Updated 11/17/2021 When there's a chill in the air…

We're looking at a stretch of sunny (yay!) and warm (not so yay!) weather in Vermont. Better get out…

We’ve been clicking into our skis a few times a week lately. We especially like getting out on the…

We were so happy to see the forecast for this past weekend change for the better! Forecasters had…

Over the last month, the Skimeister and I have worked to counteract cabin fever by heading out into…

Vermont has been enjoying cold temperatures recently and it's been a boon for snowmaking. When…

Did you hear our highest peaks got snow last weekend? That's always cool to see in October. It gets…

<<FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE 2023 SKI SWAP POST!>> Updated 11/12/2020 The coronavirus is throwing a…

Update on 3/16 at 5:30 p.m.: Smugglers' Notch is the last ski resort in the state to announce it…

On Saturday evening, after Vail Resorts' announcement, Alterra Mountain Company said it will stop…

All of Vail Resorts' North American ski resorts will close from March 15 - 22. This includes Stowe,…

Update on 3/14/20: Middlebury Snow Bowl will close for the season on Sunday afternoon, as will Riker…

What a weekend in northern Vermont. Ski resorts got between 1 and 3 feet of snow over the past week…

Today was all about sunny turns. It was a gorgeous day to be outside and we chose to spend it on the…

In the shadow of Vermont's third-highest peak (Camel's Hump) sits a low-key, nonprofit trail system…

I'll admit it: I was a bit concerned when the Subaru's thermometer was still reading -7 degrees (F)…

It was so good on Saturday, we came back for a second helping on Sunday! It was below zero when we…

It was a super Saturday in the backcountry in northern Vermont! What fun it was to earn turns…

In the backcountry, I've been using telemark gear — the older lift-served variety. It's been…

We're getting some weird weather again this weekend in northern Vermont. We decided to get some…

Today I headed over to Smugglers' Notch Resort to check out 5" fresh atop about 12-18" from…

Thursday's storm, and the one hitting tonight, are finally putting us back on track after the recent…

Around northern Vermont, ski areas reported that about 4 - 6 inches of snow fell Saturday into…

After hitting the snooze button a few times, we got ourselves up and out the door this morning for…

I got up with the sun on this first full day of winter. The sunrise was gorgeous! I drove on over to…