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Eating up the marshmallow fluff this afternoon at Bolton Valley

Posted 1/9/10

I skied this afternoon at Bolton Valley in some super-light snow that had fallen in the last 24 hours -- and it was as tasty a treat as a Fluffernutter sandwich. In fact, light, fluffy snowflakes…

Gorgeous blue sky and white trees in backcountry today

Posted 12/19/09

A bluebird day. Darn cold, but blue! The trees on the ridges around Bolton Valley looked like they were frosting  decorations on a cake. We went for an end-of-the-afternoon ski on the backcountry…

Mountain biking in Vermont at Kingdom Trails

Summertime around Burke Mountain Resort: Mountain biking rules at Kingdom Trails

Posted 8/23/09

In the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont — the corner of the state nestled next to the New Hampshire and Canadian borders and easily accessed by Interstate 91 — one small ski town has found a winning…

A ski town farmers' market in Stowe, Vermont

Getting Your Freshies: Farmers' markets near Vermont ski resorts

Posted 6/20/09

I must be getting hungry. Perhaps that's why I'm dreaming about hitting some farmers' markets this weekend!Farmers' markets are a wonderful resource in Vermont ski country. And increasingly in…

Early Easter morning on the ski mountain

Posted 4/13/09

[For Easter 2010 sunrise service information, follow this link.] We did it. We were out the door on Easter Sunday by 5:15 a.m. The Skimeister and I wanted to attend our first-ever Easter Sunrise…

Cross-country skiing in Stowe as things start to melt

Posted 3/22/09

We had another gorgeous skiing day on Saturday. It's been an incredible stretch of sunny weather for Vermont! I wanted to go cross-country skiing so I looked at options that were at a higher…

Spring skiing in Stowe, Vermont

Making springy turns at Stowe, Vermont, on St. Patrick's Day

Posted 3/17/09

Must be the luck of the Irish. We had a beautiful day of spring skiing at Stowe today! Stowe had special $35 lift tickets for St. Patrick's Day, so the Skimeister and I — and several hundred other…

St. Patrick's Day ski deals and Smugglers' Notch in winter

Posted 3/16/09

On Sunday I went to see if there was any snow at the Smugglers' Notch cross-country center. Nope. None. Nada. The sun had melted many areas and what little was left was all ice. For some reason the…

Sunny spring nordic skiing at Trapp Family Lodge

Posted 3/15/09

What a day! Saturday was a warm and sunny day to strap on some skis. Enjoy our photos from Trapp Family Lodge Nordic Center, where spring conditions prevailed and the sap buckets were collecting…

Good skiing and bright sun at Smugglers' Notch, Vermont, today

Posted 3/5/09

Today was a gorgeous day to be on the slopes in Vermont. The Skimeister and I bought the Bash Badge Plus at Smugglers' Notch this season, which gives you free early- and late-season skiing (and $25…

Unbelievable powder skiing today at Sugarbush, Vermont

Posted 2/25/09

Today I had the best powder day EVER in the East. Sugarbush is among the Vermont resorts that were hammered by snowstorms and mountain snow showers over the last several days. Yet, on the heels of…

Exploring new ski trails at Trapp Family Lodge cross-country center

Posted 2/9/09

Seems like several Vermont resorts are celebrating anniversaries this year. Killington is turning 50, Sugarbush is 50 and Trapp Family Lodge's cross-country center has turned 40. To commemorate four…

Skiing the lower Steeple Trail, a classic backcountry trail near Mt. Mansfield

Posted 1/25/09

Saturday dawned with clear, sunny skies and the Skimeister and I cemented our plans for the day over breakfast. Despite the expected drop in temperatures during the day, we would head over to Stowe,…

Winter Carnival time in Vermont, and a backcountry skiing event on Sunday

Posted 1/23/09

Friday afternoon update: The Skimeister and I took a longish lunch and did some cross-country skiing at Catamount nordic center in Williston, Vt. The coverage was good. My poles punched through about…

Damn cold here in Vermont—might as well try a new restaurant in ski country

Posted 1/16/09

Depending on where you live in Vermont, you woke up this morning to temperatures in the order of -24 or -17. It was so cold last night that my house let out some very strange sounds. (Hope the siding…

A lovely day in Stowe at Trapp Family Lodge cross-country center

Posted 1/12/09

I thought I'd share a few photos with you from Stowe and the Trapp Family Lodge cross-country center. I had a really fun and informative day of nordic skiing on Saturday as part of the first-ever…

NYT shares tips about spending a weekend in Burlington, Vermont

Posted 12/27/08

Well things aren't looking great this weekend as far as the weather is concerned. What a shame—we had such great snow before Christmas! Here in the Champlain Valley there's a lot of melting going on.…

Even with the mercury rising, you can still ski in Vermont

"It's not quite over yet"

Posted 5/2/08

"It's not quite over yet." So says Sugarbush ski resort, which will open up on Saturday so they can say that they skied into May. The same goes for Jay Peak resort. Both Vermont ski areas are running…

Starr, Nosedive, Hayride, Perry Merrill & more on Stowe's last day

Posted 4/21/08

Nothing like a cheap lift ticket to get people out on the slopes! Stowe Mountain Resort had a rare ticket deal yesterday: bring two cans of food for the Vermont Food Shelf and you could ski for $20.…

Scrumptious spring skiing at Jay Peak on April 16

Posted 4/17/08

Corn snow and creamees in one day—now that's what I call heaven. The Skimeister and I and three friends hit the slopes of Jay Peak in the northern reaches of Vermont for a fabulous day of spring…

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