What to do when Stowe ski resort is closed ... go biking around town!
Posted 4/29/09
The recent extraordinarily warm weather in Vermont has been great for biking and yard work, but not so good for skiing. This past weekend I packed up my gear and headed to Stowe. No, not for skiing,…
Vermont skier visits: Did resorts survive the mogul field, or do a faceplant?
Posted 4/21/09
Although official skier visit numbers won't come until June or so, reporters are already getting the scoop on how Vermont ski resorts fared this winter. Challenges included a nasty economy,…
Which ski resorts are still open in Vermont?
Posted 4/17/09
Here's the latest on late-spring skiing in Vermont. The resorts are the usual suspects at this time of year... Killington is still open. They hope to ski into May. Stowe is open until Sunday, April…
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…
Mowing or skiing?
Posted 4/9/09
You know it's April in Vermont when on the way to skiing you stop in to look at a lawn mower. The Skimeister and I saw a used reel mower (you know, the human-powered kind that your grandparents may…
New snow over the weekend in Vermont
Posted 4/6/09
Mother Nature is not ready to let go of winter yet here in Vermont. On Saturday night and Sunday morning, northern and central Vermont ski resorts reported about 7 inches of new snow. For some…
Heading for the final stretch
Posted 4/3/09
Believe it or not, many Vermont resorts picked up a few inches of snow early this week. I skied in it a bit late Thursday afternoon in the Bolton Valley backcountry trails. With the warm…
Photos from Bolton Valley backcountry spring skiing
Posted 3/28/09
The Skimeister and I went to Bolton Valley Resort on Friday afternoon for an afternoon spring ski on the backcountry trails. I wasn't completely sure what to expect back there, but the snow was very…
Snow softens up at Smugglers' Notch for afternoon spring skiing
Posted 3/26/09
Our Wednesday afternoon ski at Smugglers' Notch, Vermont, turned out to be terrific. It's that strange time of year when it remains cold at night—setting up the snow so it's very firm in the…
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 has sprung, and kudos to ski racers
Posted 3/20/09
Today may usher in springtime, but I'm still planning on some time on the snow! The weather has been lovely and will continue to be for much of the next five days or so. The National Weather Service…
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…
Spring skiing and souped-up sleds
Posted 3/13/09
Well this looks like it will be a lovely spring skiing weekend here in Vermont. If you look at the weather report, you see a bright sun smiling back at you day after day. Very nice. We'll probably…
Skiing above the clouds in Vermont!
Posted 3/10/09
I enjoyed the rare treat of skiing above the clouds today. This doesn't happen too often in Vermont. It is very impressive! We arrived at Smugglers' Notch for a morning of some skiing and thought it…
Spring skiing conditions at Smugglers' Notch, Vermont, on March 7
Posted 3/8/09
Ah, March. It can be an amazing snow month both here in Vermont and in the West. (I'm typically out for a western ski week at this time, but not this year, unfortunately. We're keeping to a budget!) …
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…
A lunchtime cross-country outing with tough conditions
Posted 3/4/09
The sun shone brightly today on northern Vermont, so the Skimeister and I burned off some steam by taking a lunchtime nordic ski at Catamount Cross-Country Center in Williston, Vermont. What a…
It's snowing in Vermont — and NYT features the Catamount Trail
Posted 3/2/09
I just had a lovely, blustery walk for some Vietnamese pho (a delicious noodle soup). It's snowing again in Vermont! I discovered another great page on the NOAA/National Weather Service site. It…
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