Skiing and Riding: Stowe, Vermont
SkiMaven's posts about downhill skiing, cross-country skiing and backcountry skiing in Stowe, Vermont. And don’t forget the après ski, too!
Stowe Points discount ski card promo in Burlington in September
Posted 9/3/08
Thinking about skiing Stowe this winter? Don't want to pay the full $80-something day ticket price? Then you may want to check out this promotion if you are planning on hitting Burlington, Vt., this…
Late summer/early fall deals on Vermont ski discount cards and season passes
Posted 8/27/08
Ah, nearly Labor Day. It's about time to lock in to the best deals available on season passes and skiing discount cards in Vermont. The Skimeister and I are planning to ski around Vermont resorts…
New snowfall (no joke!) and a rail jam this weekend
Posted 5/20/08
We've had a gorgeous morning in northern Vermont. When I drove home yesterday after work, however, I looked toward Bolton Valley ski resort and beneath the lifting clouds I saw ski runs. White ski…
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.…
Obscene amounts of snow fell on northern Vermont ski areas!
Posted 4/14/08
A short list of things that are 30 feet tall or long: 1. A 30-foot-tall scale model of the Sears Tower built with Jenga blocks at Northern Michigan University: http://faculty.nmu.edu/ims/sears1.htm …
Easter skiing and mountaintop sunrise services
Posted 3/21/08
[For Easter 2010 sunrise service information, follow this link.] Well it seems really early this year, but Easter weekend is here! We're going to do some skiing this weekend. Are you? If you are…
Mardi Gras revelry and on-mountain mayhem in Vermont
Posted 2/21/08
Did you know that Burlington has the largest Mardi Gras celebration in New England? Yes, snowy and oh so cool Burlington, Vt.! We Vermonters are hardy folk, so we pile on the layers and stand in the…
Photos of college ski racing at Trapp Family Lodge
Posted 2/3/08
Middlebury College squeaked by the University of Vermont to win the UVM Winter Carnival in Stowe, Vermont, this weekend. The Skimeister and I caught some of the nordic action on Saturday, which…
Snow, sleet & ski racing!
Posted 1/31/08
Snow is on its way this weekend, but not before a potential mix of precipitation on Friday. Hopefully Mother Nature tosses out more of the white stuff than sleet! The ski resorts are currently…
New snow in time for Stowe Winter Carnival
Posted 1/25/08
When you live in the north country, winter is something you embrace. This weekend in Stowe, Vt., they're doing just that with the Stowe Winter Carnival. Some of the country’s best amateur and…
Snow envy
Posted 1/12/08
If those twits at Heavenly, Vail and Beaver Creek send me one more e-mail ... Their multimillion-dollar marketing machine keeps sending me mouth-watering photos of the three to 10 feet (that is not a…
'Twas the day before Thanksgiving
Posted 11/21/07
'Twas the day before Thanksgiving, and all through the house, people were looking for their winter gear, and starting to grouse. OK, I've found my boot bag, long johns, hats and mittens, helmet, and…
Where are the ticket discounts?
By Skimaven
Posted 10/25/07
One of the conundrums you face as a skier in northern Vermont is deciding where you purchase a season pass or discount card—or whether you do that at all. We have a bunch of ski resorts within an hour…
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