Getting your ski legs ready with a pro
Middlebury — Getting ready for the first big storm of the winter means much more than getting your skis or board tuned. Emily Miner knows this for certain. At 32, she is the membership director at...
View ArticleTaking your skiing and riding to the next level
One of the driving forces of sports is the desire to get better. Skiers and snowboarders take that desire to the extreme, but even the beginner skier or rider yearns to improve — if only to ride the...
View ArticleWarren Miller’s No Turning Back: A Review
When it comes to shooting, producing and generating hype around the ski season, the Warren Miller crew knows how it’s done. For the past 65 years, the annual releases are billed as the ski event of the...
View ArticleFlipping Out! Lincoln freestyler sets Olympic goal
By Zach Despart LINCOLN — This time of year, most high school seniors are busy setting goals for the future: what college they hope to attend, which career they hope to pursue, what they want to...
View ArticleSugarbush Resort Releases New Uphill Travel Policy
Warren, VT — Sugarbush Resort has made significant changes to its uphill travel policy this season. This winter, skiers and riders are permitted to hike or skin before and after operating hours at both...
View ArticleHarris Hill Ski Jump in Brattleboro to be held Feb. 14 – 15
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — The Harris Hill Ski Jump, the only Olympic-sized, 90-meter ski jumping hill in New England, will play host to its annual two-day ski jumping event Feb. 14 and 15, 2015. In addition...
View ArticleMagic Mountain announces Hike One Ride One policy
Londonderry — Magic Mountain’s already welcoming uphill travel policy got more friendly by introducing an expanded uphill policy that offers a free lift token to any skier or splitboarder that...
View ArticleSki jumpers take to the skies at Harris Hill
Photos by Herb Swanson BRATTLEBORO — In the early 1900s, Brattleboro local Fred Harris smashed his skis to bits when he launched off a jump he made himself in his hometown. He wrote about the...
View Article6 Ways to Save on Skiing
This year’s season pass deals are better than ever with bonus options to get free days at other resorts in New England, North America and even Chile. By Lisa Lynn It used to be that buying a season...
View ArticleOpening dates for 2015-2016 season announced
The ski season is right around the corner (finally!) and we have got the scoop on all your favorite resorts. Mark your calendars and tune your skis – opening dates for Vermont ski resorts have been...
View ArticleCatamount Trail Classic Fundraiser scheduled for Sunday, March 15
The Catamount Trail Association invites skiers to explore one of the most challenging and beautiful backcountry ski trails in Vermont and The post Catamount Trail Classic Fundraiser scheduled for...
View ArticleVermont Backcountry Alliance releases code of ethics
Photo courtesy RASTA/Brian Mohr VERMONT –In an ongoing effort to promote the safe and responsible use of Vermont’s backcountry environment, the Vermont The post Vermont Backcountry Alliance releases...
View ArticleRASTA announces plans for more glades, launches fundraising effort
RANDOLPH — The Rochester Area Sports Trail Alliance (RASTA), the first pilot chapter of the Catamount Trail Association, has launched The post RASTA announces plans for more glades, launches...
View ArticleUSFS approves Brandon Gap glades
ROCHESTER — On Friday, a proposed backcountry skiing glade in the Green Mountain National Forest took a step forward after receiving approval The post USFS approves Brandon Gap glades appeared first on...
View ArticleBackcountry skiers ready for annual forum
Photo courtesy Brian Mohr/EmberPhoto ROCHESTER, Vt. — On Nov. 5, the Pierce Hall Community Center in Rochester, Vt, opens its doors for The post Backcountry skiers ready for annual forum appeared first...
View ArticleWeekend report: Glade cutting with the RASTA crew
My Saturday started just before sunrise, when I departed the Champlain Valley on a series of winding mountain roads, moving towards the rising The post Weekend report: Glade cutting with the RASTA crew...
View ArticleSki jumpers take to the skies at Harris Hill
Photos by Herb Swanson BRATTLEBORO — In the early 1900s, Brattleboro local Fred Harris smashed his skis to bits when he The post Ski jumpers take to the skies at Harris Hill appeared first on Vermont...
View ArticleCabin fever at 3rd annual Vermont backcountry forum
While the temperatures on the November evening might have indicated the approach of spring instead of snowfall, winter was clearly The post Cabin fever at 3rd annual Vermont backcountry forum appeared...
View ArticleLong Live the Cross-Country Marathon
The population of Craftsbury, Vermont is about 1,000 people, but on January 30th, that number will grow by hundreds as The post Long Live the Cross-Country Marathon appeared first on Vermont Sports...
View ArticleSix More Don’t-Miss Nordic Races
Winter this year took its sweet time arriving and now that the snow’s begun to pile up, we’ve marked our The post Six More Don’t-Miss Nordic Races appeared first on Vermont Sports Magazine.
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