Preston and Scott Smith, Reese Brown among honorees By Karen D. Lorentz KILLINGTON—On Oct. 29, the Vermont Alpine Racing Association will hold its annual Celebration of Vermont Ski Racing gala at 6:30 p.m. at the Killington Grand Resort Hotel. “This […]
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World Cup snowmaking team is confident
Planning for FIS World Cup entails experience, expertise, commitment By Karen D. Lorentz Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles on Killington hosting the World Cup races on November 26-27, 2016. It’s the first World Cup […]
Court hands down amended decision for Killington Village permit
By Karen D. Lorentz Judge Thomas S. Durkin, the Environmental Court judge who heard the Killington Village Act 250 permit appeals and rendered a June 21 merits decision and judgment order affirming the District #1 Environmental Commission’s permit subject to […]
State gives EB-5 re-approvals to SouthFace Village at Okemo
Courtesy of Okemo Mountain Resort Part of Okemo’s rising SouthFace Village, Sugar Maple, the first townhome offering has already sold out, and the second, Tamarack, is about to begin sales. By Karen D. Lorentz The Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) […]
State increases scrutiny of EB-5 projects, obtains first settlement
By Karen D. Lorentz The most recent news to hit Vermont indicates that state regulators are paying greater attention to the details of EB-5 projects in the aftermath of the problems besetting certain Northeast Kingdom EB-5 projects. They are also […]
“All in the Family,” Part II; Triple Peaks’ Ethan Mueller moves East
Submitted ETHAN MUELLER By Karen D. Lorentz Ethan Mueller, president of Crested Butte Mountain Resort and senior vice president of Triple Peaks, LLC, has relocated to New London, N.H., which is close to the company’s Mount Sunapee and Okemo […]
Snowmaking saved worst season in decades for Vermont ski resorts
Rutland Region holds up market share By Karen D. Lorentz Historical data indicate that Vermont’s 2015-16 ski/ride season was the most challenging season since 1979-80, a year when all eastern states qualified for Federal [economic] Disaster Assistance status due to […]
Mount Sunapee Resort receives West Bowl expansion approvals
By Karen D. Lorentz Almost 18 years after leasing the Mount Sunapee ski area in Newbury, N.H. with the understanding that they would be able to expand the existing ski area as well as improve it, Okemo operators Tim and […]