The people who make the Killington Cup happen Hundreds of resort employees, volunteers from across the region and contractors have worked tirelessly over the past few weeks in order to pull off all that's necessary to make the Killington Cup a success.  Killington Resort says it has more than 300 volunteers supporting the Killington Cup.…

  By Sarah Calvin Saturday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m.— KILLINGTON — "Advice for Girls," a new ski film highlighting the stories of girls and women in the ski industry, comes to Killington Resort’s Snowshed Ballroom at 7 p.m. The screening follows a panel discussion called “Doing it All” led by women ski industry professionals…

    By Jerry LeBlond Left: The 2022 Killington Giant Slalom podium (l-r): Marta Bassino,  Lara Gut-Behrami, Sara Hector. Right: the Slalom podium (l-r): Anna Swenn Larsson, Wendy Holdener, Katharina Truppe.    

Mikaela Shiffrin, a New Hampshire native and Burke Mountain Academy graduate, made her World Cup debut on March 11, 2011. That April, just a few weeks after her 16th birthday, she won the Slalom title at the U.S. National Championships at Winter Park, becoming the youngest U.S. ski racer to claim a national Alpine crown.…

220 Kid Friday, Nov. 24 5 p.m. on the Knoa Big Wave Stage in the Festival Village Saturday Nov. 25 Wobbly Barn Party post-race party Kicking off the entertainment on Friday, which includes the athlete bib presentation at 5:45 p.m. and a fireworks display, will be 220 KID. Peaking at over 15 million monthly listeners…

By Polly Mikula The action begins Friday on the Kona Big Wave Stage in the Festival Village at K-1 Base Area, which opens at 3 p.m. Live music with 220 KID begins at 5 p.m. with the Athlete Bib Presentation party at 5:45 p.m. followed by fireworks. It’s quite the kickoff to the race weekend! …

By Karen D. Lorentz In 2021 U.S. Ski & Snowboard, the Olympic and Paralympic National Governing Body of ski and snowboard sports in the USA, appointed Sophie Goldschmidt as the organization’s President and CEO, and on Oct. 18, 2021 she officially began her tenure as the second woman to hold that position.  As CEO she…

    Friday, Nov. 24 3 p.m. Festival Village opens, K-1 Base Area 5 p.m. 220 KID on the Kona Big Wave Stage, Festival Village, K-1 Base Area 5:45 p.m. Athlete Bib Presentation K-1 Base Area Dusk Fireworks, K-1 Base Area     Saturday, Nov. 25 7 a.m.- 5 p.m. Festival Village opens, K-1 Base…

  FIS has scheduled 11 FIS World Cup races in the U.S. for the 2023-24 season—the most World Cups hosted in U.S. history. The U.S. World Cup circuit begins in November and goes through early March, spanning coast to coast with four Alpine events, one Cross-Country, three Freeski and Snowboard events, two Freestyle, and one Ski Jumping. …

  U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced Monday, Nov. 20, that prize money for all domestic Audi FIS Alpine World Cups will be increased in collaboration with Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team title partner Stifel. This will begin with the Stifel Killington Cup this weekend, Nov. 25-26. With the additional support from Stifel, the World Cup…

 It’s bigger than a race, the Stifel Killington Cup is a celebration of the history and passion for Alpine ski racing. In addition to watching the fastest female ski racers in Slalom and Giant Slalom battle for the top prize on the signature Superstar trail, the weekend is packed full of entertainment including live music, fireworks, movie…

  Governor Phil Scott announced Nov. 17 his appointment of five Vermont Superior Court Judges: Benjamin Battles of Waterbury, Susan McManus of Manchester Center, Rachel Malone of South Burlington, Alexander Burke of Arlington, and Navah Spero of Richmond. “As I have often said, selecting judges is one of the most important responsibilities for any governor,”…

  By Lynn Dickinson  Editor’s note: Lynn Dickinson is the chair of the VSCS board.  The optimization plans at Vermont State University (VTSU) chart a path toward financial sustainability by 2027, something that has eluded its legacy institutions for far too long.  When we set about this work nearly four years ago, we knew that…

  Dear Editor, In the U.S. alone, 46,000,000 turkeys are killed for Thanksgiving. These innocent animal lives were taken for no reason. Of the 245,000,000 turkeys killed in the U.S. in 2022, nearly all were raised in crowded toxic fume-filled sheds, and their talons and beaks were violently clipped to prevent stress-induced aggression. At only…

  Dear Editor, I am glad to read that the State Board of Education is reconsidering its array of anti-discrimination rules. The purpose of these, in my view, is not well served by a lot of recent thinking and policymaking. To me, the overall purpose that schools should keep to is the nurturing of a…