By Katy Savage WOODSTOCK—The school board voted to make significant changes to the elementary schools on Monday, Nov. 19. The board voted to temporarily integrate Prosper Valley School with Woodstock Elementary starting next fall and it voted to move half of Reading students to Woodstock next year. Reading will serve grades K-3, while grades 4-6…

Hundreds of lineworkers are working around the clock, and so far, have restored power to more than 75,000 customers after a heavy wet snow storm slammed Vermont starting Monday night. In all, more than 97,000 customers have lost power during this storm and in some areas, the outage totals continue to come in with new…

The National Weather service in Burlington has issued a winter storm warning, calling for up to 10 inches of snow in Windsor and Rutland County. The wind is also expected to gust as high as 35 miles per hour.

A combination of snowmaking and strong early-season snowfall allowed both Stowe and Okemo Mountain Resort to open earlier than in most prior years— Friday, Nov.16. Stowe offered top-to-bottom skiing and riding with over 2,000 vertical feet of continuous terrain off of the Four Runner Quad chairlift on Mount Mansfield—Vermont’s highest peak. Open trails on Mount…

International Ski Federation gives green light to Killington Cup Race Killington  received a positive snow control announcement on Thursday, Nov. 15 from FIS (International Ski Federation), the governing body of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup. According to FIS: “This is to inform you that the Ladies' Audi FIS Ski World Cup races in Killington…

By Katy Savage Kristen Anderson drove four hours from Connecticut to Killington to ski every weekend of the winter. “I dreaded going back on Sundays,” she said. “I could feel myself getting anxious – and I’m not an anxious person.” After experiencing Killington’s hospitality by visiting the restaurants and services for 10 years, Anderson decided…

By Katy Savage After walking 500 miles from France to Spain, Cheryl Hooker will have a seat in the Vermont Senate. Hooker won one of three spots for Rutland County Senator in the Nov. 6 election. “I was thrilled,” she said. “I was kind of surprised.” Hooker, 71, did as much campaigning as she could,…

The 3 inches of overnight snowfall at Killington on Tuesday, Nov. 13  was a welcome sight to those setting up the World Cup venue at Killington. “It’s tremendous news. Everything is going to look beautiful on television,” said World Cup Chief of Press Tom Horrocks. The bleachers, where a crowd of about 16,000 will cheer…

By Katy Savage Brown Golf Regional Manager Justin Stezin reported a loss at Green Mountain National this year. Revenue at the golf course totaled $943,285 through October, which is down from last year’s gross revenue of $1,009,907. Stezin attributed part of the loss to the rounds of golf in October, which dropped by about half.…

Created out of a desire to highlight locally made food products and their makers, the Yankee Editors’ Choice Food Awards celebrate both the quality and variety of offerings of today’s New England food scene. Structured as awards of excellence rather than an either/or competition, the magazine celebrates both established and up-and-coming brands. The ten honorees…

By Karen D. Lorentz Bonnie MacPherson, newly appointed Northeastern communications manager for Okemo Mountain Resort and Mount Sunapee and before that the public relations director for Okemo for 13 years, was honored Nov. 9 with a BEWI Award at the 33rd annual BEWI Luncheon and Awards Ceremony. The gala event, which coincides with the four-day…

By Katy Savage The Zoning Board of Adjustment voted unanimously Nov. 7 to deny a zoning appeal filed by Vincent Connolly of Killington Properties. The appeal was  in response to Zoning Administrator Dick Horner’s notice that his vacation home violates the sleeping capacity ordinance. Connolly advertises that his three-bedroom home can sleep 28 people on…

In this week's Mountain Times, we show how Killington Resort is preparing for the World Cup in the snow. We have local election results from Nov. 6. We have an update about Green Mountain National's golf season. We feature a local hotel owner, a PR guru at Okemo Mountain, and we look at Killington  Zoning Board's decision…

Saturday, Nov. 17, 5:45 p.m.—WHITE RIVER JUNCTION—Upper Valley Curling will hold a Learn to Curl clinic at the Barwood Arena in White River Junction on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 5:45-8 p.m. Experienced curlers will teach the basic elements of curling and students will get to practice on the ice. The clinic costs $25 per person and…

Saturday, Nov. 17, 9 a.m.—KILLINGTON—It’s tradition at its finest: Killington’s Loaded Turkey Rail Jam is back to kick off another great season of park competitions on Saturday, Nov. 17, in Reason Terrain Park. The Beast is serving up Thanksgiving dinner on the podium with a frozen turkey going out to first place winner and all the…