Cumulative team standing: week #6 1. Clock Tower 1 = 890 2. More Cray = 863 3. Ramrod = 861 4. Gorillas In the Mist = 840 5. Clock Tower 2 = 827 6. Writers Bloc = 823 7. KMS 2 Black Bear = 814 8. Ambassador A = 804 9. Slopeoakes = 785 10.…

Cal Garrison (a.k.a Mother of the Skye) writes weekly horoscopes for The Mountain Times. If you would like an emailed notification sent to you weekly, sign up for the newsletter, below.         Horoscopes for February 5 - February 11, 2015 Aries March 21 - April 20 You have your hands full trying…

By Kim Nania I never really thought about how bizarre our sport is until this winter, when I became a ski instructor. We wake up early to stuff ourselves into layers of clothes, to imprison our feet in plastic dungeons of doom (ski boots), and to secure our boots to laminated pieces of wood, in…

Photo by Robin Alberti Russian World Cup freestyle athlete Alexandr Smyshlyaev shows his trophy to Killington Elementary School students after a presentation at the school, Feb. 3. By Robin Alberti KILLINGTON — If you were fortunate enough to notice expert skiers hitting the bumps and flying the jumps down Highline trail recently, you got a glimpse…

Photo submitted Stephanie Bruno (center) of Fair Haven Vt. receives Shodan First Degree Black Belt. WEST RUTLAND — On Saturday, Jan. 17, Rick Smith, owner and head instructor at Legend Gates Shotokan Karate, and a panel of nine other Black Belts promoted Stephanie Bruno of Fair Haven Vt. to be the first ever Female Shodan First…

Photo submitted Dre Anderson continued his strong play this past week to lead the Saints to the No. 4 spot in the USCAA coaches poll. By Justin Lemanski, CSJ sports reporter The College of St. Joseph women’s basketball team was able to stay atop the USCAA rankings, and the men moved up to now sit…

By Karen D. Lorentz The Snurfer is back! In backyards and backcountry, it’s back to basics with surfing on snow. Just as backcountry skiing is returning to man’s early use of skis to climb up hills for sport — and the joy of sliding down — the snowboard is coming full circle and back to…

Photo courtesy of MemorEvents Devil’s Bowl Speedway owners Mike Bruno and Alayne Bruno; Barbara Quenneville and Vince Quenneville, Jr., winners of the 2014 John Bruno Award; Leon Gonyo, winner of the 2013 John Bruno Award; Helen Alexander, daughter of John Bruno pose together after accepting the John Bruno Award at the Banquet of Champions. RUTLAND…

Photo submitted Bartender Tom Joyce stands behind the bar at On The Rocs and prepares the “The Lumber ‘Jack’ Old Fashion.” By Tom Joyce It’s great to see our friends from Jack Daniels back on the Killington Road this week. I thought I’d bring a drink out of the archives to celebrate their return. I…

By Robin Alberti Jimmy Mee and The Freeze are a very popular Killington Mountain band and have been the mainstay for 28 years at the former Red Rob Inn. These days you can see them performing regularly on Fridays at the Highline Lodge from 7-10 p.m., or Saturdays at the Slopeside Lounge 5-8 p.m. in…

Photo by Robin Alberti Kids prepare for a guided snowmobile tour driving their own small sleds at Vermont Snowmobile Tours in Killington. Child size snowmobiles are available at Killington and Okemo. By Karen Lorentz It’s called après-ski—the activities enjoyed after slope time can be as memorable as your day sliding downhill. Assuming that you or…

Feb. 13–16 — PLYMOUTH — The sign on the Tamarack Farm front porch says “Work is Love made Visible.” This is never truer than at a Farm & Wilderness Work Weekend. Each weekend is complete with communal work projects, food, fun and a boisterous night of contra dancing. You will be a part of the time-honored tradition…

Saturday, Feb. 21 at 9 a.m. — RUTLAND — If you have a few maple trees and would like to learn the basics of making maple syrup in your backyard, then join the workshop on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 9 a.m. at 271 North Main Street (Route 7), at the Vermont Forests, Parks, and Recreation offices, located…

One of several interesting aspects of Budweiser’s schizophrenic 2015 Super Bowl commercial—not the one with the puppy, the other one: the anti-microbrew ad that characterized craft beer drinkers as effete posers while asserting the unfussy superiority of plain old Bud (“proudly a macro beer”)—was its emphasis on Budweiser’s “beechwood-aging” process. The commercial’s central premise is…

By Dr. Rebekah Thomas “Romantic love” is the phrase humans use to describe feelings and emotions associated with a person to whom one feels both attracted to and passionate about. In some, it is associated with a racing heart, a sick stomach, a feeling of ecstasy, or that the other person can do no wrong.…