CASTLETON 6 p.m. Iron Lantern NYE Party w/ Carlo Romeo KILLINGTON 7:30 p.m. McGrath’s Irish Pub Ring in 2015 with the Irish! For more information, click here. Dinner at the Ledgewood Yurt, Killington Resort Start your 2015 off right with a five-course dining experience off the beaten path. For more information, click here. 8 p.m. Liquid Art Enjoy…

By Barbara Mackay Every animal must develop its own way of dealing with winter. Migrate, hibernate, or insulate; these are common strategies. For a few small mammals, survival depends on the snow itself, and the deeper the better. The subnivean zone is the area between the surface of the ground and the bottom of the…

By Brett Yates The “Christmas movie” represents a treasured cinematic subgenre with well-known iconography and an established array of tropes. It’s a distinct phenomenon, serving a distinct function: to bolster the idea of an entire ritualistic “holiday season” of consumer spending (also of love and charity) — that is, to “get you in the mood…

January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month nationwide, and there is no better place to experience the thrill of learning to ski or ride than in its original state. Vermont has some of the best instructors in the world, and plenty of terrain for those starting out. Learn to ski and ride month isn’t…

Friday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. — CHITTENDEN — The Wildwood First Friday open mic happens again at the Church of the Wildwood on Friday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy some of mid-Vermont’s most creative talent performing at this popular community event. A portion of the free-will donations of this event…

Jan. 5-13 — KILLINGTON — Calling all college students! Killington College is filled with loads of activities both on and off the hill. Enjoy lunch at the Stash House, parties in the Umbrella Bars, Teton Gravity Research Movie Premiers, and Monster Energy Wobbly Barn parties. Students will receive discounts at restaurants, nightclubs and retail shops along the…

RUTLAND — The average smoker tries to quit six times before they successfully stop smoking. With supportive programs, however, the chances of successfully quitting increase from just five percent to 40 percent. Rutland Regional Medical Center offers ongoing workshops to help make the decision to quit a lasting one. Workshops are held Mondays at Rutland Regional…

January — KILLINGTON — January is National Safety Awareness Month at Killington. Along with National Ski Areas Association, Killington Resort will be educating skiers and riders about slope safety awareness throughout the month of January by promoting “Your Responsibility Code” and “Smart Style,” plus offering special promotions and interactive displays to raise awareness. Look for the interactive…

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 December 18 - December 24, 2014 Aries March 21 - April 20 Get ready for everything to turn a…

KILLINGTON — Bear Trax Adventures, a snowshoe touring company based in Killington has entered into a partnership with Killington Resorts. This season, Bear Trax will operate its snowshoe tours out of the Killington Clubhouse located on East Mountain Road next to the Tubing Park. Tours began Dec. 12, with all levels of tours offered, from a…

Photo courtesy of Beth Roberts Fellow Bootcampershelped put the finishing touches on the Killington Boot Camp studio behind the Lookout Bar & Grill, Dec. 14. Boot Camp owner Beth Roberts partnered with Lookout owner Phil Black to establish Killington Boot Camp’s first permanent studio space behind the popular mountain eatery. Roberts will offer high intensity…

KILLINGTON — There are those rare, transformative events that people experience in life, moments that serve as touchstones and turning points along their journey, and Killington Mountain School student-athlete, Spencer Wood recently participated in what ended up being a life-altering event for him–the Hartford Ski Spectacular hosted at Breckenridge Ski Resort by Disabled Sport USA. Most…

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has some ice safety tips for anyone going ice fishing this winter. “Once we have sustained cold weather to form good ice, ice fishing can be safe and a lot of fun,” said Major Dennis Reinhardt, “but when we go onto the ice, we need to use good judgment…

Gary K. Robertson, 60, of Loris, South Carolina is the lucky winner of a Vermont lifetime hunting and fishing license in the 2014 drawing from 4,474 lottery tickets purchased during the year. “This makes my day,” Robertson said. “I was born in Rutland, and I am recently retired from a military career, but I have…

Photo by Stacy Kent, PEGTV Alan Keyes, Polly Lynn, Royal Barnard, Louie Illiano prepare to cook a feast in the PEGTV kitchen studio in Rutland. RUTLAND — For the first time in many years, the PEGTV Insight cast took a break from their bi-monthly news show and featured Killington chef Louie Illiano in a fun…