A combination of snowmaking and strong early-season snowfall allowed both Stowe and Okemo Mountain Resorts to open earlier than in most prior years: Friday, Nov.16. Okemo offered top-to-bottom skiing and riding with over 2,000 vertical feet of terrain serviced by the Sunburst Six, Green Ridge Triple and South Ridge Quad A. Early season skiing and…

Since reaching its tax agreement with Vermont two years ago, Airbnb has remitted more than $7.8 million in taxes. Airbnb automatically collects and remits this tax, providing a significant boost to state coffers while making the process seamless for individuals and families who share their home to make ends meet. Under Airbnb’s tax agreement, which…

By Anne Wallace Allen, VTDigger Nuisance phone calls to Vermont numbers increased more than one-third between May and October this year. The call-blocking service YouMail said about 5.1 million robocalls rang on 802 area codes in October – a rate of 171,000 per day, 7,000 per hour, or two per second. Each phone user in Vermont…

By Kit Norton/VTDigger The subcommittee on taxation and regulation will be recommending to the Governor’s Marijuana Advisory Commission that the state adopt the highest tax rate on recreational cannabis currently in New England. It will be recommended to the the full committee next month that Vermont adopt a 26 or 27 percent tax rate on…

Courtesy Wobbly Barn Split Decision

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg The 2018 FIS Women’s Ski World Cup in Killington is quite the event for the skiing spectator, but also for a music lover: DJ Paul Oakenfold, KT Tunstall, Guster and this week’s subject, Michael Franti. All the free shows are at the K1 Base Area. Franti will perform Saturday afternoon, following…

By Katy Savage Making snow in Vermont in November isn’t always ideal. The Killington Resort crew operates with a “no regrets plan” when it comes to snowmaking for the World Cup. Typical snow production at the mountain begins at 27 wet-bulb degrees. Web bulb is the ambient temperature adjusted for humidity. High humidity means the…

By Polly Lynn Mikula The Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of Alpine ski racing. Athletes compete in four events: Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G, and Downhill, plus a fifth event, the Combined, in which the fastest aggregate time of one run of Downhill and one run of Slalom is assessed. Slalom and Giant Slalom The…

By Polly Lynn Mikula The World Cup course on Superstar is icy. Really icy. And that’s intentional. Race officials literally inject water into the snow at varying depths along the course to make sure it’s hard enough to hold up from the first racer to the last, giving them an equal opportunity to compete. Most…

Killington Resort parking lots: Killington Road (roadside parking), located between Snowshed Lodge and K-1 Base Area (short walk to World Cup venue.) Vale Road Parking Lots , located between K-1 Base Area and Ramshead Lodge on Vale Road Snowshed Lodge, located at 3861 Killington Road Ramshead Lodge, located at 3880 Killington Road Skyeship Gondola Park…

Courtesy Killington Resort A ski racer speeds to the finish line of the Giant Slalom race during the 2017 Killington Cup, held over Thanksgiving weekend.

By Polly Lynn Mikula KILLINGTON— This year marks the third consecutive year for women’s FIS ski racing at Killington. And enthusiasm for the events has only grown. The two days of racing have drawn record-breaking crowds of over 30,000 over the past two years – and this year the resort is preparing for even more…

Photo submitted KT Tunstall will perform Saturday, Nov. 24, after the first Giant Slalom run.

Courtesy Paramount Theatre Patrick Ross & Rusty DeWees

Saturday, Nov. 24, 7 p.m.—LUDLOW— “ Best in Show ” will be the next FOLA movie on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. at Heald Auditorium in the Ludlow Town Hall, 37 S. Depot Street. Many Americans enjoy watching the Thanksgiving Day Parade and then tune into the National Dog Show. For a look behind the…