By Xander Landen/VTDigger One of the staunchest gun-control advocates in the Vermont Legislature will propose restricting the state’s open and concealed carry laws in 2020. Sen. Phil Baruth, D/P-Chittenden, said Tuesday, Dec. 3, that he will be introducing legislation that would […]
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Killington owner buys another resort
Killington Resort’s parent company, Powdr Corp, announced it acquired its first Canadian resort on Dec. 3: SilverStar, a family owned ski area in British Columbia with 3,282 acres of skiable terrain, a 2,493 foot vertical drop, and annual snowfall of […]
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Suicide Six to get two new terrain parks
Resort to open Dec. 14 The Woodstock Inn & Resort, in partnership with Arena Snowparks, is constructing two new terrain parks and freestyle terrain at the resort’s Suicide Six Ski Area for the 2019-2020 ski season. The mountain’s Milky Way […]
Obituaries
Remembering Edwin D. Abrams, 84
Edwin D. Abrams, fair housing champion, happy husband, devoted father and passionate skier of Vero Beach and formerly Boston, Massachusetts, died Friday, Nov. 29, at 84 years young. Known by all as Ed, he is survived by his loving wife […]
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Potential Proctor land sale raises concern for public trail access
By Lee J. Kahrs/The Reporter PROCTOR — The first of December has come and gone, but an offer to buy the 1,600-acre Chittenden watershed is still in play. Despite extending the deadline to accept his $1.5 million offer to […]
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Students to participate in Wassail Weekend
The talents and community orientation of students from Woodstock Union Middle/High School will be on display during Wassail Weekend Dec. 14-15. The combined high school and middle school band members will kick as a festive group with over 75 members […]
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Woodstock’s Wassail weekend approaches
By Virginia Dean It may have become an extinct 19th-century tradition among English villagers who used to celebrate the dawning of Christmas by splashing trees with cider while firing guns or beating pots and pans, but wassailing is alive and […]
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Rome Snowboards names new pro rider in Killington
By Katy Savage Rene Rinnekangas’ childhood dreams came true in Killington last week. The 20-year-old snowboarder from Finland was named to the global pro team for Waterbury-based Rome Snowboards at a ceremony Dec. 4 at Darkside Snowboards. “It was a […]
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Pico Mountain celebrates earliest opening in 20 years
Pico Mountain opened for the season Saturday, Dec. 7, the earliest opening in the past 20 years and on the heels of installing a 16,850 foot pipeline to bring snowmaking water from Killington. Since installment of the new pipeline, […]
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The stage is set
By Rep. Jim Harrison This past Wednesday, Dec. 4, members of the Vermont Legislature returned to Montpelier for a day of briefings in preparation of the new session on Jan. 7. The agenda included updates on clean water, climate initiatives […]