Suicide Six Ski Area at the Woodstock Inn & Resort has invested $400,000 to upgrade its snowmaking infrastructure for the 2018/2019 season with the installation of 10 new TechnoAlpin snow producers. For the first time, snow production on “The Face,” […]
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Babcock pulls plug on Brandon solar project
By Russell Jones BRANDON — In a surprise announcement Thursday, Nov. 15, Babcock Solar Farm, LLC, filed documents that put an end to its proposed 2.2 MW solar project that would have been built near Park Street and Country Club Road […]
Forrest Forsythe, 90 Former Killington town manager was a pioneer
Whatever Forrest Forsythe set his mind to; he did zestfully and fully, immersing himself in his interests so deeply that they led him into one career after another and all around the world. Forsythe, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday […]
Ripton skier raced with the pros at Killington World Cup this weekend
By Abagael Giles/VT Ski & Ride KILLINGTON— On Thanksgiving Day last week Ripton resident Abi Jewett was feeling especially thankful: The 18-year-old U.S. Ski Team rookie was getting ready to spend the weekend at Killington, racing in her first World […]
Board votes to send Reading students to Woodstock
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 […]
Storm update: GMP expects outages to last until Sunday
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 […]
Winter storm warning in effect
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.
Local KMS alum hits big screen in Warren Miller movie
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1980 Olympians to return to Killington
By Katy Savage Phil Mahre took a private helicopter ride from Lake Placid, New York, to Killington, every day. He skied at Whiteface Mountain in the morning and then skied at Killington in the afternoon. During the 1980 Olympics in […]
Killington Resort hosts 2018 Women’s FIS Ski World Cup, Nov. 23-25
Nov. 23-25—KILLINGTON— Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard destination in eastern North America, will host the FIS Ski World Cup Nov. 23-25, for the third year. The World Cup will bring the best women’s technical Alpine skiers in the […]