Photo by Paul Holmes Merisa Sherman paddles across Kent Pond in Killington, her Golden Retriever Vespi along for the ride.
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Bumps, jumps, speed and style on display at Killington’s Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge
KILLINGTON – Last weekend, April 5-6, more than 125 bump skiing fanatics converged on Killington’s Outer Limits, one of the steepest ski trails in the East, to race through moguls and throw their best tricks for a chance to win […]
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Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge
On Saturday, April 6, 200 amateur bumpers took to the slopes of Outer Limits to battle it out for top honors. The top 32 men and 16 women returned Sunday, April 7, to compete in a head-to-head competition, running a […]
Sports
Killington hosts mountain bike series
updated Thu, Jul 10, 2014 12:22 PM Photo by Paul Holmes KILLINGTON – Killington Mountain Resort welcomed back the POC Eastern States Cup with a three race series this past weekend. The Eastern States Cup is an officially sanctioned event […]
Killington, Sports
Spartan Champions crowned
Posted Sep 26, 2013 KILLINGTON – On Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21-22, a crowd of 15,000 watched as Hobie Call, age 36 from Utah, and Amelia Boone, age 30 from Chicago were crowned the new Spartan World Champions at Killington. […]
Sports
The 2014 Spartan Death Race takes endurance athletes on an “exploration”
PITTSFIELD – There are millions of running races, thousands of marathons, hundreds of triathlons and dozens of ultramarathons, but there is only one Death Race. Held annually since 2005 in the small town of Pittsfield, Vt., the 2014 Death Race […]
Local News, Sports
Once upon a time in history
By Karen D. Lorentz posted May 23, 2013 Leslie Leete Smith: Killington’s first daughter and olympian Some expectant parents play music to their unborn child; Leslie Leete Smith’s parents planned a ski area. Born just three months before Killington debuted […]
Local News, Sports
Three-generations instruct and inspire with “You can do it” approach
By Karen D. Lorentz posted Dec 27, 2012 Photo courtesy of Okemo Mountain Resort Rob Bevier was one of the earliest instructors to embrace the new wave of snowboarding in the 1980s and 1990s. “My father wanted a boy.” That’s […]
Sports
Vermont Challenge
August 13-17, 2014 The Vermont Challenge is the only bicycle Challenge that tours Southern and Central Vermont over 3 or 4 days and draws upon the creative energy of local businesses and people of Vermont, key towns, ski resorts, […]
Sports
Spartan Beast, an obstacle race that will challenge the best
By Polly Lynn posted Sep 19, 2012 Photo courtesy of nuvision and Spartan Race KILLINGTON-The description of the Spartan Beast sets the tone for the competition, it reads: “If you have done any race anywhere in the world: whether a […]