By Karen D. Lorentz Cyber security was one of the nationwide issues discussed at the recent National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) Eastern Winter Conference and Trade Show held at Killington Resort. Because a data breach is a topic that poses a risk to all, The Mountain Times contacted cyber security expert Anne De Vries, who…

By Karen D. Lorentz As if the weird El Niño weather were not enough of a challenge to operating a ski area, several thorny societal issues were discussed at the recent National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) Eastern Winter Conference and Trade Show held at Killington Resort. Among the more serious topics were those on website…

PROCTOR—Clippings from the Rutland Herald afford a glimpse into an old-time way to have winter fun. Such events got folks out and built community spirit in this small town. The 1927 season might remind us of this one—“insufficient snow”—but offered no hint of what was to come 10 months later: the devastating Flood of 1927.–Editor.…

Courtesy Paul Hatin-Smart Media Pictured (l-r):  David Calvi, co-chair of the Great Benson Fishing Derby and a Fair Haven Rotary Club member; Bill Stephenson, president of the Fair Haven Rotary Club; and Jeff Larson, co-chair of Great Benson Fishing Derby and a Fair Haven Rotary Club member. Since 1973 the Fair Haven Rotary Club has…

RUTLAND — The College of St. Joseph Fighting Saints baseball team played in the Builder Invitational this past weekend, Feb. 27-28, hosted by the Apprentice School in Newport News, VA. CSJ went 1-5 over the weekend against top-notch competition. They lost two games by just one run each and showed signs of some really solid…

Killington Mountain School Alpine athlete Marc Hartnett, was diagnosed this year with type 1 diabetes. It didn’t take long for Marc to come to terms with his diagnosis and to make the necessary lifestyle adjustments to accommodate this lifelong condition. After learning about Marc’s diabetes, teammate Crawford Jones mentioned the annual Downhill for Diabetes event…

The Killington Mountain School and Killington Ski Club community came together on Saturday, Feb. 20, for the annual Winter Auction celebration. This year’s theme was World Cup Carnival, in honor of the women’s World Cup races coming to Killington next November for Thanksgiving weekend 2016. “The theme of this year’s auction is celebrating the World…

Undergraduate engineering students at the University of Vermont have teamed up with a professor to find a technique that could help performance skiers select the ultimate pair of skis. It all started last fall, when UVM senior Elli Terwiel was in professor Eric Hernandez’s course, Advanced Structural Analysis, learning about how beams bend under a…

Cumulative team standings after week # 8 1. Clock 1 = 1,042 2. RAMROD = 1,030 3. Clock 2 = 994 4. Here We Go = 980 5. Gorillas In The Mist = 963 SNOWBOARD - A Women: 1. Heather House, Gorillas In The Mist. Time: 34.37 2. Pam McNeill, Sweet Peaks. Time: 34.64 3.…

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Courtesy of Vermont Fish & Wildlife Montanah Latulippe of Winooski with her state record cisco she caught while fishing on Lake Champlain in 2015. Brian Latulippe and Montanah Latulippe both land record fish RUTLAND—The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has certified four new all-time state record fish, all caught in 2015, according to a Feb.…

Submitted Monica Schmelzenbach RUTLAND–Mount Saint Joseph Academy Senior Monica Schmelzenbach is the second female student-athlete at MSJ ever to score 1,000 points in basketball, after the legendary Kim Levins (MSJ ’87). She scored her 1,000th point during MSJ’s 60-24 win over Woodstock on Wednesday night, Feb. 17. She made the basket that put her in…

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By Kim Peters Hunter Cameron, placed second in the J.V. State Championship meet. By Kim Peters RUTLAND — This past weekend, Feb. 20-21, wrestlers represented Rutland High School well at the J.V. State meet.  Hunter Cameron, a freshman at RHS, weight class 145 pounds, won his first two matches beating a wrestler he had lost to…