Reinforces strategy to boost skier market By Karen D. Lorentz Vail Resorts announced an epic decrease in the prices for its 2021-22 season pass products on March 24, a day later than anticipated due to the tragic shootings in Boulder […]
Category: Ski and Snowboard
Red Bull slides in to Killington
By Brooke Geery The Red Bull Slide-in Tour stopped by The Beast of the East as part of a nine-day road trip through the center of Vermont, covering the entire vertical length of the state, up historic Route 100 on […]
The Peace Park on Ramshead offers something for everyone
By Brooke Geery Killington’s freestyle facilities have always been world-class. Snowboarder Magazine even awarded Woodward Killington Mountain Park with the prestigious Best Terrain Park in the East award for 2020. This year, under the watchful eye of Parks Supervisor Taylor […]
The Vermont Open Banked Slalom goes off without a hitch at Stratton Mountain Resort
By Brooke Geery Amid a season of Covid-19 restrictions, Stratton Resort managed to organize and safely hold a scaled-back version of the Vermont Open on March 13-14. The event, which normally includes slopestyle, halfpipe and other disciplines, was reimagined as […]
Meet Kyle Murphy, director of skier services at Okemo
By Karen D. Lorentz When your mom encourages you to take a year off to be a “ski bum” and recommends that you apply for a job at a western resort even though you live in New England, you’re either […]
Three generations riff on Okemo
By Karen D. Lorentz “So what do you think of Okemo?” I asked 8-year-old Josh on a chairlift ride after lunch at the main base area. “Awesome.” “Why?” “It’s huge,” he replied. As our chair passed by Hot Dog Hill, […]