By Victoria Gaither Olympic mogul skier Hannah Soar is on a high after spending a week in Washington, D.C., visiting the president and first lady. Soar, along with 600 fellow Olympians and Paralympians from the Tokyo 2020 Summer and Beijing […]
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Local News, Ski and Snowboard, Sports
Killington Ambassador Manuel Herrero is crowned April’s vertical winner
By Brooke Geery Editor’s note: This is the seventh part of a series called “Chasing Vertical” where we chat with the skier or rider who wins the monthly vertical feet challenge at Killington Resort. Vertical feet are tallied on the […]
Killington, Lifestyle, Ski and Snowboard, Sports
Women in the Vermont ski biz, not as rare as elsewhere
By Karen D. Lorentz The history of owning and operating ski areas is one dominated by males. For a variety of reasons, including the era of ski-area development being a time when a “woman’s place was in the home,” women […]
Column, Funologist, Ski and Snowboard, Sports
Friendly: A solo journey with friends
By Sandra Dee Owens At some point in my life, I decided to go solo. I did not get divorced, or leave my friends, family, or home. I simply started minding my own business. While raising our daughters in my […]
Lifestyle, Local News, Ski and Snowboard, Sports
Local teen says skiing helps him overcome juvenile arthritis
By Victoria Gaither Arthritis is usually associated with older people, but a teenager in North Chittenden is on a mission to show another face of the debilitating condition. Dylan Aker, 16, has juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, which causes joint inflammation, pain, […]
FIS World Cup, Killington, Ski and Snowboard, Sports
After Olympic stumbles, Mikaela Shiffrin skis away with World Cup
By Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger Vermont-schooled Mikaela Shiffrin began the latest World Cup season by skiing through a snowstorm on Killington Mountain to win the only U.S. stop on the international women’s racing circuit. “I hope that everybody enjoyed watching,” the Alpine champion […]
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Multi-mountain and early bird passes offer variety, see skiing as a way of life
By Karen D. Lorentz The season-pass landscape has erupted with many options that can be perplexing to skiers and riders trying to decide which pass to take advantage of for an upcoming season. Multi-mountain passes have driven down the cost […]
Ski and Snowboard, Sports
Mattsson finishes 11th in Giant Slalom at NCAA Championships
Woodstock Union High School and Killington Mountain School alumna Ava Mattsson skied to an 11th-place finish in the women’s giant slalom at the 2022 NCAA Championships in Park City, Utah on Thursday morning, March 10. The Bridgewater native is now […]
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Pittsfield native readies for paralympics
By Katy Savage Growing up, Spencer Wood didn’t know he had a disability. Wood, a Pittsfield native, was diagnosed as a baby but his parents didn’t tell him until he was 10 and they didn’t let his disability get in […]
Local News, Ski and Snowboard, Sports
Groms impress at Mini Shred Madness
By Brooke Geery Pico played host to the second edition of 2021/22 Mini Shred Madness last Saturday, Feb. 26. Despite warm temps in the leadup melting out much of the snow, the park crew was able to put together a […]