“Sing us a song you’re the piano man Sing us a song tonight Well we’re all in the mood for a melody And you’ve got us feeling alright” ~Billy Joel Frank Chase has been making folks in Killington feel alright since October 1979 when the late, great Bob “Tuna” Evans first brought him to town…

By Dom Cioffi In the early 1940s, as World War II was raging in Europe, a young man named James J. Kilroy was hired to work as a riveter at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Mass. Kilroy was a diligent worker who took pride in each day’s accomplishments. At the time, the builders were…

Photo submitted Bartender Tom Joyce stands behind the bar at On The Rocs and prepares the “The Lumber ‘Jack’ Old Fashion.” By Tom Joyce It’s great to see our friends from Jack Daniels back on the Killington Road this week. I thought I’d bring a drink out of the archives to celebrate their return. I…

By Robin Alberti Jimmy Mee and The Freeze are a very popular Killington Mountain band and have been the mainstay for 28 years at the former Red Rob Inn. These days you can see them performing regularly on Fridays at the Highline Lodge from 7-10 p.m., or Saturdays at the Slopeside Lounge 5-8 p.m. in…

Photo by Robin Alberti Kids prepare for a guided snowmobile tour driving their own small sleds at Vermont Snowmobile Tours in Killington. Child size snowmobiles are available at Killington and Okemo. By Karen Lorentz It’s called après-ski—the activities enjoyed after slope time can be as memorable as your day sliding downhill. Assuming that you or…

One of several interesting aspects of Budweiser’s schizophrenic 2015 Super Bowl commercial—not the one with the puppy, the other one: the anti-microbrew ad that characterized craft beer drinkers as effete posers while asserting the unfussy superiority of plain old Bud (“proudly a macro beer”)—was its emphasis on Budweiser’s “beechwood-aging” process. The commercial’s central premise is…

By Dr. Rebekah Thomas “Romantic love” is the phrase humans use to describe feelings and emotions associated with a person to whom one feels both attracted to and passionate about. In some, it is associated with a racing heart, a sick stomach, a feeling of ecstasy, or that the other person can do no wrong.…

By Dr. Robert Goddard Love is a verb. It is not a feeling. Love is an active verb; action has to take place to demonstrate love. Our cultural perspective on love is that of a feeling. “If I don’t feel love, then I am not in love.” Here is the opposite approach that we should…

By Dr. Jonas Prida From gawky teens standing outside holding stereos overhead (the 1989 film “Say Anything”) to cupid shooting love arrows into us (Victorian-era Valentine’s cards) to the popular app “Tinder,” the American cultural landscape is filled with artifacts displaying romantic love. Yet the belief in romantic love itself has a history that shows…

By Barbara Mackay Who hasn’t marveled at a lacy snowflake coming to rest on a jacket sleeve? Do you wonder how it could survive the fall to earth in one piece, or if it’s really true that no two snowflakes can look exactly alike? A snowflake begins high up in the clouds, not as a…

By Dom Cioffi He told me that a lot of people actually fall asleep once the procedure begins, and while I was hopeful that this would happen, somehow I knew it wasn’t going to be the case. “Ok,” I stated. “Lets get started. I’m tired of being in pain.” And with that I reclined back…

By Tony Crespi “A ski that looks good doesn’t mean it skis good,” notes former World Cup ski tuner Mike DeSantis. In truth, even a single day of hard skiing on firm—iced—conditions can gradually erode a sharp, polished edge. Just as a craftsman must maintain sharp tools, so skiers and riders looking to enjoy maximum…

There is a new musical talent in town and her name is Jenny Porter. You can see her perform solo every Wednesday night and with her band every Sunday night at the Outback in Killington. Her band, made up of Krishna Guthrie on guitar and Bobby Maguire on Fiddle, also plays every Friday and Saturday…

By Tim Traver The measure of a successful hunt depends on whom you ask; hunters are often biased by individual success or failure, whereas biologists take a detached, big-picture view. But this much is true: one of the world’s oldest occupations is managed today by one of its newest–information technology. And good, hunter-generated data are…

The highs and lows of mountain romance Editor’s note: Names, including the author’s, have been changed to protect identities due to the personal nature of this column. Have you played the tinder game? Swipe left if you dislike the look of someone, right if you do. It’s like a big game of “hot or not” but with…