The North Ridge Triple sags with the weight of full chairs, Sunday. Snowmaking and natural snow set the stage for the longest season in the East KILLINGTON – Killington Resort kicked off its 2015-16 winter season at 12 noon on Sunday, Oct. 18, becoming the first North American resort to open for skiing and snowboarding.…

Killington’s Polly Lynn wins a free wedding reception at Riverside Farm in Pittsfield, Vt., a value of $50,000 KILLINGTON — Rachel Corvington, 34, was on her way to the Spartan World Championship in Lake Tahoe in August when she heard about the Spartan Fittest Bride challenge, which took place this past Sunday, Oct. 18, in…

Snowmaking and natural snow set the stage for the Longest Season in the East Sunday Oct. 18– KILLINGTON – Killington Resort, the largest four-season resort in Eastern North America, will kick off its 2015-16 winter season at noon on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015 becoming the first North American resort to open for skiing and snowboarding. 

On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Arlo Guthrie played to a nearly full house at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Rutland. Guthrie is on tour for the 50th anniversary of “Alice’s Restaurant.” His daughter, Sarah Lee, played as the opening performer. Guthrie performed much of the set unplugged with exception of his “Alice’s Restaurant” rendition, complete with the…

By Polly Lynn KILLINGTON — Killington resort did not sell any tickets at the gate to the inaugural Oktoberfest event this past weekend, Oct. 9-11, as entry was free and open to the pubic. Therefore, figures for attendance are approximate, Rob Megnin estimates that there were about 1,500-1,700 attendees at peak times. Perhaps a more telling…

By Polly Lynn The Killington (Up &) Down Hill Roll was held Sunday, Oct. 11. The event saw approximately 75 riders compete in teams of three with an uphill, cross-country and downhill portion. “It was definitely pretty grueling, especially the uphill part,” said Ben Colona, Killington Sports at Snowshed store manager for Killington Resort and the…

LISA LAMPANELLI Thursday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. — RUTLAND — Comedy’s lovable “Queen of Mean,” Lisa Lampanelli will bring her “Leaner, Meaner” tour to Rutland’s Paramount Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. Never shying away from an insult or taboo subject, the seasoned comedian is well known for her fearless style of comedy. Brash,…

Great showing for this inaugural Oktoberfest that promises to continue for many years. Events guru Jeff Alexander tells us about the stein hoisting, keg bowling, brat eating and Oompah-loompahing that rounded out a spectacular fall weekend in Killington, VT. Mark your calendar for next year's Oktoberfest, the newest can't-miss summer event. Video provided by Killington…

Spoons for hunger: Governor Shumlin and volunteers and staff of the Vermont Foodbank planted 15,300 orange spoons at the Statehouse Wednesday, Sept. 30. Each spoon represented 10 Vermonters who visit a food bank in a year, a total of 153,000 people. By Stephen Seitz CHESTER—It took three tries, but Chester voters decided they would back…

Sunday, Oct. 11 — KILLINGTON — The Killington (Up &) Down Hill Roll will be held this Sunday, Oct. 11, hosted by Mountain Bike Vermont and Sushi Yoshi. “Round up your fastest roadie, cross country and downhill friends because this year’s event is a relay,” the event organizers announced in a recent release. Riders will compete in…

The World Cup may come to Killington! If accepted, it would be the first time The World Cup has been hosted on the east coast since 1991 KILLINGTON — Killington has received preliminary approval to host the 2016 Audi FIS Woman’s Ski World Cup next year over Thanksgiving weekend (2016). Among the athletes could be…

Killington Oktoberfest, taking place over Columbus Day weekend, welcomes the 2015 Stein Hoisting Regional Championship featuring stacked prizes. Oct. 9-11 — KILLINGTON — Killington Resort in conjunction with the International Federation of Stein Hoisting (IFOSH) will be hosting the 2015 Stein Hoisting Regional Championship at Killington Oktoberfest on Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 9-11. The strongest and most…

Killington has a new park at the base of the newly restored bright red water wheel. The late Ken Budzyna, a well-known Killington local, and his wife, January Hill, had always talked about creating a park in Killington. They envisioned a spot where people could come to read a book, or hang out and socialize…

By Tim Buttner and Jerry LeBlond On Sunday Sept. 27 stargazers witnessed a rare super moon eclipse not seen since 1982, and not to be seen again until 2033. The moon’s red hue occurs once the moon is completely in the earth’s shadow, the eclipse is then dubbed to be a “blood moon.”

Courtesy of Chaffee Art Center “Peaceable Kingdom” features colored pencil on Arches archival paper, created by Joan Curtis, one of the four Vermont artists whose work is part of Chaffee’s exhibit, “Love of Fantasy.” Friday, Sept. 25 at 5 p.m.—On Sept. 9, the Chaffee Downtown opened the “Love of Fantasy” exhibit. The exhibit runs through…