Resort will close April 4 to facilitate construction By Karen D. Lorentz Skiers and riders at Okemo Mountain Resort will benefit from a new six-seat chairlift and a highspeed bubble quad replacement of the Green Ridge Triple for the 2021-22 season. The new Leitner-Poma detachable six-pack, manufactured in Colorado, will replace the current Quantum Four…

By Brooke Geery In May 2020, Vermont Adaptive made the decision to delay the start of creating its new adaptive sports facility at Sugarbush’s Mt. Ellen due to the global pandemic. “I am excited to announce that this project is back on track, and we will be breaking ground for the new building this spring — Our…

By Katy Savage Elizabeth Bailey was in Publications class at West Rutland High School on Tuesday, March 23, when she got a phone call that she needed to gather all her belongings and go to the art room. When she got to the room around 11:45 a.m., Bailey saw her basketball coach, principal,  guidance counselor…

After five months of closure and 12 months without a competition, the Cobra Gymnastics team was thrilled to participate in their 9th annual Cobra gymnastics meet on Sunday, March 28. Masked and socially-distanced, 40 girls performed their routines, competing to earn a spot on the state team. “This season, we chose to host only the…

By Victoria Gaither Did you know Easter bunnies come from North Chittenden, Vermont? “These bunnies come from my house. They are all my babies,” fiber artist Lynn Jensen said. Jensen is referring to the bunny rabbits she creates from 100% wool by needle felting. She takes un-spun wool and sculpts it with a special barbed…

By Emma Cotton, VTDigger CASTLETON — In Rutland County, a plan to merge Castleton University with two other institutions in the state college system has people worried about losing the identity of the school, which provides an economic boost to the area. Locals have continued to express disapproval of the plan  trustees of the Vermont State Colleges System…

By Katy Savage Hannah Soar got to Boston from a red eye flight out of Kazakhstan at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, March 20 after being named the third best mogul skier in the world at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships. Soar was home in Killington by 10 a.m. At noon, she was skiing. “It’s just…

By Polly Mikula “We plan to keep Base Camp going and add in the bike piece,” said Ben Colona of his plans for Base Camp Outfitters in Killington, which he purchased last week with co-owner Phil Back. Colona is the current president of the Killington Mountain Bike Club (KMBC) and Black is the vice president.…

Mike and Diane Miller reflect on 32 years in business By Polly Mikula Despite spending 32 years specializing in Telemark, Nordic and Alpine touring (AT), Mike Miller, said the sale of Base Camp Outfitters last week all came down to mountain biking. “It was kind of funny and ironic, the way it all worked out,”…

  By Julia Purdy Editor's note: This is part one in a three-part series exploring the rapidly rising cost of housing, real estate in Central Vermont. The disappearance of realistically affordable housing is a story that is told over and over, especially in the rental arena. Vermont is in the middle of the pack among…

The sprint adds excitement, attracts crowds, goes global By Polly Mikula “We’re the ones who started the sprint series which is now an Olympic event,” Mike Miller said of the cross-county race he developed. “It started at Mountain Meadows, that was the first one. The next year we traveled all over the country — Alaska,…

By Victoria Gaither A year after Gov. Phil Scott ordered restaurants and bars to close due to the coronavirus, March 16, 2020, two restaurant owners in Killington and one in Rutland looked back on a year of challenges, changes, and Covid-19 precautions. “It was a challenging year, last year being our first year open and…

All Vermonters are eligible by April 19 Governor Phil Scott has laid out a timeline for all remaining age bands to sign up for Covid-19 vaccination. Based on the supply assurances from the federal government, the state says all Vermonters who want to be vaccinated can expect be fully immunized by July 1. Additionally, high…

By Brooke Geery At Killington Mountain School, you can get an education, but more importantly, you can get on snow nearly every day. Woodward Killington’s miles of freeriding and terrain parks offer an exceptional training facility for those who want to improve their skills, or just have fun! One of the favorite parks of many…

10-year age bands to open weekly over next month, with 16+ slated for April 19 Governor Phil Scott on March 19 laid out the projected timeline for all remaining age bands, which will govern the state’s vaccination distribution process moving forward. Based on the supply assurances from the federal government, the state aims to have…