By Karen D. Lorentz posted Jun 13, 2012 Editor's note: This is part three in a four-part series that provides an historical perspective on the Killington Village and lack of its completion over a 44-year period. One of the ironies of history is "live long enough" and you see that history has a funny, if…

By Karen D. Lorentz posted Feb 20, 2013 Fifty-five years ago I visited Vermont on our first ski trips to the state. My dad took my two younger sisters and me on trips to Mount Snow, and once to Bromley and Dutch Hill, before we moved from Connecticut to New Jersey. Fast forward. Thirty-five years…

By Karen D. Lorentz posted Dec 27, 2012 Photo courtesy of Okemo Mountain Resort Rob Bevier was one of the earliest instructors to embrace the new wave of snowboarding in the 1980s and 1990s. "My father wanted a boy." That's how this three-generation story started. And how Gwen Allard came to love the outdoors and…

By Karen D. Lorentz posted Jun 26, 2013 Robert Pressley "Bob" (aka Tuna) Evans, 70, a former resident of Killington and long-time manager of the Wobbly Barn died recently in Idaho while fishing in a place he loved. Evans died the morning of June 16. Authorities in Idaho believe a medical condition was a factor…

By Karen D. Lorentz posted Apr 4, 2013 The fashions are colorful, the gear rocks, and both are more high-tech than ever - and guaranteed to make you more comfortable on the slopes. Guaranteed? No way, you think. Think again, and then shop till you drop 'cause right now the sales are on! For many…

By Karen D. Lorentz posted Apr 10, 2013 Spring sales provide great bargains Fashionistas, gear geeks, techies, and just plain recreational skiers and riders, it's time to shop till you drop. The sales are on and, oh my, what you can learn from a saavy salesperson, boot fitter, or renter/demo expert! Like the latest trends…

By Karen D. Lorentz posted Oct 23, 2013 Editor's note: This is the third article in a series on the new Act 250 permits issued Oct. 7 for Phase 1 of Killington Village. The previous two articles by Lorentz covered the details of each permit, this week she gets reactions on conditions and timelines from…

By Karen D. Lorentz posted Apr 11, 2012 Photos by Steve & Susan Pearson (Above) Before photo: This chalet built by Killington sold for a package price of $20,000 including foundation and furniture, in the 1960s. With low interest rates and prices still below recent peaks, most real estate brokers in Killington have been busy…

By Karen D. Lorentz updated Wed, Oct 31, 2012 02:44 PM Fall is timely for fire prevention to-do lists Last month, I almost blew up my husband and I could have caught the house on fire while I was at it. No, not deliberately-but it was a first in the 44-plus years of married life.…

Talk of a village at the base of Killington is decades old, but plans are now starting to take shape. Last Tuesday, Feb. 28, SP Land Company, LLC. filed its Act 250 permit application for the $133.4 million Phase 1 of development, along with the conceptual Killington Village Master Plan and a revised application for…

  Beer enthusiasts from all around, some sporting pretzel necklaces, enjoyed their tastings of some of the 80 brews available Saturday at Pico Mountain Base Area. Killington Brewfest is a fall staple and this year the event was celebrated for the first time exclusively outdoors. The weather held up and the taps were flowing. Both…