By Evan Johnson Skiers and snowboarders from around the country gathered under the evening lights at Killington Resort for the annual Rails 2 Riches competition. In the men’s snowboard division, California’s Nate Haust took first, followed by Storm Rowe and […]
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AUDI FIS Ski World Cup, Local News
Shiffrin honors youth racer
By Evan Johnson Gabriella Kolev beams over the awards bouquet given to her by Mikaela Shiffrin. By Evan Johnson For the youngest ski racers, watching the World Cup was an opportunity to see their heroes perform. Speaking at a press […]
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Parade kicks off Saturday morning
By Evan Johnson Pete Davis and KMS athletes lead the parade in a practice of a war chant to be performed in the stadium, Saturday morning. By Evan Johnson While many of the spectators for the day’s Giant Slalom races […]
AUDI FIS Ski World Cup, Local News
A recap of last year
© Reese Brown Mikaela Shiffrin took first place in Slalom in the 2016 FIS World Cup race at Killington. By Evan Johnson With big crowds and world-class performances by some of skiing’s elite, the return of World Cup racing to […]
AUDI FIS Ski World Cup
Forerunning a World Cup race
By Evan Johnson At last year’s World Cup race at Killington, before the top ski racers plunged down Superstar, a crowd of some 15,000 in the base area on both days of racing cheered for three young Vermonters from the […]
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Backcountry skiers ready for winter adventure
By Evan Johnson Volunteers maintain glades at the Brandon Gap, Saturday, Nov. 4. By Evan Johnson Backcountry skiers and other off-piste enthusiasts came out in force for the fifth annual Vermont Backcountry Forum on Saturday, Nov. 4 in Rochester. Presented […]
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PEGTV unveils first show for children
By Evan Johnson PEGTV has announce the addition of a new show to channel 15, one designed with its youngest viewers in mind. “ZING A Show for Children,” is PEGTV’s first-ever show for children. After years of producing at PEGTV, […]
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Motorcyclists hospitalized after Route 4 crash
By Evan Johnson The rider and passenger of a motorcycle were hospitalized with injuries sustained in a three-vehicle collision at the intersection of Route 4 and East Mountain Road in Killington on Sunday. According to a press release from the […]
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Local libraries receive children’s books via CLiF
By Evan Johnson On a recent morning in the Killington Elementary School library, Duncan McDougal, executive director of the Children’s Literacy Foundation, posed a riddle to a group of students that sat cross-legged in front of him: How was he […]
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World Cup updates announced
By Evan Johnson KILLINGTON—Speaking at the annual Killington Pico Area Association, Killington Resort president and general manager Mike Solimano outlined some updates to the schedule for the Audi FIS World Cup in November. “By all accounts it was a pretty […]