By Karen D. Lorentz Okemo Mountain has introduced a Mountain Safety Team to augment the services provided by the ski patrol and to increase mountain safety […]
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Okemo food and beverage director Cindy Caira excels in male-dominated industry
By Karen D. Lorentz The ski industry is rife with workers who began as ski-area “lifties” during their high school or college years and eventually became managers of various ski-area departments or even the mountains themselves. This is very true […]
Rockin’ The Region at Sugar Daze
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Okemo Resort knows how to throw a St. Patrick’s Day Party. I highly recommend you head over to the Jackson Gore Inn courtyard on Saturday, March 17 for the Sugar Daze concert extravaganza. In honor of […]
Only superpipe in the East now open at Okemo
Courtesy of Okemo Mountain Resort A pipe dragon carves out the only superpipe open on the east coast, at Okemo Mountain Resort. Snowmaking created snow to build 18-foot high, 500-foot long superpipe LUDLOW – Consistently cold overnight temperatures paired with […]
Okemo at 60: The ups and downs of success, part II
By Karen D. Lorentz Editor’s Note: In honor of Okemo’s upcoming 60th anniversary, this is part II of a series on the area’s growth to one of the nation’s top 15 ski resorts. On Saturday, Jan. 30, at 1 pm […]
Trot off the turkey at Okemo 5K
Saturday, Nov. 28 at 9:30 a.m. — LUDLOW — On Nov. 28, Okemo Resort’s Trot It Off 5K is a community event that takes place each year on the Saturday following Thanksgiving. This running/walking race is perfect for the avid runner or […]
Okemo introduces RFID lift access
LUDLOW–Skiers and riders visiting Okemo Mountain Resort will no longer have to fumble with gloves, zippers and lanyards as they search for lift tickets and season passes prior to loading a lift. Instead, they can glide through special gates equipped […]
Remembering Gordon Robbins, aka “Grandpa Shred”
Courtesy of Okemo archives Obituary By Karen D. Lorentz There will be a celebration of the life of Gordon Robbins at Okemo Mountain Resort on March 13 at 7 p.m. in the main base lodge. Robbins died suddenly on Feb. […]