By Karen D. Lorentz With cooler temperatures and leaves turning, skiers and snowboarders know winter is just around the corner, but before the snow arrives, autumn goes out in full glory with Okemo’s Fall into Winter Festivities on Sunday Oct. […]
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Experiencing adventures, fun at Okemo
We started with the Sunburst Six chairlift ride, and they were admittedly both nervous and excited. But not afraid. Their father, my son Jim, on the other hand, had developed a fear of heights so he filled out the […]
A tale of two seasons: Okemo to close April 16
By Glenn Heitsmith Okemo Mountain Ski Resort buttons up its winter business on Sunday, April 16, with a strong snowpack and equally impressive customer satisfaction numbers. As guest speaker for the April 4 meeting of the Ludlow Rotary Club, Okemo […]
The Okemo Slush Cup is back
Saturday, April 8 at 12 p.m.—LUDLOW—It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for: The Okemo Slush Cup is back this Saturday, April 8 from noon-2 p.m. featuring live music from the band Sly Richard, prizes, a luau theme, BBQ and […]
Okemo locals race series starts Jan. 2
Monday, Jan. 2 — OKEMO — For over 20 years, Okemo has staged a weekly locals ski and snowboard race called Innkeepers. Traditionally held on Tuesdays, the race has been switched to Mondays this year. Both individuals and teams of […]
Bringing Back aprés afternoons at the Jackson Gore Court Yard this season
Friday, Dec. 30 — OKEMO — Jackson Gore at Okemo will be kick off the Aprés Afternoons series with a 3 day event, so you can Après for the holidays, and then will be run every Saturday until the end […]
Schmidt discusses Okemo’s readiness for the upcoming ski season
Bruce Schmidt, the vice president of Okemo Resort, recently spoke to members of the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC), about the readiness of the Vail-owned resort for the 2022-23 ski season. Schmidt, a 37-year veteran at Okemo, indicated that snow-making and […]
Vail announces opening dates
Okemo to open Saturday, Nov. 19 Vail Resorts announced the projected opening dates of its 37 North American resorts on Aug. 23, offering skiing and riding coast-to-coast and one of the longest seasons in the country for its Epic Pass […]
Park man Devon McCluskey explains how he ‘fell in love’ with the resort industry in Vermont
By Karen D. Lorentz Not everyone has the good luck to find their direction in life at age 11, but for Devon McCluskey, an introduction to snowboarding by a cousin proved a fortuitous event that set him on a ski-industry […]
Okemo’s Jackson Gore summer concert series, July 1-Sept. 2
Friday, July 1 at 6 p.m. — LUDLOW — A Friday night tradition for area visitors and locals, Okemo kicks off summer weekends with a free lawn concert from 6-9 p.m. in the Jackson Gore Inn courtyard. Concerts feature popular […]