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 […]
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Arts, Dining & Entertainment
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 […]
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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 […]
Events & Activities, Local News
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 […]
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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 […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
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 […]
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Vail to pay $20/hour min. wage
$175 million for staff is 30% more per hour, capital projects announced, too By Karen D. Lorentz Vail Resorts recently announced a $20 per hour minimum wage for all 37 of its North America resorts, effective for the 2022-23 ski-and-ride […]
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24-hour trail sign auction to be held March 4-5
It’s your chance to own a piece of Okemo history Last summer, Okemo began a project to update trail signs all over the mountain — starting with Jackson Gore. On March 4-5, 22 of the first signs to be replaced […]
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Celebrating the unsung heroes of the slopes: groomers
By Karen D. Lorentz ‘Tis the season of making snow and the weird weather start to winter 2021-22 with its plentiful ups-and-downs has made the importance of making snow abundantly clear. Perhaps less obvious though is the significance of what […]
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Meet Okemo’s John Boudro
By Karen D. Lorentz It’s interesting when a person who is responsible for overseeing the grooming of ski trails has never skied. That’s the case of Okemo’s grooming and trail maintenance team leader John Boudro who has long answered the […]