By Stephen Seitz LUDLOW–People love a cold beer, even if icy temperatures dominate a spring afternoon. With the success of the annual Hops in the Hills beer festival in the summer, marketing professionals at Okemo Mountain Resort decided to see […]
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News Briefs
Over 60 boxes of food collected at Okemo for local food shelf
Courtesy of BRGNS Okemo volunteers Sarah, Heather, Dan and Michelle collect food from skiers at the Okemo base lodge on March 29. LUDLOW — On Sunday, March 29, Okemo held their annual Cares and Shares spring food drive. On a […]
Local News
Sweet sounds rock the Okemo Valley
Submitted Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman had the crown singing along at Okemo’s Sugardaze festival, March 14. By Juliette Kapitan LUDLOW—Okemo Mountain hosted a free music event Saturday, March 14, featuring local band CK3, Brad Corrigan of Dispatch and headliner Switchfoot. With […]
News Briefs, Sports
Mendon brothers place first in Okemo, Nashoba Slope Style competitions
Submitted SAM GNOZA The Stratton Mountain School freeski team finished up its regular season at Okemo and Nashoba Valley, Feb. 21 and 22, with Mendon’s Gnoza brothers coming out ahead in freeski events. At Okemo in the Slope Style competition, […]
Local News
Skiers and riders enjoy powder conditions
Photo courtesy of Okemo Mountain Resort A snowboarded emerges from deep powder at Okemo Mountain Resort last week. Bitter cold temps put a damper on visits, but conditions among the best in the country By Polly Lynn Despite the bitter […]
Sports
Okemo instructor asks: “Why do we ski?”
By Kim Nania I never really thought about how bizarre our sport is until this winter, when I became a ski instructor. We wake up early to stuff ourselves into layers of clothes, to imprison our feet in plastic dungeons […]
Column, Featured
Après adventures and activities abound in our area
Photo by Robin Alberti Kids prepare for a guided snowmobile tour driving their own small sleds at Vermont Snowmobile Tours in Killington. Child size snowmobiles are available at Killington and Okemo. By Karen Lorentz It’s called après-ski—the activities enjoyed after […]
Sports
Okemo superpipe makes season debut
LUDLOW–Okemo Mountain Resort’s Amp Energy Superpipe made its season debut on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Measuring 500 feet in overall length, the Amp Energy Superpipe has 18-foot high walls and a span of 54 feet between decks. The slope angle is […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Flannel with Flair fundraiser continues to benefit the Okemo Community Challenge
Saturday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. — LUDLOW — A benefit for the Okemo Community Challenge, Flannel with Flair continues the tradition of supporting the economic, environmental and social well being of the local community. Enjoy dinner and dancing with live […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Top Event: Let It Glow!
Sunday, Jan. 18 Okemo Mountain Resort will host a mind-bending landscape of light set to music with its first-ever “Let It Glow” laser light show spectacular at 7 p.m. Guests will feel immersed in a laser canopy of light and […]