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A well-kept secret and a fun feeder hill

March 26, 2015
By Karen D. Lorentz On March 3, I discovered a hill I had never skied. Not the biggest nor the steepest but simply one of the best experiences and a definite ego boost. I was part of a journalists’ trip to visit Vermont’s smaller and mid-sized ski areas and on this day, they had fired…

Students and general public enjoy free “Current Environmental Issues” course

March 26, 2015
RUTLAND — CCV is currently offering a grant funded course, “Current Environmental Issues,” that is free and open to all interested in learning more about environmental issues and the growing field of agribusiness. The course started Monday, March 23 and runs for 7 weeks from 6-8:45 p.m. The 3-credit course is fully funded through the TAACCCT…

“Dating between peaks” — trending terminology

March 26, 2015
Editor’s note: Names, including the author’s, have been changed to protect identities due to the personal nature of this column. After spending some time in Boston and New York City this winter, I couldn’t help but notice two new dating terms for men that seemed to be popping up everywhere: “lumber sexual” and “man bun.”…

Rockin’ the Region with Dan Brown

March 19, 2015
You have a few opportunities to hear Dan Brown and I suggest you take them all. Brown brings a great variety of music to the Killington scene. Every Thursday night at Jax you can see his duo group, Supply and Demand. This weekend at the Foundry you can see his other group, Down n’Around. Later…

WCW Ski Bum Race Series: Week 11 Video, Results, and Bracket

March 19, 2015
Video courtesy of Tim Buttner Check out the WCW Ski Bum Tournament Brackets Here! Week 11 results: Team Results Series Results Overall Results Class Results

Love and politics

March 12, 2015
Editor’s note: Names, including the author’s, have been changed to protect identities due to the personal nature of this column. It’s commonly said that on a first date one should never discuss money, religion and politics. The buzz around town has been about the town’s budget and where people stand…so it was hard to avoid.…

‘Paint and Sip’ coming to Killington

March 11, 2015
Killington ART Garage recently announced ‘Paint and Sip’ with Local Artist Rae Newell. The new event be offered for the first time, Thursday, March 19. ‘Paint and Sip’ will focus on capturing the landscape of March with its blue skies and sap buckets. This Workshop is open to all levels and will be a relaxed…

WCW Ski Bum Race Series: Week 9 Results

March 5, 2015
Ski Bum Results: Week 9 (3/4/2015) Overall Series Team Results By Class  

WCW Ski Bum Race Series: Week 9

March 5, 2015
Video courtesy of Tim Buttner See the week 9 results Here

February 27, 2015

Dating between peaks

February 25, 2015
The highs and lows of mountain romance: The game of Battleship Editor’s note: Names, including the author’s, have been changed to protect identities due to the personal nature of this column. Have you ever played the game Battleship? It’s a game of chance, strategy, and finding the right coordinates to get a “hit” on the battleship. Enough…

House takes up bill on “revenge porn”

February 12, 2015
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org A new bill in the House takes aim at so-called “revenge porn.” Introduced to the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 3, H.105 would make illegal the disclosure of sexually explicit images of a person without the subject’s consent. The practice, a hot issue on the national stage, is termed “revenge…

WCW Ski Bum Race Series: Week 7

February 12, 2015
Video courtesy of Tim Buttner

Video: WCW Ski Bum Race Series: Week #6

February 5, 2015
Video by Tim Buttner