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I think the snow that fell in the last day and a half was a bit of a surprise for Vermont ski areas.…

Did you know Smugglers’ Notch has a Nordic trail network? Well they do, and it’s quite nice. On…

Congratulations to the ski racers at the 2013 NCAA Skiing Championships! The races were contested on…

The SkiMeister and I watched the last day of NCAA Skiing Championships racing on Saturday. Here'…

Wow, it was a nice day to be on the slopes! I needed sunscreen, shades and just a few layers. It was…

I had a first today: I saw deer roaming in the forest while I did a cross-country ski tour at Trapp…

I took to the slopes of Mad River Glen today after the mountains in the Mad River Valley—and in…

Here are a couple shots from our cross-country ski today in Stowe, Vt. Soon after we started out,…

The sun was supposed to show itself this morning, but it didn't and I didn't care. I was skiing in…

I'm happy to report that we're picking up some snow this week! This morning Vermont ski resorts were…

On a sparkling day, the Skimeister and I enjoyed a ski tour in the Sterling Forest of Stowe,…

I travel up and down Interstate 89 quite frequently, but rarely do I have time to get off the…

Who was able to find some good skiing in Vermont this weekend? Anyone? Yesterday's…

What a lovely, cold winter day to be out in the Vermont woods! When the temperatures dip down low,…

Skiers and weather forecasters are all in a tizzy about the impending snowstorm! As of Thursday…

You’ve heard the term “frozen granular,” right? Well I was on the definition of frozen granular…

After another thaw that closed out January — this time hitting us on Wednesday and into Thursday —…

I keep an eye on the forecast, so I was able to rearrange my schedule to get out to Bolton Valley…

With temperatures expected to rise to 10 degrees or more today, and a bright, sunny start to the…

It’s been darn cold this week in Vermont. In fact, I’m scared to see my heating bill! During this…

We have had a Stowe kind of week. The two biggest Nordic centers in Stowe held on to much of their…

We drove to the Stowe area to do some cross-country skiing today after lunchtime. We had heard that…

The Vermont Land Trust and Friends of Bolton Valley Nordic and Backcountry have planned some fun…

Spring was in the air and in the snow today as we visited Rikert Nordic Center in Ripton, Vermont.…

As luck would have it, after compiling a nice depth of powdery snow over the last couple of weeks,…

“Ski it if you can?” Well, OK, I will! Especially since Mad River Glen has a bunch of snow right…

One of the benefits of buying a season pass to a Vermont Nordic center is that typically you get one…

Guess what we found today? More fluffy snow! Am I sounding like a broken record? Somehow I think…

The snow continues to be great thanks to Mother Nature serving up frequent “refresher” snows…

We're going to be skiing into the New Year in style! The snow's great for all kinds of skiing and…

Nordic skiers are rejoicing with all the new snow! And the Nordic ski area operators from northern…

With about 18 inches of snow falling around the Green Mountains in Vermont in the last two days, it…

I love it when the National Weather Service forecast uses two-digit figures. As of Wednesday…

Hope you got out to play in the fresh snow today! All I wanted for Christmas was some snow, and we…

Moose tracks, bunny tracks and ski tracks. What a great combo! I wanted to get myself into a winter…

Today was a day to get out into the sunshine! Clear blue skies beckoned to me and I decided to head…

A cold front has allowed snowmaking to resume across the state. Thank goodness! And a little bit of…