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The rumors were true: Vail Resorts to buy Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont

Posted 2/21/17

There have been rumors swirling about Vail Resorts eyeing Stowe Mountain Resort. Now it's official.…

Soft-snow skiing for our Sunday

Posted 2/19/17

Friday we enjoyed mid-February powder. Today we enjoyed mid-March "powder." OK, it was more like a…

So much snow at Stowe Mountain Resort today!

Posted 2/17/17

Today ranks as the deepest powder day of the ski season for us so far! The snow has been falling…

The best Valentine’s Day gift: A powder day at Sugarbush!

Posted 2/14/17

They say women like diamonds and fancy chocolates, but I’ve always been partial to a nice powder…

Cold cross-country skiing today; Snow on the way this weekend

Posted 2/10/17

Brrrrrrrrrrrr. It was cold today on the trails at Trapp Family Lodge Nordic center this morning. The…

Smugglers’ Notch today: Who says there are no friends on a powder day?

Posted 2/7/17

Who says there are no friends on a powder day? We rustled up three friends to hit the slopes and…

February 3rd serves up fluff and free refills at Sugarbush, Vermont

Posted 2/3/17

Today featured a bit of serendipity. We had a morning meeting in central Vermont and it was just a…

Day two of earning turns this weekend

Posted 1/29/17

I must admit: I am exhausted after a second day of earning turns this weekend! The Skimeister and I…

Say "wow" to January "pow"! It was fun to ski in the Stowe woods!

Posted 1/28/17

Pow! We got some fine backcountry turns today in the woods of Stowe, Vermont! A weather system or…

A Friday afternoon in the snowy woods

Posted 1/20/17

What a difference there is in snow from the bottom of the Bolton Valley access road to the top! We…

Mother Nature delivers a Wednesday powder day! Great turns at Stowe, Vermont.

Posted 1/18/17

Oh how we love skiing in powder! We skied in 5 to 6 inches of fresh snow at Stowe Mountain Resort…

Light fluff over hard-packed snow + ice on cross-country ski today

Posted 1/15/17

Almost two inches of super-light and fluffy snow fell on the groomed cross-country trails at Bolton…

New snow and "spring" conditions at Smugglers' Notch today

Posted 1/11/17

We had a blast skiing in new snow at Smugglers’ Notch this afternoon. The resort got up to three…

Exploring new-to-us Nordic trails over the last few days

Posted 1/11/17

Have you ever skied by a trail, stopped in your tracks and asked yourself out loud: “I wonder where…

Checking out backcountry trails to end the week

Posted 1/6/17

We’ve had some strange weather lately. While there have been surprise snow squalls that have added…

Fast groomers at Sugarbush’s Mt. Ellen with sun, sun, sun!

Posted 1/2/17

Monday morning was gloriously sunny with a bright blue sky. We headed for Mt. Ellen at Sugarbush…

Great cross-country ski conditions on the last day of 2016

Posted 12/31/16

We sent off 2016 with another ski today! This time we clicked into our skinny cross-country skis and…

Snowy Friday morning laps at Vermont's Bolton Valley Resort

Posted 12/30/16

So what is it with those Nor'easters? Those darn coastal storms are so fickle and they sometimes…

A Nordic outing to start our Christmas weekend

Posted 12/23/16

Here are a few photos from midday today on the Nordic trails at Bolton Valley. We read that Bolton…

Fresh, light powder + tasty turns earned on Saturday

Posted 12/18/16

What a difference a day can make. This morning it's raining thanks to a wild weather roller coaster…

Sunny turns on Sterling at Smugglers' Notch

Posted 12/14/16

We hit the slopes this morning and enjoyed sunny views and turns at Smugglers' Notch. The resort had…

December 2016 Vermont backcountry skiing

Another snow-filled December ski today!

Posted 12/10/16

Knowing that the higher elevations in northern Vermont had continued to get snow this week, the…

More Vermont ski resorts open

Vermont ski resort count for this weekend: 13

Posted 12/8/16

UPDATE: Make that 14 resorts. Mad River Glen announced it will fire up a lift this weekend, as…

Powder turns on an early-December day at Stowe, Vermont!

Posted 12/6/16

Wow, we just had one of the best early-December ski days! The northern Green Mountains have been…

A fun ski tour on a snowy Saturday!

Posted 12/3/16

You might not have guessed it down in the valley, but it was full-on winter up in the mountains this…

10 Vermont ski resorts to choose from + good news for Magic

Posted 12/1/16

With the addition of Burke Mountain to the list of open ski areas this weekend, and the re-opening…

Mikaela Shiffrin at Killington, Vt., World Cup

Mikaela Shiffrin is super-charged in Killington, Vt., World Cup races

Posted 11/27/16

Hats off to ski racing phenom Mikaela Shiffrin for her wonderful performances this weekend in…

Snowmaking in Vermont 2016 - 2017

More ski resorts poised to open + World Cup racing in Vermont

Posted 11/20/16

With the help of colder temperatures and natural snow moving into our area today, several Vermont…

Six Vermont skiing tips from SkiMaven — “Tuesday Tips”

Posted 11/15/16

We're unveiling Vermont skiing tips each Tuesday! Hopefully they will provide some good advice +…

2016 Vermont ski resort opening dates

2016 Opening dates for Vermont ski resorts. Are you ready?

Posted 11/7/16

Updated 12/21/2016 AM If Mother Nature cooperates and delivers cold weather, several Vermont ski…

First turns of the season have been earned — in October!

Posted 10/29/16

So the higher peaks in Vermont have been covered in snow and social media has been buzzing with…

Vermont skiing deals

Vermont lift ticket deals and skiing discounts: SkiMaven's list for 2016 - 2017

Posted 10/28/16

<<CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CURRENT VERMONT LIFT TICKET DEALS>> Updated 2/13/2017 Deals, steals and…

First snow in the mountains of Vermont on October 22

Posted 10/23/16

Here are a few shots of the early-season snowfall in Vermont this weekend! Snow fell at higher…

Ski area improvements in Vermont 2016 - 2017

New in 2016 - 2017: Enhancements at central and northern Vermont ski areas

Posted 10/14/16

Vermont’s ski resorts are getting prepared for a new — and hopefully MUCH snowier — ski season.…

Magic Mountain, Vermont ski resort improvements

Southern Vermont ski resort improvements for the 2016 - 2017 ski season

Posted 10/2/16

We're taking a look around the Green Mountain State to see who is doing what to their resorts for…

Photo of light colored beer at von Trapp brewery

Breweries near Vermont ski resorts — beer lovers rejoice!

Posted 9/5/16

Updated April 2022 Anyone who reads this blog understands by now that we like to do “après.”…

The 2016 Vermont ski swap round-up. Here’s the updated swap list!

Posted 8/28/16

<<CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE 2021 LIST OF SKI SWAPS!>> Updated 11/18/2016 As soon as a few maple…

Mountain biking in the "802"

Posted 7/28/16

We're so very lucky to have wonderful biking in Vermont — from paved bike paths to hard-core single…

No surprise here: Skier visits were way, way down in Vermont and Northeast

Posted 6/14/16

Well we could tell people weren't getting out on the hill much this past ski season, but now the…

A disaster of a ski season — or maybe not?

Posted 5/9/16

When you are a skier who lives in Vermont, this is what you do in the winter: You get out there and…

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