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Mount Snow, VT, Report: Vermont Isn’t Afraid of the Cold

Report from January 30-31, 2026 Mount Snow, Vermont, is flying under the radar for many skiers and snowboarders, and it should not. Like many of Vermont’s best ski areas, Mount Snow offers classic New England terrain—steep, narrow trails, a strong local atmosphere, and reliably cold winters. It was classic New England weather in late January when I visited the mountain, with […]

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Avatar photo Gregg Frantz | February 1, 2026
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Sunday River Resort, ME, Plans to Reopen This Saturday, December 23, 2023

Sunday River Resort in Newry, Maine, has announced that the resort is planning to reopen on Saturday, December 23, 2023. On Monday and Tuesday, December 18-19, 2023, parts of New England had been struck by severe storms, seeing wind gusts of up to 132 mph and heavy rainfall that caused severe damage. The floods following the storm devastated infrastructure throughout […]

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Julia Schneemann | December 21, 2023
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What to Know About Sunday River’s New “Barker 6” Bubble Lift

For the 2023/24 season, Sunday River Ski Resort will have a new bubble lift titled Barker 6. The Doppelmayr D-Line design will replace the outdated Barker lift installed in 1987, currently the resort’s oldest detachable lift. The installation of this lift is part of Sunday River’s “2030 Plan” which seeks to sustainably grow the ski area and make investments that […]

Avatar photo Ian McIsaac | July 1, 2023
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Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Bear Creek, PA – The Perfect Introduction for New Skiers & Riders

Growing up in southeast Pennsylvania, skiing wasn’t a popular sport. From my experience, most skiers and riders in the greater mid-Atlantic region can be classified as beginners. Enter Bear Creek Mountain Resort. Bear Creek, located in Lehigh Valley, is really more of a hill rather than a mountain, with a peak elevation of 1,100 ft., 509 ft. vertical drop, 86 […]

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Jack Davis | March 20, 2023
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Ride the Rails to Surf the Mountains

Train from Quebec City to Baie St Paul

Look a-yonder comin’ Comin’ down that railroad track … There is a train that runs from Quebec City to Baie St Paul in Charlevoix, Quebec, stopping at Le Germain Hotel, a modern, eco-conscious resort, and spa, founded by Daniel Gauthier, co-founder of Cirque du Soleil and owner of the magnificent Le Massif de Charlevoix, accessible by shuttle from Le Germain. […]

Jacqui Davis | December 6, 2019
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