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Vermont is Home to the Best Glades and Steep Skiing Classics on the East Coast

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Brought to you by The Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing As a native New Englander, Vermont skiing has always been something special. Growing up, my dad and I would drive hours past our local resorts and head straight for Vermont. The trails were more challenging, the snow was deeper, and the trees seemed to grow the perfect distance apart.  […]

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Mike Lavery | January 19, 2022
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Smuggler’s Notch, VT Conditions Report: Opening Weekend At Smuggs

Report from opening weekend, 29 November 2019 The day after Thanksgiving was opening day at Smuggler’s Notch, and we braved the brisk temperatures to catch the stoke at our local and loved mountain. Located in Cambridge, Vermont, near the town of Jeffersonville, Smugg’s storied history of bootleggers, pirates, and rumrunners across the Canada-US border is just part of its endless […]

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Jacqui Davis | December 5, 2019
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The Six Soldiers Injured in a Vermont Avalanche were Conducting a Safety Appraisal on the Slope

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The six US soldiers that were injured in an avalanche during a training exercise in Vermont were part of an advanced group conducting a safety appraisal of the slope and setting up a ropes course, Vermont National Guard officials said Friday. Two soldiers remained hospitalized Friday in good and fair conditions while they recover from injuries suffered in the Wednesday […]

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SnowBrains | March 19, 2018
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Anticipating Snowfall on the East Coast

Snow has fallen and resorts are already opening. If you’re like me, you’re wondering what this year will bring to your local resort – will it be good or should you lose all hope of powder days and instead focus on the other aspects of your ordinarily ridged and pathetic existence. As it turns out, no one truly knows what […]

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Helena Guglielmino | October 17, 2017
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SKI Magazine Readers Name the Top Ski Resorts in the East

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On the back of yesterday’s post listing SKI Magazines ‘Top Resorts in the West’, today we have Part II, ‘The Top Resorts in the East’. How many have you skied, and do you agree? And how do these compare to the ‘Best in the West’? #10: Loon Mountain, New Hampshire #9: Okemo, Vermont #8: Stowe, Vermont #7: Sugarloaf, Maine #6: Mad […]

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Steven Agar | September 27, 2017
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VIDEO: Smugglers’ Notch Snow Report | Blower Powder & Faceshots

Chris Wallner | March 16, 2017
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East Coast Conditions Report – Jay Peak Takes an Early Lead

The East Coast ski scene is gaining momentum with more terrain opening up every day. With recent snowfall accumulations the skiing keeps getting better.  This conditions report is a mere sampling of the offerings available so far this season.  The photos and conditions reports are all recent accounts. Jay Peak, VT: We’re just a knuckle hair away from TWO AND […]

Robin Azer | December 6, 2016
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Smugglers Notch Conditions Report – Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

Deep pow in Blackhole after a surprise 12-18" of blower! [Skier: Eddie Ogiony, Photo: Mike Chait]

After a windy, cold, and dry early January, snow started falling during the MLK holiday weekend. Since that initial foot, northern Vermont has been repeatedly blanketed by fast moving fronts generating up slope snow. The few large storms to hit New England this winter have been coastal, and deposited underwhelming amounts of snow in northern Vermont. Regardless, due to the persistent cold weather, the snow coverage all over northern Vermont is substantial. The backcountry is amazing and untracked powder is still abundant in-bounds due to the rapid pace of storms this […]

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Guest Author | February 16, 2015
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