Vermont is Home to the Best Glades and Steep Skiing Classics on the East Coast 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. […] Featured Article Mike Lavery | January 19, 2022 6 Comments
5 of the Best Ski Resorts for Activities Other Than Skiing Have you ever tried to plan a ski trip for a large group, and some members of the group can’t ski? Or maybe, on some days during your ski trip, weather conditions simply do not permit safe skiing conditions? How do you plan on entertaining people in these conditions? Below, I have compiled a list of ski resorts that are […] Haleigh Hafner | January 5, 2022 0 Comments
Mount Mansfield, Vermont Has Yet to See Temperature Drop Below Freezing | Latest Date Ever Recorded While winter has arrived in the west with double-digit snowfall totals for many mountains, it’s not looking so white on the other side of the country––in fact, temperatures are breaking records in Vermont. Related: Photo Tour: Powerful Winter Storm Drops Sizable Snow Totals Across the West Mount Mansfield in northern Vermont has yet to experience a temperature drop below 32ºF, […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 18, 2021 0 Comments
7 of the Scariest Runs in North America: By definition, ‘scary’ is all in the eye of the beholder. Out on the ski slopes, steepness and scary are often partners in crime. How steep is steep? Generally speaking, beginner runs have a steepness of about 10 degrees, intermediates about 20 degrees, experts 30-45 degrees, and anything higher is insanity. Things like rock outcroppings, narrow chutes, and other natural […] Robin Azer | July 8, 2021 28 Comments
What are the 9 Prettiest Ski Areas in North America? North America is full of stunning mountain ranges from the Appalachians to the Chugach Range in Alaska. Each range is unique with distinguishing characteristics that make them all beautiful in their own way. There are countless ski areas with gorgeous views and we all have our own opinions about which is the prettiest. Many more resorts could arguably make the list. […] Brains Dominic Gawel | March 17, 2021 6 Comments
Jake Burton Carpenter Gets His Own Run at Stowe Mountain Resort New Trail Sign at Stowe Moutain Resort On March 13, 2020, snowboarders around the world went and celebrated Jake Burton Carpenter’s life who passed away on November 20, 2019. Jake Burton left the desk life in 1977 and moved to Vermont from New York to start Burton Boards, a company eventually run out of his house and barn workshop. Jake spent […] Industry News Dan Scheibelein | April 3, 2020 1 Comment
Skier Dies After Falling 220-Feet Off Cliff in Backcountry Area Between Stowe and Smugglers Notch, VT Vermont State Police received a 911 call at 6:30 pm Saturday reporting that two skiers were lost after going off a trail at Stowe Mountain Resort, VT. Following a two-hour search, police found one of the skiers, a 36-year-old man from Connecticut, dead at the bottom of a 220-foot cliff. The other skier, the 35-year-old brother of the deceased, was found […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 4, 2020 0 Comments
More than 150 People Stranded on Ski Lift in Stowe, Vermont [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=70&v=aGxC1zGHP4w"] Adrian Dolatschko | January 28, 2019 288 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments