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Iconic WinterWonderGrass Will Return to Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA in 2019 | Headliners and Additional Location Revealed

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Tickets Now on Sale for the 5th Annual WinterWonderGrass Tahoe, Returning to Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows March 29-31, 2019 New this year is the Coast-to-Coast ticket for access to WinterWonderGrass at three Ikon Pass Destinations: Stratton, Steamboat, and Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows New “Caravan to WinterWonderGrass” events October 10 & 11 Truckee and Nevada City A one-time home to […]
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Injured Woman Suing Killington/Pico, VT and Lifty for Allegedly Causing her to Fall from Chairlift

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A local woman alleging she was injured by a ski-lift operator when his snowboard tangled with her skis in 2015 is suing the Killington/Pico, VT resort, and the lifty. Last week, a jury was scheduled to be drawn in the case, which was filed in February 2016. In the initial complaint, Ara Lefrancois, through Rutland law firm Miller, Faignant and […]
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Ikon Pass New England: 15,000-Feet Vertical, 5,182-Acres, 719 Runs, 6 Resorts All Within 5-Hours

[sponsored by Ikon Pass] The Ikon Pass currently delivers skiing and riding at 36 ski resorts via 74,000-acres across 3 continents, but one of the areas where this pass really comes into its own is New England. In this corner of the country alone, Ikon Pass is offering unrivalled access to: over 15,000-feet vertical 5,182-acres of the finest skiing in the east […]
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Government Official Requested Audits into Jay Peak Resort, VT Years Before Fraud was Discovered

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A government official claims he repeatedly recommended audits into what he suspected were criminal goings-on at Jay Peak Resort years before it was exposed that the owners were committing fraud, but was told to stand down reports VTDigger. In a sworn deposition last month, Brent Raymond, who was in charge of the EB-5 program, said he asked the commerce agency […]
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6 Ill-Equipped US Soldiers Were Injured After Avalanche Warning Signs Were Ignored

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The Army Mountain Warfare School knew that conditions meant a slide was likely but pushed ahead with training exercises anyway, according to an Army accident report on a Vermont avalanche that sent five soldiers to the hospital in March. VTDigger obtained a heavily redacted version of the report through a Freedom of Information Act request. The analysis of what caused the accident, […]
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Skiing and Snowboarding in Vermont Can’t be Beaten – But it Can be Improved | Here’s What’s New for Winter 2018/19

Skiing and snowboarding in Vermont are experiences that can’t be beaten – but they can be improved. Green Mountain State ski areas have had their noses to the grindstone this off-season, revamping everything from their facilities, terrain and ticket/pass options to off-slope activities and amenities. Here are the myriad ways in which Vermont areas have made the state’s official sports […]
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