By Karen D. Lorentz The Snurfer is back! In backyards and backcountry, it’s back to basics with surfing on snow. Just as backcountry skiing is returning to man’s early use of skis to climb up hills for sport — and […]
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Après adventures and activities abound in our area
Photo by Robin Alberti Kids prepare for a guided snowmobile tour driving their own small sleds at Vermont Snowmobile Tours in Killington. Child size snowmobiles are available at Killington and Okemo. By Karen Lorentz It’s called après-ski—the activities enjoyed after […]
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Winter tune-up is key to injury-free fun
By Karen D. Lorentz Instead of dreading winter, which admittedly can be challenging, there are steps we can take to enjoy a fun, rewarding, and injury-free snow season as well as a warm time outdoors! Yes, many fear falls and […]
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Insights on Powdr and Killington
Historical perspective holds true today By Karen D. Lorentz In a July 2008 interview, Powdr Corp CEO John D. Cumming shared his story and philosophy of skiing. He spoke simply and directly as he discussed his love of skiing and […]
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Powdr sells Park City Mountain Resort to Vail
For an update on this story please click here UPDATE: (Sept. 11, 2014) KILLINGTON – Powdr, the owner and operator of our Killington Resort and Pico Mountain, has reached an agreement to sell its Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) assets—including the […]
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Ski industry adopts conversion challenge: Killington and Pico lead with innovative programs
By Karen D. Lorentz updated Wed, Feb 22, 2012 11:44 AM The challenges are many: the recent economic downturn; climate change and erratic winters; an ever-more sedentary society; societal shifts with two-worker families which causes time poverty; school activities that […]
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Pico Mountain: One of Vermont’s best-kept secrets enjoys renaissance as updated classic
By Karen D. Lorentz updated Wed, Jan 25, 2012 03:07 PM Vermont’s third oldest ski area and one of the first thirty in North America, Pico is a mountain where a sense of community and the joy of snow sports […]
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Empowerment through sports, when spirits soar
By Karen D. Lorentz posted Jan 2, 2013 Hopefully you have been reading about the new Andrea Mead Lawrence Lodge that the Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports program and the Pico Ski Education Foundation are engaged in building at Pico […]
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Once upon a time in history: A Wise move
By Karen D. Lorentz posted Sep 19, 2012 Charlie Wise was introduced to skiing after his father attended the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympics and “decided I should learn to ski. I was taught how to herringbone up the hill […]
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Once upon a time in history: One of the original Killington couples, Royal and Norma Biathrow
By Karen D. Lorentz posted Aug 30, 2012 A big man with a Vermont sense of humor and abundant Yankee ingenuity, Royal Biathrow was one of the first locals to notice the potential in the Killington Ski Area. A logger […]