Vermont’s Killington Resort, a four season destination and home of the Killington Bike Park, announces the return of Killington Divas of Dirt, an initiative led by Pro Downhill/Enduro Racer Amy Alton and the Killington Bike Park to foster the community […]
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Killington Peak’s first mountain houses
By Karen D. Lorentz While the stagecoach and boat brought “summer people” to Vermont’s lakes and mineral springs in the late 1700s and early 1800s, the advent of the railroad in 1850 made a “mountain trade” possible. Soon visitors were […]
Snake Mountain Bluegrass to be featured in Castleton summer concert series
Tuesday, Aug. 1, 7 p.m.—CASTLETON—Castleton University is pleased to present Snake Mountain Bluegrass as part of the 22nd annual Castleton Summer Concerts at the Pavilion Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Castleton Pavilion. Based out of Middlebury, the bluegrass group has […]
Green Mountain Suzuki Institute opens with violin concert
Sunday, July 9, 5 p.m.—ROCHESTER—Seeing Double violinists Julia Salerno and Sarah Whitney with pianist Cynthia Huard will perform in concert on July 9, at 4 p.m. at the Federated Church in Rochester. The Rochester Chamber Music concert marks the opening […]
CLIF Enduro East comes to Killington region
Get in on the action as top mountain bikers compete in Killington in an Enduro World Series Qualifier. The first $10,000 Clif Enduro East event, brought to you by the Vittoria Eastern States Cup crew, will take place at Vermont’s […]
Killington Resort to host new mountain running series
Seven race events offer runners varying courses, challenges KILLINGTON—On Aug. 19 and 20, athletes from near and far will converge on Killington Resort for the inaugural 2017 Under Armour Mountain Running Series. Created for trail running novices and professionals alike, […]
Green Mountain College to host North Country Climate Reality conference
Friday, April 21, 8 a.m.—POULTNEY—The world needs all hands on deck to combat climate change! To empower individuals and local communities to create climate solutions, Green Mountain College will host the third annual North Country Climate Reality Conference. Presented with SUNY Plattsburgh at […]
New England’s first adaptive mountain biking program comes to Killington this summer
KILLINGTON—With this summer right around the corner, Vermont Adaptive announced its new adaptive mountain bike program, one of the first in New England. The program offers limited adaptive mountain bikes plus special dates for outings in various locations. The program […]
“Mountain Manifesto” claims the high ground
By Julia Purdy A new kind of nature book is hitting the stands. “The Mountain Manifesto: A Call to Protect the Green Mountains” is a detailed statement that aims to elevate the level of discourse around ridgeline development for industrial […]
Okemo Mountain School’s Valentine places second at Junior World Championships
LUDLOW—Okemo Mountain School snowboarder Anna Valentine (Class of ‘18) capped off a strong season with a second place victory in the FIS Junior World Snowboard Championships in Laax, Switzerland, on Monday, March 20. It was the second medal in two […]