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Main Street in Poultney features everything you could hope for in a small Vermont town: a book shop, a local pub, a post office, a hardware store and a library.
Bill Vinton taught high school physics and astronomy in St. Johnsbury for 40 years. These days, he’s secretary and treasurer of the Northeast Kingdom Astronomy Foundation, home to the Northern Skies Observatory—one of at least nine working Vermont observatories across the state.
What if you could remove the biggest obstacles in your family’s ski experience? The hassle of parking and schlepping gear and children. The lines. Crowds. Tracked out slopes. Simply finding space to move, rest, and play. What would that experience look like? And what would you pay for it? What if we told you there is a special place in Vermont that meets that dream experience?
Pond skimming competitions are a rite of spring in ski culture. Between March and May, ski areas across the world celebrate the end of the season by having skiers and snowboarders gliding across a man-made pond in wild costumes.
Vermont just got over a foot of new snow, but warm weather is around the corner. That means it’s time for fun spring events at ski resorts all over the state. Here are just a few.
My son has been hitting the slopes since he was a babe, but as we bounce around from Vermont resort to resort, he hasn’t ever experienced the benefit of a seasonal lesson program. Last year I had to ask myself “Is now the time to sign him up for a ski lesson?” It was clear that he was ready to get some professional instruction in parallel skiing. He had good edge awareness and control but was still rocking the wedge a lot. It felt like the right time to set him up with a professional.
Vermont Maple Open House Weekend is a chance to visit sugarhouses around the state for tours, tastings, sugar-on-snow, and more. Dozens of Vermont sugarmakers are participating in the annual event on March 23 and 24, 2024.
Pete and Sandy Gebbie are farmers and skiers with three backyard rope tows. When the snow is good, friends—and sometimes strangers—come over to ski.