Affordable Family Skiing at Living Memorial Park

By Kristopher Radder, Vermont Country Magazine.

BRATTLEBORO — A classic T-bar lift in a picturesque Vermont setting, the sounds of laughter and the “swooshing” of people going downhill can be heard going well into the night.

ski-vermont-country-magazine — Tyler Talamini, of Brattleboro, gets some air while snowboarding at the Brattleboro Ski Hill at Living Memorial Park in January 2023. Kristopher Radder – Vermont Country Magazine.

Tyler Talamini, of Brattleboro, gets some air while snowboarding at the Brattleboro Ski Hill at Living Memorial Park in January 2023-vermont country magazine — Tyler Talamini, of Brattleboro, gets some air while snowboarding at the Brattleboro Ski Hill at Living Memorial Park in January 2023. Kristopher Radder – Vermont Country Magazine.

The glow coming from the lights at Living Memorial Park’s ski hill, the hill helps break some of the seasonal gloom with affordable family fun. A great place for families to learn to ski or snowboard before hitting the bigger snow slopes of Vermont.

Mount Snow instructors help area children learn how to either ski or snowboard at the ski hill at Living Memorial Park in Brattleboro in January 2023-vermont country magazine — Mount Snow instructors help area children learn how to either ski or snowboard at the ski hill at Living Memorial Park in Brattleboro in January 2023. Kristopher Radder – Vermont Country Magazine.

“Every $5 we earn for lift tickets directly supports making our small volunteer operation better…Each year as big mountains raise their prices, we see an increase in volume”
Zach Rounds, vice president of the Living Memorial Park Snow Sports Inc.

Ray Blow goes over the snow gun with John Crandall as they make snow at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, in December 2021, to prepare for the ski hill to open on New Year's Eve. — Ray Blow goes over the snow gun with John Crandall as they make snow at Living Memorial Park, in Brattleboro, in December 2021, to prepare for the ski hill to open on New Year’s Eve. Kristopher Radder – Vermont Country Magazine.

Richard Bristol, of Dummerston, gets a lift ticket for his son Charlie, at Living Memorial Park in Brattleboro in January 2023-4 — Richard Bristol, of Dummerston, gets a lift ticket for his son Charlie, at Living Memorial Park in Brattleboro in January 2023. Kristopher Radder – Vermont Country Magazine.

Rounds added that for children or adults that are just getting started on skis or a snowboard, the size of the area and the day ticket price make it perfect to learn.

Forest Jade, an instructor at Mount Snow, helps a student with snowboarding at Living Memorial Park in Brattleboro in January 2023-vermont country magazine — Forest Jade, an instructor at Mount Snow, helps a student with snowboarding at Living Memorial Park in Brattleboro in January 2023. Kristopher Radder – Vermont Country Magazine.

People ski or snowboard down the Brattleboro Ski Hill at Living Memorial Park in January 2023-5 — People ski or snowboard down the Brattleboro Ski Hill at Living Memorial Park in January 2023. Kristopher Radder – Vermont Country Magazine.

With quality snowmaking and grooming operations, when Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate with snowfall, it can stay open and keep the sport affordable for the region.

Kristopher Radder is a photographer for the Brattleboro Reformer. Often compared to Ed Sheeran in looks, or Prince Harry pending on his hair, he can be often found with a camera in hand ready to capture life in Southern Vermont.