It seems silly to think that ski resorts once banned snowboarders from the slopes, but it’s true. Recently, thanks to the time machine that is the internet, I watched a Canadian Broadcasting Corp. news segment from 1985 about the “dangers” snowboarders posed…
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By Jennifer HuberdeauNORTH WOODSTOCK, N.H. Wish you could travel to Arendelle to visit Elsa’s castle made of ice? While a trip to the fictional icy home of Disney’s “Frozen” franchise isn’t possible, the next best thing, Ice Castles, is just a drive…
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Wunderbar Biergarten brings global menu to Bellows Falls By Susan AllenBELLOWS FALLS, Vt. “Wunderbar” is German for “wonderful.” Remy Walker and Alain Martinez added new meaning to the word, creating the Wunderbar Biergarten in the heart of downtown Bellows Falls that also…
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The great outdoors of the Berkshires and Southern Vermont can provide us with wild foods that we can forage for our dinner plates. In the spring, we can find an abundance of ramps (wild leeks) for what seems like a fleeting moment.…
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Ski Bum Rum’s Ryan Max Riley once skied the slopes as part of the U.S. Ski Team By Mike WalshNORTH ADAMS, Mass. The pretty butterfly with dirty blond hair has no idea how close she came to not having the opportunity to…
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Brattleboro’s Living Memorial Park offers $5 lift tickets and 8 decades of tradition By Kevin O’ConnorBRATTLEBORO, Vt. Turn back history to January 1938 and you’ll see headlines as dark as storm clouds, be it about President Franklin Roosevelt focusing his State of…
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ALPINE SKIING In Southern Vermont Bromley Mountain 3984 Vermont Route 11, Peru, Vt.802-824-5522Bromley.com Killington Resort 4763 Killington Road, Killington, Vt.800-734-9435Killington.com Magic Mountain 495 Magic Mountain Access, Londonderry, Vt.802-824-5645Magicmtn.com Mount Snow 39 Mount Snow Road, West Dover, Vt.800-245-SNOWMountsnow.com Okemo Mountain Resort 77 Okemo…
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5 tips to get you started By Noah HoffenbergPITTSFIELD, Mass. One part mountain bike and one part zeppelin. Will it float or fly away? And does it bounce? It can only be one thing: a fat bike. All it takes is a…
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6 inventions that helped changed the course of snow sports By Jennifer Huberdeau If you live, work or play in UpCountry territory, it should come as no surprise when we say that the Berkshires and Southern Vermont are home to some of…
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In Southern Vermont… Grafton Ice Bar 2020 Grafton InnGrafton802-843-2248, graftoninnvermont.com/event/ice-bar-2020Jan. 11 You’ll want to bundle up for this chilly outdoor event featuring a bar literally made out of ice. Signature cocktails are served through ice sculptures at this 21-and-older event. In addition…
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