How Vermont's ski industry is coping with low snowfall this winter

By Connor Cyrus,

Published January 11, 2023 at 4:22 PM EST

Tucker County, West Virginia, USA - January 18, 2022: A snowcat grooms a slope at Blackwater Falls State Park as a snow-making cannon blasts new “snow” onto the hill. — This hour, we talk about how Vermont ski slopes are handling the low snowfall so far this winter. Some operations make their own snow and consolidate snow into select runs.

For skiers in Vermont, this winter has been, meh. There hasn't been much snowfall. Many of the state's ski resorts are scrambling to make their own snow, or consolidate what little there is onto select trails.

This hour, we talk to some leaders in the industry to hear what the low snowfall means for the slopes and the businesses.

Our guests are:

Molly Mahar, president, Ski Vermont
John Bleh, public relations and communications manager at Sugarbush Resort in Warren (Sugarbush is a Vermont Public underwriter)
Geoff Hatheway, president, Magic Mountain Ski Area in Londonderry

Broadcast live on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.