Skiing

While larger conglomerates of ski resorts are able to balance out a lack of snow and cold in one part of the globe with a good winter elsewhere, that's not the case for smaller resorts.

There are just 20 commercial alpine ski areas in Vermont today. But if you live just about anywhere around the state, chances are there used to be a ski hill right in your town — according to a new exhibit at Stowe’s Ski and Snowboard Museum.

Vermont Edition hits the slopes at Jay Peak Resort for a look at the current ski season.

Mikaela Shiffrin plans to skip the slalom race Sunday, writing on Instagram she will be "cheering from the sideline."

"I guess there is a bit of pressure around it, but I'll try to ignore that. ... I hope to have a really good performance in front of the home crowd," Shiffrin said of the potential for getting her 100th career World Cup victory at Killington. Shiffrin attended Burke Mountain Academy.

Cold temperatures are being put to good use at Killington Ski Resort, which is gearing up to host the top female ski racers from 21 countries in the Stifel Killington Cup over Thanksgiving weekend.

A group of local investors plans to buy Killington Resort and Pico Mountain from POWDR, the resorts’ current owner. The sale is expected to be finalized this fall.

While resorts reported only slightly fewer visitors than the prior season, the cross-country industry had a rough season with a nearly 50% drop in visitors.

The number of search and rescue incidents in Vermont rose 41% from 2015 to 2023, according to public safety department data obtained by Community News Service.

It was a rough winter for Vermont’s ski resorts, and then it wasn’t. A barren January and February was followed by a snowy March and April, given a boost by the eclipse.