Winter Sports

Vermont ski culture and ski towns are changing. Many are blaming Vail.

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.

Snowmobiling is one of the top contributors to Vermont’s winter economy. But what does the future hold for a sport so dependent on reliable snow?

Vermont Edition has a conversation with Unlikely Riders, an organization that gets BIPOC Vermonters into the outdoors.

The event has drawn more than 30,000 spectators in past years.

It's official: The greatest Alpine skier in the history of the sport is Burke Mountain Academy alum Mikaela Shiffrin.Shiffrin set the World Cup record for career victories by winning a slalom race Saturday in Sweden, her 87th World cup win, and one that broke a tie with Ingemar Stenmark on the all-time list for first place finishes for men or women.

American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin has broken the career record for most World Cup race wins. She has now won more races than any other skier in history, of any gender.

Before Ed Nowak of Shelburne started sharpening figure skates, Vermont's skilled figure skaters would have to send their skates to Montreal or Boston to get sharpened.