Signs of the waning ski season are everywhere these days. Temperatures are warmer, liftlines shorter (non-existent midweek), snow softens quickly. It's the time of "variable" trail conditions that   Read More »

Of all the months in a ski season, it's tough to beat March. Ski trails have deep snow bases, temperatures are warmer, days are longer and there's still plenty of natural snow still falling.   Read More »

With trail names like Shotgun, Pistol, Derringer, Recoil and Gunpowder, you'd think the Gunstock ski area is run by the National Rifle Association. It's not.   Read More »

For years the long day trip to big ski areas in Vermont and New Hampshire has been a cherished tradition for Connecticut skiers and snowboarders. Hitting the road around 5 a.   Read More »

About 80 miles from Long Island Sound, Connecticut's rolling hills grow into small mountains. Topping off at about 2,700 feet, they're modest mountains compared to the   Read More »

Ski or snowboard any good acres these days? That's right ski acres, not ski trails. At least that's the case with Mount Snow in southern Vermont that's decided to come clean with how the amount of   Read More »

For years, Stratton Mountain has had the well-deserved reputation of being New England's poshest ski resort. It had the costliest lift tickets, thousands of slope-side condominiums and a faux-Swiss   Read More »

Power to the poachers! That's the mantra of snowboarding pioneer Jake Burton Carpenter's new crusade to "liberate" ski areas that ban snowboarders.   Read More »

A funny thing happened on the way to the ski slopes — we got old. Look around a ski resort these days and you'll notice more and more older people.   Read More »

About 15 years ago, in the days before iPods and MP3 players, the people at Mount Snow in Vermont decided to deliver some high-amp energy to skiers and snowboarders.   Read More »