CONTENTS

SPRING 2023

Features

24 | A Ski Family’s Homestead

One family dreamed of having a ski home in Vermont. That dream came true in a big way.

30 | Backyard Rope Tow Revival

Backyard rope tows are popping up all over the state. The writer went on a mission to ski them all.

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Culture Shifting

Fifty years after The National Brotherhood of Skiers held its first Summit in Aspen what has changed for Black skiers and riders?

42 | The Rise and Rise of Uphill Skiing

More and more skiers are getting up before dawn to skin up the Green Mountains. And Vermont athletes are playing major roles in ski mountaineering (a.k.a. skimo), now a new Olympic sport.

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS

7 | FIRST TRACKS | Green Mountain News

World Cup news, fondue is back and new huts and glades.

12 | SKI TOWNS | This Job Comes with Housing

Employee housing has become a top priority in ski towns.

14 | ADVENTURES | Racing Around the Mountain

How one skier built not just a trail, but a tradition.

17 | APRES | A Time for Sugar and Snow

Times are changing but spring sugaring is strong as ever.

21 | ARTS | Signmakers of the Times

Meet the couple behind ski area signs all over the country.

53 | INNOVATIONS | Can This Ski Area Go All-Green?

One ski area owner is working on the first all-electric snow groomer.

55 | RETROSPECTIVE | Giving Meaning to Mountains

How the Abenaki named many of the mountains we ski today.

61 | GREEN MOUNTAIN CALENDAR

64 | FLASHBACK | 100 Years of Carnivals

This year marks the 100th year of Middlebury College’s Winter Carnival.

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