Backcountry Skiing /tags/backcountry-skiing Backcountry Skiing en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Tue, 01 Oct 2024 02:16:55 GMT New owners of Killington and Pico promise capital improvements /local-news/2024-09-30/new-owners-of-killington-and-pico-promise-capital-improvements Planned upgrades include 1,000 new snowmaking guns, replacing the lift on the Superstar trail, and replacing the Skyeship gondola. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 02:16:55 GMT /local-news/2024-09-30/new-owners-of-killington-and-pico-promise-capital-improvements Nina Keck Vermont search and rescues are rising â€� and first responders fear more people head out unprepared /local-news/2024-05-23/vermont-search-and-rescues-are-rising-and-first-responders-fear-more-people-head-out-unprepared 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. Thu, 23 May 2024 15:14:39 GMT /local-news/2024-05-23/vermont-search-and-rescues-are-rising-and-first-responders-fear-more-people-head-out-unprepared Lauryn Katz, Community News Service UVM student dies on a day of accidents on New Hampshire's Mount Washington /local-news/2024-03-11/uvm-student-dies-on-a-day-of-accidents-on-new-hampshires-mount-washington The U.S. Forest Service says the skier who died, a 20-year-old student at the University of Vermont, fell about 600 vertical feet on Saturday afternoon in very steep terrain and hard, icy conditions. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 20:28:59 GMT /local-news/2024-03-11/uvm-student-dies-on-a-day-of-accidents-on-new-hampshires-mount-washington The Associated Press Skier Killed In Avalanche In Ammonoosuc Ravine On Side Of Mount Washington /vpr-news/2021-02-04/skier-killed-in-avalanche-in-ammonoosuc-ravine-on-side-of-mount-washington A solo back-country skier was found dead on Mount Washington Wednesday beneath an apparent avalanche. Ian Forgays of Lincoln, VT was reported missing... Thu, 04 Feb 2021 21:38:20 GMT /vpr-news/2021-02-04/skier-killed-in-avalanche-in-ammonoosuc-ravine-on-side-of-mount-washington Annie Ropeik West Windsor Buys Land At Closed Mt. Ascutney Resort /vpr-news/2015-12-25/west-windsor-buys-land-at-closed-mt-ascutney-resort The town of West Windsor has purchased 468 acres of the former Ascutney Mountain Resort, thanks to local, state and national financial support. And theâ€� Fri, 25 Dec 2015 10:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2015-12-25/west-windsor-buys-land-at-closed-mt-ascutney-resort Howard Weiss-Tisman