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Dec 23
Bolton Valley Gets A Wind Turbine
Bolton Valley is now the first Vermont ski area to install its own wind turbine for generating electricity. The turbine, built and installed by the Barre, VT-based Northern Power Systems, is estimated to generate nearly ten percent of the ski area’s electricity needs, while reducing annual carbon emissions by nearly 300 tons. Here’s a brief …
Dec 23
Little Ski Areas
Here’s a great post by writer and photographer Steve Casimiro, from his blog, The Adventure Life, entitled In Praise of Little Ski Areas: Keepers of the Spirit. Check it out.
Dec 23
Big Wave Skiing is Born
Combining their passions for surfing and skiing, Mike Douglas and Cody Townshend are taking skiing to a whole new level. Using jet skis, they are towing into big Hawaiian surf with “surf skis” on their feet. Vermonter Jason Starr deserves a good bit of credit for this as well, as his Vermont-based Starr Surf Skis …
Nov 06
Cool story about “The Jay Cloud”
You might be familiar with Colorado-based (but northeast bred) Peter Bronski, who regularly writes about the northeast for a wide variety of publications, including one of our favorites, Vermont Sports. His latest story digs into the hype surrounding the “Jay Cloud”. Take a look HERE.
