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We've made it to Opening Day! No, not THAT Opening Day. Winter is still a long ways off. But this Saturday officially marks our Summer Opening Day for mountain activities. That includes mountain biking, disc golf, bungee trampoline, zip line, scenic lift rides, and lunches at Rumble's Kitchen...

Every year all year-round staff get together for our annual SEW (Safety, Environment, Wellness) Day. This year we hosted the day on Wednesday, June 5^th, put on by the SEW Committee. It is one of the rare opportunities that allow all Sugarbush employees to get together and get to know each other in addition to receiving valuable training...

One of the most depressing days of the summer to some is this Friday, the summer solstice.  We eagerly await summer after the dark winter days and often wet and cool spring ones, and then it arrives with the longest day of the year.  So just after we get to 6/21, the daylight hours already start to get shorter...

This weekend is our 9^th annual Brew-Grass Festival featuring over 20 Vermont craft beers, some good local food, and entertainment.  This will be the first major event in our newly renovated Lincoln Peak Courtyard.  While it is not finished entirely, one will be able to get a great feel for what it will be...

Ah, the warm months. Best for swimming, hiking, biking, farmers markets, and weddings. Oh, and my favorite activity: dining al fresco. That’s basically Italian for “in the cool (air)”...

Temperatures are on the rise and clouds are beginning to subside, just in time Sugarbush’s 9^th Annual Brew-Grass Festival this weekend! Right now forecasts are calling for sunny skies and temps in the low 70s...

As we bid our very busy 2018-19 winter adieu and look forward to mountain biking, hiking, fishing, boating, swimming, gardening, and other summer pursuits, we turn our attention to our annual spring clean-up activities while we patiently wait for temps to rise, trails to dry and waters to warm. One of these annual spring clean-up activities is Green Up Vermont, which has been a Vermont tradition since 1970 when Governor Deane Davis launched the statewide initiative...

We've been enjoying a cold spring, but it's finally time to peel the winter layers and move into summer fun in earnest. 

Believe it or not, it typically doesn't snow much in May here at Sugarbush. But this week Mother Nature gifted us with a little surprise. I guess realized we were getting sick of 40 degrees and raining for the two weeks...

Recently, Lili and I traveled to San Diego for the annual National Ski Areas Association conference and then to Omaha, Nebraska for the annual Berkshire Hathaway meeting. Unfortunately, that meant that I missed the final two days of the season and have ended up with 148 days on the slopes (so far) rather than my goal of 150. I say “so far” because I might still slip away in the next several weeks for a couple of days to either Killington, California or Utah where there is still lift accessed skiing to be had...
 

The fun is ramping up again. Time to grab your skinning skis/board, golf clubs, bike and boots for some gear switching adventures in the Mad River Valley. 

Although the Sugarbush ski and ride season is coming to an end, there is much to celebrate from our historic 60th season.

With more spring snow and a final funtastic Sugarbush 60th Anniversary Celebration, join us for a multi-sport May S'Ender weekend.

We made it! This weekend marks the final two days of skiing and riding for the 2018/19 winter season. When it’s all said and done, we’ll have been open for 166 days, four days longer than last season and easily one of the longest in the country...

Spring can be a bittersweet time of year for the Sugarbush faithful.  While it marks the end of ski season, (this season being a particularly fabulous one), it also marks the beginning of the season at the Sugarbush Resort Golf Club...

Whether its hockey, soccer, or life, goals are what we should strive to achieve. I think a great way to start the 2019 golf season is to sit down, relax, and think about goals for the summer. The goals don’t have to be many in numbers or exact.

Once again it was a tale of two snow conditions last week. We saw wonderful skiing and riding midweek and then rain came in and messed everything up.  Saturday was probably the worst day of the year...