Hermitage

Crews working on the Barnstormer lift at the Hermitage Club on November 3. RC

Club plans to get members safely on slopes

WILMINGTON- Haystack Mountain at the Hermitage Club has been shuttered for the past two winter seasons, following a bankruptcy filing and a fight for ownership between club members and previous owner James Barnes. That tug-of-war for ownership of the club was finally settled earlier this year...

Screenshot of Mount Snow General Manager Tracy Bartels

Ski areas prep for pandemic winter

WILMINGTON - At a meeting of the bi-town economic development committee on Thursday, November 5, the committee received updates about upcoming winter operations at Mount Snow and the Hermitage Club. In addition, Wilmington Economic Development Consultant Gretchen Havreluk said attempts to contact...

Winter is on its way. Snow blanketed the Haystack Mountain trails and parking lots at the Hermitage Club on Tuesday. Early season storms have given everyone a taste of the coming winter.
Photo by Randy Capitani

Winter is on its way. Snow blanketed the Haystack Mountain trails and parking lots at the Hermitage Club on Tuesday. Early season storms have given everyone a taste of the coming winter. Photo by Randy Capitani

Code Red! COVID limits could make for a tough winter

MONTPELIER- Vermont businesses dependent on outdoor sports tourism may be in for a lean winter. At a press conference on Tuesday, state officials said the number of people in the Northeast who can travel to Vermont without a quarantine had dwindled to just 332,000. Those who can travel to...

These fan guns were included in the sale of Hermitate equipment repossessed by Lakeland Bank last August

These fan guns were included in the sale of Hermitate equipment repossessed by Lakeland Bank last August

Bank denied judgment on Barnes

HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut Superior Court judge has denied a motion by Lakeland Bank for default judgment against James Barnes for more than $469,000 in damages.
In her denial, Judge Ann Lynch noted that Lakeland attorneys signed an affidavit certifying that Barnes is not currently on...

The Watch Hill estate formerly owned by Donna and Jim Barnes, in Westerly, RI, was sold at a bankruptcy auction in March. File photo

Judge approves Barnes settlement

HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut District Bankruptcy Court judge has granted a motion for a settlement with a group of Hermitage creditors in Donna Barnes’ personal bankruptcy case.
In his decision, Judge James Tancredi rejected an objection by Hermitage creditor Reinhart Foodservice in which...

Pandemic pauses court decision in Barnes case

HARTFORD, CT- The plaintiff in an uncontested case against James Barnes can’t get a judgment for damages, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hartford Superior Court Judge Mark H. Taylor has twice deferred a decision on a motion for judgment by Fidelity National Title Insurance Company in...

View of Mount Snow take last winter

Ski areas prepping for winter, new GMs say

Mount Snow’s summer business is good; Hermitage Club is selling inn properties WILMINGTON - At a Thursday morning meeting of the bi-town economic development committee, comprising members from Wilmington and Dover, the committee heard from the general managers of the valley’s...

Club members say they're victims of Barnes "gross mismanagement"

BURLINGTON- The Hermitage Club Member Group has fired back against James Barnes’ claim that they are an insider group, calling themselves his victims.
“The member group is simply a large group of victims of Barnes ‘gross mismanagement’ who now seek that relief promised to them by the...

Barnes accuses club members of “deep envy” of his success

BURLINGTON- James Barnes and his attorney are calling the Hermitage Member Group “insiders,” and say the Vermont District Bankruptcy Court erred in approving the sale of Hermitage assets to the group.
Barnes made the claim in a 13-page document filed late Wednesday evening in response to...

Bill Benneyan

New GM ready to take Hermitage Club out for a spin

WILMINGTON- Hermitage Members Club manager Bill Benneyan compares bringing the private ski resort back into operation after more than two years of dormancy to taking a classic luxury car out of storage.
“It’s like taking a very fine automobile that has been parked in the driveway for a...