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Mount Snow GM heading to Colorado in spring

DOVER - Vail Resorts announced last week that Tracy Bartels, general manager of Mount Snow, will be relocated to Colorado after this ski season to take on the role of vice president of maintenance, planning, and project management.
Before she was transferred to Mount Snow, Bartels was the...

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Snowmaking continues

DOVER - Local ski areas continued to make snow during this week’s cold spell, including Ripcord trail at Mount Snow.

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State orders Vail to hold off on EB-5 refunds

MONTPELIER- The state has issued a cease-and-desist order barring Vail Resorts from issuing refunds to some immigrant investors in Mount Snow’s West Lake and Carinthia Base Lodge EB-5 projects.
According to the order, any refunds Vail may make to investors who haven’t yet completed their...

Dover pushes off Town Meeting

DOVER- Selectboard members voted to postpone Dover’s Town Meeting at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
“I agree we should postpone the meeting,” said selectboard chair Vicki Capitani. “The town deserves an in-person meeting. The discussion on the floor is so important, people can...

A bluebird day . . .

DOVER - Bright sun illuminated Somerset Reservoir and the surrounding wilderness area in this photo taken Saturday from the top of Mount Snow. Sarah Hyde posted the photo on the Mount Snow Season Passholders page on Facebook.

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Uh, oh!

DOVER - This freeskier was looking for a good landing spot during Mount Snow’s Grommet Jam, held on New Year’s Eve. The event drew a number of young skiers and riders looking to show off their skills on the rails and jumps of the Grommet park at Carinthia.

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Working on a white Christmas

DOVER - Snowmakers have been busy covering trails at local resorts in anticipation of the holiday season. Fallen Timbers at Mount Snow was covered earlier this week. Somerset Reservoir is visible in the distance.

Eric Durocher, left, handed an oversized check for $20,000 to Tori Welch and Tobin Twelves at Thursday’s final event of the business plan competition. Tyler Lederer

Couple hits the green in Dover Launch business plan competition

DOVER - Tobin Twelves and Tori Welch were announced as the winners of the Dover Launch business plan competition at an event last Thursday held at Mount Snow’s Carinthia base lodge. The couple received the $20,000 grand prize for their plan for the Dover Lounge, an indoor golf and multisport...

Resorts rush to cover trails in time for holiday

DOVER- The cold rush is on. With the weather forecast calling for mostly mild weather during the next week or so, snowmakers scrambled early this week to take advantage of a window of cold weather that allowed area resorts to cover trails and open for the Thanksgiving weekend.
Despite...

Mount Snow bumps up employee pay, expands paid parking

DOVER- Mount Snow officials met with Dover Selectboard members at their regular meeting Tuesday evening for an overview of recent improvements at the resort and a preview of the upcoming ski season.
Mount Snow Director of Mountain Operations Dave Moulton said the reconstruction of the...