Mount Snow

Mount Snow general manager Tracy Bartels, in a photo taken at Mount Sunapee, NH, last winter. Bartels took over Mount Snow’s top spot in April.

New Mount Snow GM looks to connect with the community

DOVER- When Tracy Bartels took over the general manager’s job at Mount Snow in early April, to say the transition was unusual is a big understatement. After all, the mountain had been shut down on March 15 after the coronavirus pandemic was declared, people around the valley were reeling from the...

Tony Tribuno

Three considered for vacant selectboard seat

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members appointed Tony Tribuno to fill a vacant selectboard seat at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
The appointment followed interviews of three prospective board members, including Tribuno, Wilmington Works Program Coordinator Meg Staloff, and Wilmington...

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...

Social distancing - a solitary rider enjoying Little Dipper trail at Mount Snow in February.
Photo courtesy Mount Snow/Facebook

Social distancing - a solitary rider enjoying Little Dipper trail at Mount Snow in February. Photo courtesy Mount Snow/Facebook

Vail to offer pass credits for shortened season

Vail Resorts announced today it is offering credits to season pass holders for discounts on passes for next season. The company announced the plan after the majority of Vail's resorts, including Mount Snow, were forced to shut down in mid-March in an effort to help stem the spread of the...

Mount Snow donates food to local nonprofits

DOVER- Mount Snow has donated more than 2,000 pounds of food to four local organizations providing meals and groceries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
When Mount Snow made the decision to close for the rest of the season on March 15, their storerooms were full of supplies in anticipation...

Mount Snow barring public from mountain during COVID-19 emergency

DOVER- Mount Snow is taking the unusual step of closing access to the mountain, barring the public from skiing, boarding or even hiking Mount Snow. According to Mount Snow spokesman Jamie Storrs, Mount Snow officials made the decision to protect public safety and first responders, and to...

Taking a look back at the 2019 top 10 news stories in the valley

Hermitage lawsuits and bankruptcy
Vermont and Connecticut lawsuits against the Hermitage and Hermitage Club founder James Barnes dominated headlines in the first half of the year, along with Berkshire Bank’s ongoing foreclosure action. Vendors, lenders, investors,...

Richard Linnehan, right, works with trainer Doug Lehman on an apparatus that helps the disabled learn to ski. R. Capitani

“Space program is adversity itself,” says visiting astronaut

WILMINGTON — On Saturday, December 14, after spending the day with Adaptive Sports at Mount Snow, NASA Astronaut Dr. Richard Linnehan gave a public presentation about his work as an astronaut and how facing challenges and adversity has played into his career.
“(Adaptive Sports) is a good...

Pass sales up 22%

Vail announces dividend, praises Peak resorts
BROOMFIELD, CO- Vail Resorts, owner of Mount Snow, is reporting that their first quarter losses for fiscal year 2020 have fallen from last year. The company also announced a $1.76 per common share dividend.
“I am very...

A skier was lowered from the Challenger chair lift at Mount Snow during a lift evacuation Saturday.

Lift back in service after successful evacuation

DOVER- Rescuers evacuated about 190 skiers from a chair lift at Mount Snow last Saturday after it stopped operating.
Mount Snow’s Challenger, a triple lift located on the mountain’s North Face, stopped operating at about 11:30 am with 190 people on board. According to a press release from...