Stratton
Out and About
The Vermont Open
Having just celebrated its 7th anniversary, this popular event is ranked number two by Vermont Sports Magazine as “Best of Vermont, Best Ski Area Event.” The Vermont Open continues to grow each year, not only with the number of contestants competing, but with the quality of the prizes they get to bring home. Snowboarders of […]
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Stratton Mountain Village Marchdi Gras
Each year at the end of March Stratton Mountain Village transforms to host a day of Marchdi Gras, celebrating spring. Coinciding with a local favorite event, the Pond Skim, Marchdi Gras provides music from live bands to fill the courtyards, children becoming their favorite animals through face painting, while colorful beads and gaudy outfits can […]
From the Publisher
If The Mountain Could Speak
If the mountain could speak, perhaps it would say… It’s winter at Stratton—my favorite time of year. Everything is so busy from morning to night, always in the best condition and ready for you to enjoy. I AM THE MOUNTAIN…
Out and About
WinterWonderGrass 2018
In December, Stratton Mountain Resort hosted the first annual East Coast WinterWonderGrass. Featuring popular music groups such as Railroad Earth, The Infamous Stringdusters, and Keller and the Keels, WWG was an experience like no other. The pop-up village hosted the festival’s amazing music scene accompanied by a coffee bar, food trucks, cocktail bars, beer tastings, and more replenished our adventure-seeking spirits and left us anxiously awaiting its return…
Snow Sports
On The Beat
The Stratton Mountain Ski Patrol is as essential to the resort as snow on the slopes, working tirelessly all season long to make the mountain safe for thousands of skiers and riders…
Snow Sports
Safety Patrol
The Stratton Mountain Safety Patrol works hand-in-hand with the ski patrol to promote safety and to enforce the code of conduct that shapes responsible skiing and riding…
Local
Through the Lens
At Stratton Mountain, if Hubert Schriebl didn’t photograph it, it probably didn’t happen. From a life in Austria and photographing snow sports around the world, to finding a home in Vermont…
Snow Sports
Instruction Introductions
Meet Martha Dale, Toure Christie, and Sarah Knelp, three of the many instructors at Stratton Mountain Sports School who share a passion to teach children and adults how to embrace, enjoy, and excel on the mountain…
Home
Building At The Base
Bondville’s home improvement landscape is growing, with a cadre of new businesses congregating at the base of Stratton Mountain. Between the expansion of Londonderry Hardware, a community favorite, and the genesis of a new collaborative space uniting interior design, custom cabinetry, and construction, the quaint town has become a one-stop mecca for the design project of your dreams…
Local
Keeping Our Community Safe
For the handful of brave souls who give their time through the Stratton Volunteer Fire Company, the idea of walking into a burning building doesn’t deter them. For local rural fire service members, the challenges and dangers they face are all worth it to help their community and family members in a time of need…
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Ski-QX
Stratton Mountain Resort and WEQX partnered to bring the resort its first-ever alternative rock music festival this winter. Attendees listened and danced along to some amazing bands including Northern Faces and Wild Adriatic at Stratton’s outdoor stage and Grizzly’s, where SKI-QX after parties featuring Juiceboxxx were hosted each night. There’s no better way to unwind after an exciting day on the slopes than with some great music, tasty refreshments, and good company…
Snow Sports
First Tracks
From its inauspicious beginnings in Londonderry, snowboarding has become a worldwide phenomenon, and the halfpipe competition continues to be one of the biggest draws in the Winter Games. And it all started right here in Vermont thanks to a man with a single-minded vision and some fearless local athletes who dreamed of flying through the air and landing on the snow, and thus created a whole new sport…
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Snowlight in Vermont
Thanksgiving weekend welcomed in the ski season with a healthy amount of snowfall that coated the Stratton Mountain Village in a glistening blanket of white and made it the perfect backdrop for the 2017 Snowlight in Vermont ceremony. Community members kicked off the holiday season by spreading cheer and celebrating our loved ones, lighting trees in their honor throughout the Village. Each tree lighting dedication spread messages of love, honor, happiness, charity, and hope—not just for that evening, but throughout the months to come…
Local
Marking a Milestone
Turning back the clock, the winter of 2002–2003 was five years before the iPhone was even invented, and although that now seems like that was several lifetimes ago, for the folks who gathered at the newly opened Stratton Mountain Club that winter, it seems like it was just yesterday. The past decade and a half seems like the blink of an eye as the club marks an important milestone this winter: its 15th anniversary…
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Columbus Day Weekend at Stratton Mountain Resort
With peak foliage comes peak activity in the Green Mountains. Columbus Day weekend was packed with action from local fairs and festivals, to Stratton Mountain’s Harvest Fest and Craft Brewfest event, to our very own Home Improvement Expo. There is hardly a better time to experience the things that make Vermont such a special destination…
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Stratton Summer Concerts
Preservation Hall Jazz Band kicked off this year’s Stratton Mountain Music Summer Concert Series. Some of the other acts taking the stage under the tent included the bluegrass music of Greensky Bluegrass, legendary rock of Three Dog Night, and groovy tunes of Rusted Root.
Food & Drink
Earthly Spirits
Restaurant chefs and good home cooks know that using fresh herbs elevates a fine dish to a sublime one. The same is true of cocktails – almost every herb we enjoy in cooking can be mixed with spirits or wine to produce an exceptional drink…
ArtScene
Romancing The Stones
Most Stratton residents and visitors are familiar with the company’s Stratton Village location, a shop that itself is as precious as a jewel box. Not long ago, I was invited to meet Nathan Bennett at the company’s studio in Springfield, Vermont, a pleasant drive from Stratton, along VT Route 11 through Londonderry and Chester. I find Bennett seated on a six-wheeled rolling chair at his wooden workbench…
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Spring Fling and Marchdi Gras
This weekend event is always the perfect way to close out the ski season with family fun throughout the resort. We took the Penguin Plunge for Special Olympics and skimmed the pond while mother nature continued to provide winter weather. The village celebrated with live music, face painting, and a parade of jugglers and wagons […]