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LUDLOW, Vt. - Move over, Okemo Valley Golf Club, there's a new golf course in town. Okemo Mountain Resort celebrated the grand opening of Lumberin' Cal Mini Golf on Tuesday, Aug. 23. Members of the Okemo Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, their employees and family members, were invited to play a round of 18 holes on the new course and experience all the fun features of Okemo's new Adventure Zone, located at Jackson Gore.

Miniature golf fans en...

Bartlett & Pinkham Notch, NH - Attitash Mountain Resort & Wildcat Mountain are among those businesses recovering from tropical storm Irene's heavy rains and wind that flooded many parts of the state. Efforts were already underway at Attitash Monday morning to clean-up significant mud and rock that washed down from the mountain and covered much of the main base lodge area. Less is know currently at Wildcat Mountain about possible effects of the storm becaus...

Even though she lost steam powering up the coast, Tropical Storm Irene still roughed up the Cape and Islands with wind gusts over 70 mph and widespread power outages. Despite a few missing shingles and some spots where the ocean rose a little too close for our liking, we've returned our oceanfront beaches to their pre-storm condition with the help of some heavy equipment (above), and all Red Jacket Resorts will be ready for a hurricane-free Labor Day Weeke...

Hurricane Irene has come and gone and Camelbeach Mountain Waterpark has weathered the storm. According to the weather gods, this week, leading into Labor Day Weekend, is going to be one of the best of the entire summer. With the sun shining and the temperatures in the 80's it is perfect weather to hit the water park for one last day of carefree fun before the leaves start to change and the kids hit the books.

"We had some short power outages a...

KILLINGTON, Vt. (August 29, 2011) Vermont's Killington Resort and surrounding communities suffered flood damage from tropical storm Irene today. Crews were out assessing damage brought by tropical storm Irene and the severe flooding that ensued. Some significant damage from the storm has been discovered including structural damage of K-1 Lodge's Superstar Pub, several roads as well as phone, water and power outages.

Roads leading out of the Ki...

Highmount, NY - The Belleayre Music Festival is turning its final show of the season into a benefit for victims of Sunday's record-breaking flood.

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones * Original Lineup, will play at Belleayre on Saturday, Sept. 3 at 8 p.m. The board of directors of the Belleayre Conservatory, which operates the festival, has decided that net proceeds from season's final show will be donated to assist the flood-relief effort.

SUGARBUSH, VT. (Aug. 22, 2011) - For recent graduates and young workers facing some of the toughest economic times in decades, Sugarbush Resort is sending a clear message.

We're here for you.

For the first time ever, Sugarbush is " out a season pass option for skiers and snowboarders in their 20's.

Known as the For20s Pass, the option is available to anyone aged 19-29, providing unlimited skiing at both Lincoln Peak ...

West Dover, VT (August 21, 2011) - Leif Lorenzen (Croton on Hudson, NY/Kona) won his first professional downhill race for the men with a time of 3:21.97 and Taylor Allison (Roxbury, NY/Trek) takes first for the women with a time of 4:04.86 on a brand new course at Mount Snow, VT during the eighth installment of the Eastern States Cup Series. The race was also the finals for the Vermont State Championship with Phil Kmetz (Keene, NH/FTW Industries) winning i...

Two Maine Businessmen Find Fun and Profit in Beer

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine - Joe Karter, the long-time owner of Joka's Discount Beverage in Waterville, Maine, has passionate customers. They routinely ask him how to select the best micro-brew from the 100 or more that he stocks on his shelves. How to choose? Maine liquor laws prevented him from holding beer-tasting events in his Waterville store and the only way folks could sample a wide vari...

Numerous Base Area & Trail Improvements Underway

NORTH CREEK - The 11/12 winter season will debut Gore Mountain's most exciting snowmaking year since it tapped the Hudson River in 1996. A huge acquisition of 130 new high-efficiency tower guns will be added to Gore Mountain's inventory. These 30' guns will be concentrated not only on Gore Mountain's core terrain of trails such as Sunway, Otter Slide, Sleighride, 3B, and Quicksilver, but also o...