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HIGHMOUNT, New York -- There's a chill in the air and the leaves are turning fiery reds and oranges, so that means one thing. Belleayre is continuing preparations for the 31st Annual Fall Festival and Craft Fair on Columbus Day Weekend on October 9 and 10. This year is going to be bigger and better than ever with an expanded entertainment/outdoor expo village including concerts by a number of local favorites including the local rock of Detour, the classic ...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Sugarloaf will kick off its annual Homecoming Weekend this year with a special presentation of the Fly Fishing Film Tour, a collection of short fly fishing films from locations around the globe. The film will be shown outdoors on The Beach at Sugarloaf from 8-10pm on Friday, October 8.

The Fly Fishing Film Tour features two hours of short films, submitted by filmmakers from around the world. Featuring segments fr...

LUDLOW, Vermont -- The Okemo Mountain School (OMS) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Mariel Meringolo has been hired to fill the interim head of school position for the upcoming winter term. Meringolo graduated magna cum laude from Brandeis University in 2003. She has been a member of the OMS staff since 2004 and she has served in a number of different capacities: mathematics department head, development coordinator, special programs coordinat...

NEWRY, Maine -- Sunday River will host the 11th Annual North American Wife Carrying Championships (NAWCC) on Saturday, October 9 as part of its Fall Festival Weekend. This event marks couples' last chance to qualify for the World Wife Carrying Championship in Finland held in July of next year, and touts a prize list including the wife's weight in beer, five times her weight in cash, and serious bragging rights.

"The North American Wife Carryin...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- In what will be one of the largest exercises of its kind ever undertaken in a rural area, Sugarloaf will host local, county, and state emergency response agencies to test their readiness in the event of a full-scale emergency on Sunday, November 7.

The drill will simulate the derailment of a fully loaded chairlift, and will test the preparedness of all agencies involved, including the Sugarloaf Ski Patrol, Carra...

KILLINGTON, Vermont -- With peak foliage as a backdrop, some of the best craft breweries from around New England will be pouring more than 60 flavors at the 15th Annual Killington Brewfest on Saturday, October 2 at the Snowshed Lodge.

Peak foliage throughout the Killington Region with maples, oaks and birches exploding into warm autumn colors will provide the perfect setting for Brewfest patrons to sample a variety of cold craft beers, includi...

LUDLOW, Vermont -- Okemo Mountain Resort celebrates the changing of the seasons on Sat., Oct. 9, with its fourth annual Parrothead Party. Island breezes will blow as the band Changes in Latitudes takes to the outdoor stage for a free concert at Okemo's Jackson Gore Inn. This popular Jimmy Buffett tribute band takes partygoers on a journey filled with good clean fun to -- where else -- Margaritaville. Every musical set is a party with beach balls, conga lin...

HIGHMOUNT, New York -- There's a chill in the air and the first leaves at the summit are just starting to turn so that means one thing. Belleayre is currently ramping up in preparation for the 31st Annual Fall Festival and Craft Fair on Columbus Day Weekend on October 9 and 10. This year is going to be bigger and better than ever with an expanded entertainment village including concerts by a number of local favorites including the local rock of Detour, the...

JAY, Vermont -- Jay Peak Resort is continuing to grow its off-hill business with the announcement of an expanded partnership with the Green Mountain Avalanche. The Avalanche, Vermont's premiere youth hockey organization, provides kids with leagues, tournaments and clinics in which to play and learn the sport. The organization has played some tournaments at Jay Peak's new Ice Haus Arena since the rink opened in May, but the new schedule represents a long-te...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- A longtime dream for many Sugarloafers became a reality on Tuesday, when officials at Sugarloaf announced a massive terrain expansion onto Burnt Mountain, the resort's neighboring peak. Sugarloaf also unveiled a comprehensive, ten-year vision for development at the resort, called Sugarloaf 2020.

Stephen Kircher, President of Boyne East, joined Sugarloaf General Manager John Diller in making the announcement on Tu...