Venture Vermont: Cycling the Green Mountains
There are many reasons to ride a bike: For sport and competition, recreation and fun, health and wellness, for a cause or a loved one. There’s also a lifestyle and culture to identify with, one of coffee, beer and good meals to nourish before and replenish after long days in the saddle. …
Introducing Venture Vermont: A Vermont Travel Guide
It is no secret that many of our readers and guests may only visit Vermont in the winter time. However, have you ever visited us in the summer, to witness the beauty of the Green Mountains in all its green glory? This summer, starting June 18, join us on the journey to…
8 Ways to Make a Difference this Earth Day
Here’s how we’re doing Earth Day in Southern Vermont!
Who you calling Fat?
By Kirby Daly When a friend asked me the other day if I wanted to go for a fat bike ride I thought he was trying to tell me that I needed to start working out because I was fat. Being offended, I started laying in to him. It wasn’t until he…
Let’s Ride!
By Adam Wanamaker What is a glade skiing, powder-stash steward to do when the snow melts in southern Vermont? The most obvious answer is to go hiking. Hiking is relaxing. It affords 360o movement on the mountain, an opportunity to explore and discover hidden nooks and crannies typically buried in the winter, a…
Summer To-Do List
By Courtney DiFiore I always seem to adopt a new attitude and find myself reaching for new goals during the changing of seasons. I’m not sure why, but it’s a pattern that continues year after year. I clean the house more, I get restless, I yearn for change and become impatient with…
I Could Not Decide………..
By Sky Foulkes Saturday was a spectacular day to get some outdoor exercise in, sunny and temperatures in the 70’s – what more could I ask for. Now the big question, what to do? Should I go for a swim in the snowmaking pond, take a ride on my bike, or go for…
Let’s Ride
By Sky Foulkes This past Saturday was a day for a bike ride and so that is just what I did; the 7th annual Tour de Bondville is in the books! On one of the best days so far this summer, about 130 riders took off from the Startingate Ski Shop on…
Riding High
By Courtney DiFiore July has become cycling month here at Stratton and it makes a lot of sense with all the bike racing that happens this month, not only in Southern Vermont, but around the world. In honor of this theme, I’ve compiled a few benefits to cycling. 1. It’s easy on…