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Three prominent young snowboarders are blazing new trails for groups that have been historically underrepresented in winter sports. “The idea for me would be to make the mountains more colorful over the next few years,” said Zeb Powell, the Vermont-based snowboarder who in 2019 became the first Black snowboarder to ever win gold at the X Games. A 2019-2020 study…

A trailblazing X Games gold medalist is working to get more underrepresented groups to start taking part in snowboarding.

Free loaner programs for outdoor winter gear are up and running across Vermont, as communities encourage people to stay active and get outdoors during the pandemic. The Hard’Ack Recreation Area in St. Albans has free terrain for skiing or snowboarding, as well as a sledding hill and trails for snowshoeing and Nordic skiing. Hard’Ack is free to visit, though...

Programs in Vermont are hoping to help people make the most of winter, offering opportunities to borrow free equipment.

Two snowboarders were rescued from Cannon Mountain in Franconia, New Hampshire last week after losing the trail amid whiteout conditions. Tristan Malone, 28, of Windham, New Hampshire, and Colin Begin, 25, of Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, decided Friday to head to the top of the mountain for another run when they lost the trail amidst white-out conditions. Despite trying to find…

When a group of Vermont snowboarders saw in the news that one of those mysterious monoliths cropping up around the world appeared in their home state, they instantly knew they had to trek up a mountain and try some tricks on it. Mike Garceau, Tucker Zink and Devon Gulick used their expertise — all three make their livings around snowboarding…

Burton, the Vermont-based company widely credited with inventing the sport of snowboarding, then leading its growth into a global industry, was praised Wednesday for its work helping others during the coronavirus crisis. “I feel, personally, so fortunate to be governor of this great state, where in a crisis like this, we can rely on each other to get through it,”…

The leader of the snowboarding gear company Burton was honored for her work helping others during the coronavirus crisis.

A young man from southern Vermont got a real thrill Thursday, when he competed in an internationally-broadcast race—while teamed up with an Olympic gold medalist. “It was a lot of fun,” said Dustin Hollister, 18, of Searsburg, describing his opportunity to represent Vermont at the 2020 X Games in Aspen, Colorado. Hollister competed in the Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding event,…

A young man from southern Vermont had the thrill of a lifetime Thursday competing in a major race while teaming up with an Olympic gold medalist.

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday marks a major weekend for New England ski resorts. That includes Vermont, which tends to see four million or more skier and rider visits each season.

Vermont ski resorts are celebrating a turnaround in the weather and snow conditions, just in time for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, which is a major weekend for business. “Winter’s back,” beamed Mike Chait of the Smugglers’ Notch Resort. It’s back after record-high temperatures and rain last weekend did a number on the state’s snowpack and on...

While many people were shivering through a recent cold snap, some New England ski areas were cheering because it helped them recover from a bit of a thaw—just in time for a critical week for business.

Following a brief warm-up and rain earlier this month that impacted the trails at ski resorts, Friday’s chilly opening day at Sugarbush’s Mount Ellen brought cheers from skiers and riders. “Winter’s back,” beamed skier Kayla Riker. “Winter seems to be back!” The snow guns were going full-blast at the Fayston, Vermont ski area. The return of cold, along with...

A 45-year-old snowboarder was killed Sunday after he was caught in an avalanche that he unintentionally triggered and was buried, according to the Utah Avalanche Center. (Video by KTVX)

The Utah Avalanche Center says a 45-year-old snowboarder was killed Sunday after he was caught in an avalanche that he unintentionally triggered and was buried. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the male snowboarder left Canyons Village in Park City via a back-country exit gate at the top of the 9990 lift to access Dutch Draw, He triggered the avalanche...

Hundreds of people in candy cane-colored suits gathered at the bottom of a mountain in the Angeles National Forest Sunday morning to ride the chairlift together, up to the top. Once there, the throng zoomed down the snowy slope at Mountain High Resorts. One woman bundled up in the familiar getup laughed and trudged back up the mountain with her…

The president of a Maine ski area has announced he will not be opening this winter. Due to “several personal and business-related challenges,” Eaton Mountain president David Beers said on the company’s website that they would be taking the 2019-20 winter season off to re-access.

The U.S. Olympic team will leave Pyeongchang with its lowest medal haul in 20 years — a number even worse than it looks because of all the new, American-friendly sports that have been added to the program over the past two decades. The U.S. team went into the final day of action Sunday with 23 medals and an outside chance...

From Lindsey Vonn’s final Olympic medal to a snowboarder winning an Alpine skiing race, check out the best moments from the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing competition.