David Goodman
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Vermont’s Jay Peak Emerges From a Cloud of Financial Scandal
Less than a decade ago, the biggest fraud in ski industry history nearly took down a beloved ski area. But Jay Peak, long known for...
After Devastating Floods, Vermont Is Open and Welcoming Tourists for Fall
The summer’s double blow of record rain and a plummet in tourism has the travel industry scrambling to reassure leaf peepers and winter-sports enthusiasts that...
The Ski Season That Just Won’t Quit
What do you do with 55 feet of snow? Across the country, record snowfall has resorts pushing back closing dates and skiers and snowboarders making...
Skiing Town to Town in a Magical Corner of Vermont
A 12-mile cross-country trek takes the writer through a winter wonderland to the town of Craftsbury, where an innovative center is dedicated to “sports, sustainability...
How Some Skiers Are Taking Back the Mountains
Big resorts are crowded, pricey and exclusive. But some skiers and snowboarders are trying to reclaim their sports by building a culture that is more...
Meet the Athlete Challenging Ideas About What Is Possible
Vasu Sojitra lost his right leg at 9 months. Now 30, he recently completed what is believed to be the first disabled ski descent of...
In Vermont, a Town Saved a Mountain, and a Mountain Saved a Town
After the Ascutney ski resort in Vermont closed because of erratic snowfall and mismanagement, it threatened to take with it the nearby town of West...
A Cross Country Skiing Trip Through Maine’s Wilderness
An effort to conserve the state’s 100 Mile Wilderness has created one of the best lodge-to-lodge cross-country ski routes in the United States.