The Stowe ski season is coming to an end and so to is the Retro-Ski season. I’ll start with a reminder of a special event next Thursday, April 22, 7 p.m. The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum will livestream a one-on-one conversation with Phil Mahre as part of its Red Bench series. The event is free and you can register at vtssm.org.

Having spent a good part of the winter skiing every public resort in the state, and a surprising number of backyard areas, there is yet one more alternative that ended up being far more fascinating than one might imagine — private areas that offer an interesting alternative to the modest scale of a rope tow or two on a hill behind the house.

The end is in sight. No indication from Mother Nature, or those lesser minions known as the snow gods, has given any reason to suppose that the ski season will be extended past April 18.

The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum will livestream a conversation with Phil Mahre as part of its Red Bench series, Thursday, April 22, 7 p.m.

The thing about March in Vermont is that one never quite knows what you’ll get, weather-wise.

Webster is an example of the diehard fans of rear-entry ski boots. Every year my blog receives more comments on this topic than any other.

Don’t look now but this winter’s snowpack is disappearing rapidly.

The quote is attributed to Fridtjof Nansen of Norway, who was born in 1861. 

This season continues to be one giant road trip throughout Vermont.

It’s not surprising that from the time people started strapping boards to their feet, they also found ways to compete on snow.

As Alberto Tomba matured, he had the physique of a downhill speed skier, but he was a technical slalom and giant slalom specialist.

There were several stellar bluebird days last week and cruising conditions have elicited nary a complaint.