First runs on another achingly, bright blue Vermont morning.  The rest of the Northeast Kingdom may have lost 95% of its snow cover, but Burke Mountain remains 100% open.

The view at the transition from Upper to Lower Willoughby, named after the Willoughby Gap, that giant glacial gouge you see way off in the distance. The [...]

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Helluva ‘winter’ here in the Northeast Kingdom.  Ever since the January thaw, it hasn’t snowed much at all, hasn’t gotten cold, hasn’t done the things it’s supposed to do so the plow guys can make a few bucks and the snowmobilers can come up from down country and spend their dollars here.
Fortunately, lots of the [...]

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You let a bear get the word out to travelers

You go on the radio and tell the world

You warm up to music by The Village People

You dance, baby!
We are confident in predicting a 12-14″ snowfall on either February 9th or 10th.  Should the weather gods fail to comply, we will consider this a re-initiation of [...]

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If you are anywhere near the area, plan on showing up on at Bandstand Park in Lyndonville, Vermont this Thursday at 10:00 AM.
At that time, those in attendance will perform a Snow Dance. (Click on the link and rehearse when you have time, we will provide lyrics Thursday)
Our goal is to appease the weather gods, [...]

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It was cloudy and chilly today here in the Northeast Kingdom.  But on Christmas Day, the sun was shining and temperatures were in the mid 20’sF on top of Burke Mountain as we skied above the clouds.

Upper & Lower Willoughby were in great, groomed shape, there was plenty of powder on Powderhorn and Christmas Day [...]

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It’s a little hard to see (the picture was taken on the fly with a cellphone camera) but the thermometer outside Community National Bank in downtown Lyndonville at 3:00 this afternoon showed 64F.  We waited through all of October to see Indian Summer arrive on Sunday and Monday.  The snows will be here soon; today [...]

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…early…but not unexpected.

(pictures by Cindy Nichols)

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…it continues to show off the best foliage season in many, many years.
It’s better here.
–SN

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After many days of chilly rain, the sun burst forth and confirmed what we suspected…it’s Peak Foliage time here in Northern New England.
A warm breeze from the south, spectacular color and a busy bunch of birds, bees and deer wandering around…surely the economists, the politicians, the scientists are just given to exaggeration.

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The peak display will probably be right around the middle of next week, but the annual foliage display is underway in Northern New England.  On Saturday, Burke held its 22nd Annual Burke Foliage Festival, the biggest ever, with a parade, sixty-plus arts and crafts vendors, plenty of fun things for the kids and lots of [...]

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