A Stowe crowd

The end of the Bruce trail dumps you in the Mansfield Touring Center. From this intersection skiers skate out through the woods.
Photos by Biddle Duke



The Bruce trail has been skiable since early December this season. Here Ellie Duke schusses her way through the woods in soft powder at Stowe.

















Skiers wait to get on the quad as snow begins to fall steadily.















The masses wait to get on a lift at Spruce Peak at Stowe. The holiday crowds have been like a drink after a long dry day for area businesses. Since Christmas fell mid-week, town didn't get packed until last Thursday, but since then it's been jamming with action.

Photo by Glenn Callahan

Holiday week is here

Jamie's on Main is bustling with noontime action Friday. Town is filled with people here to celebrate the holidays and carve a few turns on the mountain.

Photo by Marina Knight

Out for a ski

Crowds flocked to the Trapp Family Lodge touring center on Wednesday to enjoy the sun and mild weather. The trails were busy below, but up near the cabin there was room to stride.

Photo by Glenn Callahan

Santa's helpers

Elves and Snowmen were seen in South Hollow handing out candy canes and clementines! Left to right: Denise Bonyun, Sally Stetson, Chris Kolter, Susan Moeck.

Santa was here

Stockings hang stuffed by the fireplace on Christmas morning. Merry Christmas!

Skiers and riders crowded the mountain today as the busy Christmas week approaches. Mountain officials are hoping deep early-season snow will bring more people to Stowe than ever before.

Photos by Marina Knight

All lit up for Christmas

The S.D. Ireland cement truck gets a Christmas makeover in downtown Waterbury.

Photo by Gordon Miller

Giving times are here

Maria Archangelo, of the Stowe Reporter, delivers Christmas presents at the office Thursday afternoon. This time of year many workplaces become a virtual party zone, with cakes and sweets lingering near the water cooler and holiday cheer being shared.

Photo by Marina Knight

Love at the top

A young couple celebrates their engagement on the deck of the Cliff House at the top of Stowe Wednesday afternoon. Seconds earlier, the man was down on one knee proposing and they ran off so quickly we couldn't get their names. Does anyone know them? Send us an email , we have great photos of them.

Photo by Jesse Schloff

Martin Laporte shovels snow off the roof of the Swisspot Restaurant in Stowe with the Congregational Church tower providing the backdrop. At 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, people were still digging out from Sunday's Nor'easter.

Photo by Glenn Callahan

Everyone in Stowe this morning is busy digging out from a powerful Nor'easter that left heaping piles of pre-Christmas snow. Reports from the mountain are 22 inches. Well over a foot fell in town between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning.
(below)Fresh snow clings to pines that line Gold Brook in Stowe Hollow.
(bottom)Snowplows have been busy clearing roads since the wee hours of the morning. Here two meet at the corner of School and Pond Street in Stowe village.
Photos by Marina Knight

Jimmy Cochran, a former Mount Mansfield Ski Club and UVM racer, finished 10th today at a World Cup giant slalom held in Alta Badia, Italy today. He's pictured here with teammate, Ted Ligety (right), of Park City, Utah. It was Cochran's second best finish on the World Cup tour.

Courtesy photo

Turkey tracks in the snow in Moscow on Saturday afternoon.

Photo by Marina Knight

Stowe Elementary students sing to the crowd during Thursday's holiday concert.

Photo by Glenn Callahan

Sun breaks through the clouds at Stowe. Skiers enjoyed a mix of fresh and man-made snow Wednesday morning.

Photo by Jesse Schloff

Santa directs traffic along Route 108 Tuesday morning as construction is underway at Spruce Peak.

Photo by Glenn Callahan

A cross-country skier skates across the field at Trapp Family Lodge Monday afternoon. A wealth of snow and a new snowmaking system has allowed the trails to open early this year.

Photo by Marina Knight

Snowmaking where? The Trapp Family Lodge cross country trails get a dose of consistency this year. A brand new snowmaking system will ensure access to kilometers and kilometers of terrain for Nordic skiers. Murphy's Law is playing out this year, with tons of early snow to kick off the season, but knowing Vermont weather the system seems like good insurance.

Photo by Jesse Schloff

Shoppers take a stroll down Main Street in Stowe on a snowy afternoon.

Photo by Glenn Callahan

The ride up the quad at Stowe was cold Tuesday morning, but well worth it for the ride down. Over a foot of snow fell during Monday's storm.

Photo by Marina Knight
Photo below by Jesse Schloff

A view into Smuggler's Notch this morning. The wind was blowing cold, frosty air as a front moved out. Despite the rains, Stowe still has plenty of snow.

Photo by Marina Knight