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By CHRISTINA DOLAN

ENFIELD — A documentary called “Mountains Not for Profit,” tackles the scrappy and creative efforts of Whaleback and three other nonprofit mountains to remain sustainable in an era of resort consolidation that has seen the closure of many small,...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HANOVER — When the Oak Hill Outdoor Center in Hanover first fired up its snow guns in March, it was a game-changing upgrade for local athletes, providing expanded on-snow training and racing opportunities close to home.But when a recent mid-December...

By ALEX HANSON

Will Sheff had a cozy upbringing in Meriden. His parents were both teachers at Kimball Union Academy, the prep school at the heart of the village, and Sheff had the run of the campus, then was a student there.When he moved away, though, he struggled....

By JUSTIN CAMPFIELD

After a tumultuous last few winters, ski areas are hoping that signs of increased skier interest, fewer COVID-19 restrictions and more available workers indicate a return to normal this upcoming 2022-23 season.In an encouraging trend for the area ski...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WEST LEBANON — Upper Valley organizations continue to find creative and collaborative solutions to one of the region’s major barriers to attracting and retaining out-of-state professionals: the region’s limited offerings in the way of entertainment...

By SETH TOW

ENFIELD — The Upper Valley Disc Golf Association is set to build a permanent disc course at Whaleback Mountain in 2022.The group received official approval from the Enfield ski area in December. The Whaleback board of directors green-lit the project...

By SETH TOW

ENFIELD — The Upper Valley Disc Golf Association is hosting a Disc Golf Community Day on Saturday at Whaleback Mountain.The group is angling to construct a disc golf course in the Upper Valley — potentially also at Whaleback. They’ll collect donations...

By SETH TOW

Whaleback Mountain, the nonprofit ski and snow sports facility in Enfield, has hired Jon Hunt as executive director.Hunt started on May 26. His position is new for Whaleback, and its creation and Hunt’s hiring coincides with the mountain’s board of...

First photo: Gunnar Pope, of Lebanon, takes his last few turns down the slope at Whaleback Mountain on Saturday in Enfield. Pope often comes to the mountain with his family. “This place has the best local vibe,” he said. The 1970s chairlift was back...

By PETE NAKOS

LEBANON — Cory Grant has been clocking in 16- to 18-hour days lately at Storrs Hill Ski Area, making snow to have a solid foundation of powder to cover the hill.The president of the Lebanon Outing Club, which operates the ski area, is still not able...

By GREG FENNELL

Cean Lieberman had to roll on down the road to keep his team rolling down the alley.The Vermont state government’s nonessential travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic are having an unanticipated impact on some Upper Valley high school sports...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

ENFIELD — The end-of-the-year holidays are traditionally a crucial stretch for the ski industry in the Twin States.And for businesses in the Upper Valley that depend upon ski tourism, it was by and large a slow end to a bad year.On top of the ongoing...

By GREG FENNELL

LEBANON — Cory Grant fired up a snowmaking cannon — the eternal and optimistic sign of the upcoming ski season — at the base of the Storrs Hill Ski Area’s ski jump landing ramp on Wednesday morning.The Lebanon Outing Club president has been a busy guy...

HANOVER — Hanover High boys soccer coach Rob Grabill was named the New England region high school coach of the year by the United Soccer Coaches organization on Thursday.The Marauders’ 14th-year bench boss guided the team to an NHIAA Division I state...

By ADAM BOFFEY

ENFIELD — Last winter was kind to Whaleback Mountain, but then spring wreaked havoc on its infrastructure.The Upper Valley Snow Sports Foundation, the nonprofit owner of the ski and ride area, responded by launching a $50,000 fundraising goal, posted...

By David Corriveau

It’s neither the best of times nor the worst of times so far this winter for the Upper Valley’s smaller ski mountains, where hundreds of skiers and snowboarders of all ages and abilities found fewer than half of trails open this past...

By John Lippman

West Lebanon — Even though temperatures in the coming days are expected to rise into the upper 30s and bring some rain, the ski season has opened with an early flurry.Not just with snow — although there were two good snowstorms last week, the second...

By Jared Pendak

Enfield — When it comes to skiing and snowboarding, Adam Kaufman and Rebecca Reed have shown a knack for spearheading growth. They’ll hope to continue doing so in newly defined roles at Whaleback Mountain.Kaufman recently was named general manager...

By Jared Pendak

Enfield — If there’s anything positive to be gleaned from last winter’s paltry skiing conditions, it’s that it helped the Upper Valley Snow Sports Foundation determine what Whaleback Mountain needs in order to withstand a similar season. The UVSSF —...