The Vermont Travel Industry Conference celebrated its 26th Annual Conference, April 7 -9, 2009 at the Equinox Resort in Manchester, Vermont. This event draws one of the largest gatherings of tourism professionals in the state including owners, managers and employees of the many businesses connected to this important segment of the economy. Two awards and one scholarship were presented at the Vermont Travel Industry Conference.

BROMLEY MT, VT – Coming off what can only be described as a banner ski season, Bromley Mountain has just broken ground on a million dollar addition to its summertime Adventure Park lineup, the Sun Mountain Flyer, New England's longest ZipRider® (visit ziprider.com for a preview).

Slated to open in early July, the Sun Mountain Flyer will be a ride unlike any other. So much so, in fact, that there's an excellent chance that even the most ardent thrill-ride seekers have never seen such a ride, let alone ridden one.

At a half-mile long, the Flyer will be one of only three ZipRiders® on the east coast, one of just seven in the lower forty-eight, and one of only ten in the world. It will soar as high as a five-story building and approach speeds of 50 MPH.

Warren, VT (March 11, 2009)- Ellen Go Bragh?? Sugarbush is celebrating St. Paddy’s Day this year by setting Mt. Ellen’s lift ticket price to reflect the date. The Resort’s highest peak will celebrate the Irish holiday this Tuesday with $17 lift tickets. Revelers are encouraged to get their Gaelic on, wearing as much green as is socially acceptable and brining a taste for verdant beverages. The party gets underway Tuesday when Mt. Ellen’s lifts start spinning.

By KATHRYN FLAGG

ADDISON COUNTY — On a crisp, clear Wednesday afternoon, the barn at the Rikert Ski Touring Center was bustling with pint-size skiers, longtime regulars and gangly high school kids alike.

Tim Reilly, the Rikert ski school director, manned the front desk, helping one diminutive girl — Rosemary — into her ski boots. “Do you need help lacing those up?” he asked. She did.

Nearby, volunteer coach Barney Hodges tended to his flock of Bill Koch League skiers. The league, with more than 50 children at some practices this year, provides ski instruction and races for children between 7 and 13 years old.

And as the Bill Koch kids piled out into the bracing air, Reilly warned bystanders of the next incoming wave of skiers.