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This is the best ski resort in Vermont, according to Boston.com readers

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January 10, 2024

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This is the best ski resort in Vermont, according to Boston.com readers

Readers Say

“Best snow, best terrain, best team, best vibe, best community, best everything—hands down.”

The top of the Flyer Express Quad at Jay Peak. Brian Irwin For The Boston Globe

Ski season is upon us, so we asked Boston.com readers to name the best ski resort in Vermont, a top ski destination in the country and world.

This New England ski and snowboard guide will help you plan your next trip

Hundreds of readers responded to our poll, sharing the resorts they love most in the Green Mountain State and Jay Peak Resort came out on top with 100 votes.

Killington Ski Resort ranked No. 2 with 92 votes and Sugarbush Resort ranked No. 3 with 64 votes.

Boston.com readers voted on 13 resorts featured in a ranked list by PeakRankings, which bills itself as the ultimate guide for picking the best mountain for your ski vacation (Killington ranked No. 1 on that list).

Jay Peak was named among the best ski resorts in the U.S. by Ski magazine and one of the most affordable ski areas in North America by HomeToGo. Boston.com readers named Jay Peak’s Green Mountain Flyer Quad, nicknamed “The Freezer,” the coldest chairlift in the region.

What’s the best ski resort in Vermont?

Why skiers and riders love Jay Peak

“Jay Peak has it all!! If you know the ‘Jay Cloud’ then you know how much snow we can get! After a nice cool day on the slopes you can relax in the water park!! I highly recommend Jay Peak!” — Amy L. from Berkshire, Vermont

“More snow than any other mountain on the east coast!” — Mike P. from Boston

“Best snow, best terrain, best team, best vibe, best community, best everything—hands down. Plus you can eat the best miso in the world out of an antique tram car. Why would you want to go anywhere else?” — Charlie C. from Montgomery, Vermont

“Jay Peak has the best tree skiing in Vermont. It also gets more snow and has lots of on mountain après-ski options for the whole family.” — Skimomma from Weston

“Self contained, full service resort with skiing for every ability, and the best place to learn glade skiing in the northeast. Jay usually has the best snow in New England too — when no one else has snow, Jay will. And the slope side Miso Hungry ramen shop is worth the trip alone.” — Shawn from Topsfield

“While other resorts continue to become more expensive and more exclusive, Jay Peak offers the vintage, laid-back ski culture that has all but disappeared in the East Coast” — Michael P. from Savin Hill.

Responses have been lightly edited for clarity.

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VT Lottery Mega Millions, Gimme 5 results for June 2, 2026

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2 hours ago

June 3, 2026

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Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots: What to know in case you win

Here’s what to know in case you win the Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot.

Just the FAQs, USA TODAY

The Vermont Lottery offers several draw games for those willing to make a bet to win big.

Those who want to play can enter the MegaBucks and Lucky for Life games as well as the national Powerball and Mega Millions games. Vermont also partners with New Hampshire and Maine for the Tri-State Lottery, which includes the Mega Bucks, Gimme 5 as well as the Pick 3 and Pick 4.

Drawings are held at regular days and times, check the end of this story to see the schedule.

Here’s a look at June 2, 2026, results for each game:

Winning Vermont Mega Millions numbers from June 2 drawing

15-26-43-48-60, Mega Ball: 12

Check Vermont Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Gimme 5 numbers from June 2 drawing

03-05-16-32-37

Check Gimme 5 payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Pick 3 numbers from June 2 drawing

Day: 2-5-2

Evening: 5-8-6

Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Pick 4 numbers from June 2 drawing

Day: 6-9-7-0

Evening: 3-4-1-3

Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from June 2 drawing

16-33-41-50-52, Bonus: 01

Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.

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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize

For Vermont Lottery prizes up to $499, winners can claim their prize at any authorized Vermont Lottery retailer or at the Vermont Lottery Headquarters by presenting the signed winning ticket for validation. Prizes between $500 and $5,000 can be claimed at any M&T Bank location in Vermont during the Vermont Lottery Office’s business hours, which are 8a.m.-4p.m. Monday through Friday, except state holidays.

For prizes over $5,000, claims must be made in person at the Vermont Lottery headquarters. In addition to signing your ticket, you will need to bring a government-issued photo ID, and a completed claim form.

All prize claims must be submitted within one year of the drawing date. For more information on prize claims or to download a Vermont Lottery Claim Form, visit the Vermont Lottery’s FAQ page or contact their customer service line at (802) 479-5686.

Vermont Lottery Headquarters

1311 US Route 302, Suite 100

Barre, VT

05641

When are the Vermont Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 11 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
Gimme 5: 6:55 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Lucky for Life: 10:38 p.m. daily.
Pick 3 Day: 1:10 p.m. daily.
Pick 4 Day: 1:10 p.m. daily.
Pick 3 Evening: 6:55 p.m. daily.
Pick 4 Evening: 6:55 p.m. daily.
Megabucks: 7:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Millionaire for Life: 11:15 p.m. daily

What is Vermont Lottery Second Chance?

Vermont’s 2nd Chance lottery lets players enter eligible non-winning instant scratch tickets into a drawing to win cash and/or other prizes. Players must register through the state’s official Lottery website or app. The drawings are held quarterly or are part of an additional promotion, and are done at Pollard Banknote Limited in Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Vermont editor. You can send feedback using this form.

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Long Trail Brewing unveils 168-beer pack for National Trails Day

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June 2, 2026

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Long Trail Brewing unveils 168-beer pack for National Trails Day

BRIDGEWATER CORNERS, Vt. (WCAX) – A Vermont brewery is living up to its name to help celebrate the outdoors.

Long Trail Brewing Company is unveiling its “Reallllly Long Trail Ale Pack” in honor of National Trails Day this weekend. They believe it will be the largest single-unit commercially available beer package in the country.

The design for the packaging is 273 centimeters long, reflecting the 273-mile Long Trail that cuts through the length of Vermont. It also holds 168 beers and needs three people just to carry it. The brewery’s Jordan Kellem hopes it can encourage people to, as they say, “Take a Hike!”

“We’ve been brewing beer for a long time, and it’s increasingly more difficult to stand out. And at the end of the day, we have to remind ourselves we’re in the beer industry and it’s a fun industry to be a part of, so we want to have some fun and do what we do,” Kellem said.

They’re also giving back with $15,000 in donations to local trail systems across the state.

National Trails Day is Saturday, June 7.

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Burlington Trout Parade celebrates kids raising fish, learning nature

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June 2, 2026

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Burlington Trout Parade celebrates kids raising fish, learning nature

Kids shouted, stilt-walkers strode and paper-mache puppets swayed above the crowd as a procession snaked through downtown Burlington last week.

What for? Trout.

Sustainability Academy students and their supporters marched across the city to the beat of bucket drummers May 29 for the second annual Trout Parade, a showcase of their conservation efforts for the state’s official cold-water fish.

Their chants and hoisted fish-shaped cutouts served as a send-off to brook trout raised by students as part of a schoolwide science project.

“The Trout Parade was really just our students lining up to say goodbye as we loaded them onto the bus to be released,” said Kestrel Plump, a sustainability coach at the academy.

For about five months this year, the school lobby became a hatchery as students cultivated fish from eggs supplied by regional conservation group Trout Unlimited.

Interim Principal Antony Dennis said the trout would be released in the Huntington River the next day, May 30.

“This is the second year that it’s been this big that we actually got to a point where it went off campus,” Dennis said. “It used to be a small event.”

The parade began for students outside the school as residents set out from The Flynn to join them and continue together to Battery Park.

The school has conducted the project for roughly five years, but this was only its second time partnering with The Flynn and Vermont puppeteers Janice Walrafen and Erik Gillard, or Erok.

The kids thought the jumbo puppets were magical, Walrafen said. “The same with the masks. You put on a mask, and then all of a sudden you get to be transformed as something other than your little self,” she said. “You get to be part of something bigger.”

Onlookers, bicyclists and pedestrians stopped and recorded the spectacle with their phones.

If they had any question about its object, answers came by way of lilting treble chants.

“Tell me what it’s all about!” a parade leader called out over a megaphone.

“Trout!” a chorus of kids chimed back.

They followed their leader in reciting: “We love the trout, but we must let them out!”

The parade concluded with a pageant accompanied by a harpist. The students were sent off with ice cream given out by retired University of Vermont faculty member Patrick Malone.

Asked if students get attached to the aspiring fish or just see them as blobs in a science project, Plump, the school sustainability coach, let a group of girls answer.

“The first one,” one of them said.

And were they happy to see their piscine pals released?

“Quite,” another responded.

Corey Arwood is the Burlington Free Press city reporter and can be reached by email at clarwood@gannett.com.

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