Four-Legged Employees Return to Vermont Ski Resort for Trail Maintenance

The goats and sheep are back.At Jay Peak, Vermont, a crew of hooved assistants has returned to the slopes this summer, munching on plants like poison ivy and sumac. Known as the Chew Crew, they’re tasked with “managing” (snacking on, really) vegetation on alpine and nordic slopes, and were first recruited by Jay Peak from Cloud Brook Farm last fall.“[The] pilot showed us this could be more than just a fun idea," said Andy Stenger, director of mountain and base area operat