J.D. Vance may have been hoping for a relaxing weekend of skiing up in Vermont ... but, instead he nearly got taken out by another skier -- and called "Putin's puppet."

J.D. Vance was skiing among a bunch of folks who made their hatred for him well known, but the Secret Service tells us there was never a threat to him or his family ... despite Vance nearly being taken out by an out-of-control skier.

Vermonters are known for being welcoming, but not to everyone — and if there is one thing they are protective of, it’s their ski mountains. When Vice President J.D. Vance arrived at Sugarbush Ski Resort in the Mad River Valley with his family for a ski vacation this past weekend,

Social media is in shambles over a hilarious two-word nickname a protestor gave J.D. Vance during a skiing trip.

J.D. Vance tried to go on a skiing vacation in Sugarbush, Vermont, but it turns out 3,000 of his best friends--fans of democracy and opponents of vicious Russian dictators and their lackeys in the White House--were waiting ready to boo,

Vance’s vacation follows a disastrous meeting in which President Trump and Vance ambushed Ukrainian President Zelensky.

The previously announced visit to The Green Mountain State sparked plans for protests, the VTDigger noted, as one organizer pointed to residents’ concerns with the Trump administration’s mass federal cuts and firings, adding that the clash in the White House drew more protesters to the streets.

LEAVING FEDERAL WORKERS AT A CRITICAL CROSSROADS. FROM WASHINGTON, AB, NBC NEWS. VICE PRESIDENT J-D VANCE IS COMING TO VERMONT. FOR A FAMILY WEEKEND SKIING VACATION AT SUGARBUSH. WE'RE TOLD THE FAMILY WILL BE STAYING AT THE "PITCHER INN" IN WARREN.

The VP has made social media into a vehicle for his ascent.

J.D. Vance may have been hoping for a relaxing weekend of skiing up in Vermont ... but, instead he nearly got taken out by another skier -- and called "Putin's puppet" by someone else on the mountain.

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