Following the lead of Killington’s Base Camp Outfitters, the makers of the town’s first disc golf course, the owners of Killington Resort have decided to install a similar feature at Pico — only with lift service.
- via The Rutland Herald
Mt Snow loses the Winter Dew Tour to Killington due to the size of its half-pipe.
- via The Rutland Herald
The Snowdaze ski house at Killington is once again gearing up for a great season! And yes, we realize it is only August, but people are already reserving their spots for the upcoming season.
If you’ve never done a ski share before, feel free to ask us any questions. It’s a great way to meet a lot of new friends, carpool, socialize, save some money and…most of all… get a lot of skiing and riding in this season!
Check out some of our photos from last season at http://snowdaze.com/gallery or join our Facebook group!
Killington’s announcement today that the mountain will be closing this Sunday, April 25, 2010, officially marks the end of their worst ski season on record.
The season started off strong with some early snowfall that allowed Killington to open the weekend of November 7, 2009, but that didn’t last as rain and warmer temperatures forced them to close over the Thanksgiving weekend for the first time in their history. They managed to re-open the mountain on December 2, 2009, but snowfall was much less than expected and it pretty much remained that way throughout the season, even as the rest of the Northeast experienced record snowfalls.
In fact, the 2009/2010 total snowfall of 203″ was the worst the mountain has seen since the 2005/2006 season. And, the 18″ of snow from March 1 onward is a record low.
Combine the low snowfall with the unseasonably warm temperatures over the past 3 weeks and you’ll see why the mountain has been decimated. In fact, the K1 gondola closed on April 2, and temperatures that following weekend reached 78 degrees. It was fun skiing in shorts, but no amount of snowmaking could make up for the rate at which the snow was melting.
All these factors combined to only give us 153 ski days. And yes, that is also another worst on record.
There’s always next year!
(Source: Killington Historical Snowfall and Statistics)
UPDATE: As has been pointed out in the comments, we should have said “Killington has worst season in recent memory.” We only went back 23 years.
Unfortunately, Killington has been seeing heavy rainfall today (1-2 inches predicted) and temperatures of 49 degrees today. Hopefully this will turn to snow late tonight and snow-making is scheduled to resume on the mountain.
We’ll have to see how the resort base holds up. We’ll keep you updated…
Killington just posted a new promotional video for The Stash to their YouTube page. Check it out here:
After an unseasonably warm November, which saw Killington closed on Thanksgiving for the first time in over 20 years, the mountain re-opens today at 9am after an extensive snowmaking campaign.
Today’s opening will see the K-1 Gondola and North Ridge Triple serving 13 runs. 190 snowmaking guns will continue blowing in the hopes of opening more terrain this weekend. You can check out an overview of the mountain that they posted on YouTube yesterday:
The entire Northeast ski industry has been struggling with the warmer temperatures, but Killington has been one of the few mountains to open already. With their extensive snowmaking, they were open November 7-8, 11, 13-15, and the 21-22. Hopefully with today’s opening, they’ll be open continuously through the rest of the season.
Monday, Sep 6
Cloudy
Currently: 61˚F
Feels Like: 61˚ F
Hi: N/A˚, Lo: 49˚
Tuesday, Sep 7
Hi: 81˚, Lo: 53˚
Wednesday, Sep 8
Hi: 74˚, Lo: 51˚
via weather.com