After today’s voluntary exodus along Route 4 through Bridgewater and Woodstock, the town has gotten a bit quieter. The positive news is that there is a lot of other activity in Killington: FemaleSkiBum reports that 11 pickup trucks showed up at the Killington Market, unloaded and left. (See photo above.) No word on whether their prices were reduced to non-resort prices or not. I saw a bunch of Casella garbage trucks picking up trash from Read more…
As most of you know by now, Hurricane Irene dropped an unprecedented amount of rain on Vermont causing historic flooding. In the Killington area, this flooding resulted in massive amounts of damage, including washing out Route 4 in both directions, washing out parts of Route 100, causing part of the Killington base lodge to collapse, cutting off power to much of the mountain, and countless other damage. These road washouts caused Killington to be inaccessible either in Read more…
Killington is opening for the 2010 -2011 ski season starting tomorrow, November 2, 2010! Tomorrow’s opening features use of the new Peak Walkway from the top of the North Ridge Triple to the top of the K-1 gondola. Here’s the official annoucement: Hello Killington Skiers and Riders! Ski Season is finally here! Thanks to the hard work of our mountain operations team and dedicated crew of snowmaking professionals, we’re kicking off the 2010-11 ski and Read more…
Snowdaze is having its next happy hour this Thursday, September 23, 2010, in both Boston and New York City. The ski house happy hours give everyone a chance to meet before the season and find out if the house is a good fit for you. Plus, if you’ve never done a ski share before, it’s a great chance to get all your questions answered! Here’s all the details: Thursday, September 23, 2010 7pm NYC: Stout, Read more…
The Times Argus is reporting that Sugarloaf Resort in Maine is planning to significantly expand their terrain, making it the largest ski area east of the Rocky Mountains and knocking Killington Resort out of the No. 1 spot for most skiable acreage. Sugarloaf will begin clearing trees on Burnt Mountain which will add 270 acres of skiable terrain for next season and 655 acres in the next three years. This will give them the bragging Read more…
Killington has just released their early-season discounted lift ticket product, K55 Lift Tickets. These $55 tickets are valid weekdays and weekends throughout the season with the exception of 22 peak days (Dec 24-Jan 02; Jan 15-17; Feb 19-27). They will save you up to $29 on non-peak walk-up window rates and up to $8 less than the Killington Express Card. Also, since you pick up all the tickets at the beginning of the season, there is Read more…
The 2010 Killington Hay Festival starts on Labor Day and runs through Columbus Day. This family-friendly event features thirty-five hay sculptures, a hay maze, scavenger hunt and more. This year’s festival also helps to support the National Audubon Society’s conservation efforts. The schedule of events is as follows: September 9-12: Killington Classic Motorcycle Touring Rally Septemebr 17-19: World Famous Dock Dogs at Killington September 19: IDIC 15 Benefit 5k Run/Walk and 15k Run September 25: Pico Septemberfest September 26: Read more…