The 2010 Killington Brewfest is all set for October 2, 2010 at the Snowshed Lodge. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the event. The Brewfest runs from 1pm – 6pm and you should buy your tickets in advance as it sells out every year. The $20 admission charge ($25 after September 1), gets you: Commemorative drinking glass 12 beer sampling tickets Over 60 brews to sample Live music Additional beer tickets will be available Read more…
Snowshed is playing host to the 2010 Killington Dock Dogs Weekend from September 17 – 19. What is Dock Dogs, you ask? Well, from their FAQ: DockDogs is the independent governing and sanctioning body for regional, national, and international dock jumping performance sport for dogs. DockDogs establishes the rules and standards of the sport, tracks and records results, and promotes the growth of its athletes, Teams, events, spectators, and sponsors. To that end, DockDogs establish Read more…
Times Argus is reporting that the former 92-room Alpine Inn in Killington will be going up for auction on September 17, 2010. The hotel is on 5 acres and comprises two three-story buildings (each about 18,300 sq feet), with 136 paved parking spaces, a conference room and breakfast bar. The appraised value is a little more than $3 million. The Alpine Inn was formerly a Red Roof Inn and before that housed Killington employees. TripAdvisor currently Read more…
We’re happy to report that our new Killington Ski Share web site has launched! We cleaned things up a bit and are using WordPress for the back-end as well Picasa Web albums for the photo galleries. They are pulled into WordPress through an amazing plugin called Shashin. Check it out if you’re looking for a way to have photos “in the cloud” and in WordPress. Other than that, we are actively recruiting for the upcoming Read more…
Killington Resort has added a new executive and youth program director – with ski resort experience on East and West Coasts – to its roster of employees. Robert Megnin, the resort’s new director of sales and marketing, comes from New Jersey’s Mountain Creek Resort. Dave Beckwith, hailing from Snoqualmie Pass, Wash., was named director of Snow Sports for Killington Resort and Pico Mountain. – via The Rutland Herald
Great video of downhill mountain biking at Killington!
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