Tag: Killington
Killington Tests Positive, Shout out to Andes Tower Hills!
Fifty years ago when snowmaking really took off in the northeast, there was a constant marketing battle between Hunter Mountain NY, Mount Snow VT, and Killington VT. The ad campaigns centered around w... Read More
Game on in the Midwest
That’s Wild Mountain up in Taylors Falls Minnesota, perennial “first to open” in the midwest and it looks like they’ve done it again. Wild spun the lifts late yesterday, they&#... Read More
Weekend Wrap & Monday Chat
First up, tough news from the US Ski Team, superstar Mikaela Shiffrin is sitting out training right now due to an aching back. Shiff sez it’s not the same injury that sidelined her for a bit las... Read More
Happy Friday, but a Setback in the Sierras
Yes Killington spun the North Ridge (Glades) chair, that photo above is from mid afternoon today. Not without its hiccups, however, as the lift was down for about an hour until it got started up again... Read More
Eastern Resorts Running & Gunning
If you live in New England, West Virginia, and other eastern locales with some altitude and attitude, that roar you’re hearing is some awesome snowmaking power that is currently hammering the hi... Read More
Welcome 2021 Ski Season!
Took a year off due to the plague, what the hell. A new plague is upon us, see photo above…Vail Resorts is awash in bad blood, having screwed a number of passholders out of their pass purchases ... Read More
First Tracks & Killington in the Books
Yesss! Photo above taken this morning in one of the great ski regions in the eastern USA, better known as suburban New Jersey, where my buddy Chris clicked into his old 200 cm K2s for a quick lap of f... Read More
News Round Up — Openings Galore, Timberline to Reopen, Tribute to Snowboard Pioneer
Cold temps and early season snowstorms have led to a plethora of early openings east, west, north and south…Utah faves and neighbors Alta and Snowbird have announced they’ll be opening on ... Read More