"The Stash" at Killington

[Greg]

http://news.alpinezone.com/37230/

Thoughts?

 

[thetrailboss]

Sounds interesting in theory...I've seen pics online and thought it was a glade run...guess it is more.

 

[2knees]

POWDR SUCKS MY LEFT NUT!


sorry i just wanted to be the first to start the flaming!. :dunce:


to be more constructive, i'm pretty excited to see what thats all about as well as the new tree run off of vertigo. New to the map anyway. I've seen people duck off into those woods so many times but i've never tried it myself.

 

[2knees]

btw, isnt powdr responsible for the current banking crisis? thats what i heard anyway.

 

[danny p]

i think its gonna be awesome once the conditions are good in there. There are some cool pics of the making of the stash on the killingtoninsider page and some kzone threads.

 

[hardline]

hmmm lets see jake lives in stowe and didn't have one put there. stowe is a burton mountain. the reason is: it brings in gaper from far and wide. it great concept but it is man made not natural so it take a lot of the fun out of it for me. we used to set stuff up in the woods durring the summer at stowe. logs extending off of drops, trees bent to make rainbows, and log slides. not a new concept but now its commercialized.

 

[2knees]

it brings in gaper from far and wide.

I think killington does just fine in that department already.

 

[hardline]

I think killington does just fine in that department already.

true true

 

[cbcbd]

Sounds cool and only good for Killington.

...it actually sounds like something many mtbers take part in at the local level - ie. enhancing the trails with natural features or with features made with natural materials.

 

[thetrailboss]

I wonder how it will hold snow considering that much of Bear Mountain has a SE exposure...

 

[2knees]

I wonder how it will hold snow considering that much of Bear Mountain has a SE exposure...

probably about as well as powdr holds onto its customers.

 

[cbcbd]

probably about as well as powdr holds onto its customers.

lol, dude, relentless

 

[downhill04]

probably about as well as powdr holds onto its customers.

HAHA you're in a groove Pat!

 

[smootharc]

It isn't being built at Killington....

....it's being built at Mad River Glen. Typos....sheesh !

 

[ski220]

Sounds like a lot of fun. Tree glades , banked turns, pillow line, "natural" terrrian features, sugar shack. All sounds pretty good to me.

 

[2knees]

lol, dude, relentless

HAHA you're in a groove Pat!

I have nothing at all against powdr, i was just hoping to get things rolling for the real killington kooks that flock to these threads.

 

[Highway Star]

It sounds really cool, and is similiar to something that I was hoping they would do.....but....I get the distinct impression it is going to be a massive fiasco.

There are 3 high speed lifts serving Skye Peak, and hence the Stash. Plus the K-1, more or less. It's on one of the highest traffic spots on the mountain. Considering the amount of press it's gotten so far, it's going to be mobbed by every joey on vacation.

It's tough enough to navigate the gaper traffic on their fairly open (but FLAT) dreammaker park....or any park for that matter, with a wide, open trail. But start putting stuff in the woods? With blind turns and mixed abilty levels? Sound like a dangerous combination.

As far as snow conditions go, that section of the mountain gets good natual snow. The bigger concern is icing or freeze/thaw, or even just the impact of a little traffic and sun. I'm guessing there will be ice all over the place in short order.

Terrain wise, I believe the upper part in the woods is relatively flat, low intermediate pitch. The lower part is a bit steeper, where it opens up into a trail.

IMHO, there are two spots where we can almost expect to see a fatality at Killington this year. The newly high-traffic, marked as a blue run Launch Pad crossover....and also the Stash park. At the very least, we'll have gapers slipping out on ice and running into trees or some pretty major collisions. Their head of ski patrol must be quite afraid for his job if he didn't oppose this....lol.

 

[hardline]

It sounds really cool, and is similiar to something that I was hoping they would do.....but....I get the distinct impression it is going to be a massive fiasco.

There are 3 high speed lifts serving Skye Peak, and hence the Stash. Plus the K-1, more or less. It's on one of the highest traffic spots on the mountain. Considering the amount of press it's gotten so far, it's going to be mobbed by every joey on vacation.

It's tough enough to navigate the gaper traffic on their fairly open (but FLAT) dreammaker park....or any park for that matter, with a wide, open trail. But start putting stuff in the woods? With blind turns and mixed abilty levels? Sound like a dangerous combination.

As far as snow conditions go, that section of the mountain gets good natual snow. The bigger concern is icing or freeze/thaw, or even just the impact of a little traffic and sun. I'm guessing there will be ice all over the place in short order.

Terrain wise, I believe the upper part in the woods is relatively flat, low intermediate pitch. The lower part is a bit steeper, where it opens up into a trail.

IMHO, there are two spots where we can almost expect to see a fatality at Killington this year. The newly high-traffic, marked as a blue run Launch Pad crossover....and also the Stash park. At the very least, we'll have gapers slipping out on ice and running into trees or some pretty major collisions. Their head of ski patrol must be quite afraid for his job if he didn't oppose this....lol.

i agree the landings are going to get packed with the quickness and one freeze/thaw. its going to the danger zone.

 

[Vince]

Glad to see someone try something new. If it works these areas will be cut at all the major mountains. If it doesn't you can keep calling Powdr idiots.

 

[Highway Star]

Oh...and I've got to add that this is obviously a move by POWDR to bring in more vacation visits by families with teens and recreational 18-35 year old skier/snowboarder age groups.

"Ooo...Killingon's got a sweet new park, first of it's kind in the east. We should take a trip there to check it out...." Cue..........$$$$$$$$$

I doubt many serious park riders are impressed. All the serious park rats go to Mt. Snow or Sunday River, and still will....