First time to Killington

[mikestaple]

Going up Monday and will avoid the super cold of this weekend. And the good lord would never let it pour rain all day in mid February on a ski mountain right?!?!? RIGHT?!?!?

So with teenagers what is there to do in Rutland when pre mature snow really starts to come down? And all of us like to ski blacks. Any recent Intel on how those are skiing (Superstar, Black man etc).




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[ScottySkis]

Not in Ruland but check out Bens and Jerry ice cream factory

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[steamboat1]

For blacks Superstar, Cascade & Double Dipper were all excellent when I last skied there Thurs. Outer Limits could use a winch cat since it still has ice from the rain event last week. Superstar, Cascade & Double Dipper have all been resurfaced & then some since the rain event, OL has not. They've done a great job recovering from the rain event & overall the mountain was in excellent shape. One bit of advice though is to get out there early because it will get scraped off later.

As for what to do in Rutland I can't really say since I don't have young kids. There is a bowling alley on Rt. 7 & a movie theater downtown. Ben & Jerry's is close to an hour & a 1/2 away & not really worth it even if it were in Rutland IMHO.

 

[joshua segal]

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As for what to do in Rutland I can't really say since I don't have young kids. There is a bowling alley on Rt. 7 & a movie theater downtown. Ben & Jerry's is close to an hour & a 1/2 away & not really worth it even if it were in Rutland IMHO.

Is the Ben and Jerry's complex open in the winter?

There is a nice collection of outlet stores in Manchester, VT.

 

[steamboat1]

Is the Ben and Jerry's complex open in the winter?

There is a nice collection of outlet stores in Manchester, VT.

Yes the indoor tour is open at B & J's in winter.

As for outlet stores Queensbury, NY has a better collection & is about equidistant from Rutland as Manchester. There's also a Six Flags indoor water park in Queensbury, never been myself.

edit: One thing I'd recommend to do on a weather day in the area is take a tour of the fish hatchery in Chittiden (sp?). The Ranger will give you a nice tour & explain everything. Only downside is can be hard to find. I always get lost in Chittiden & I know the area. You'd turn in to find it right by the Sugar & Spice breakfast place.

 

[jaybird]

Day trip to Jay Peak water park with dinner stop in Burlington.
Rutland is not likely to deliver the choices you'd prefer.
Woodstock and Hanover may be worth a visit.

 

[skifree]

the walmart in Rutland is always a mind blowing experience.

 

[steamboat1]

Day trip to Jay Peak water park with dinner stop in Burlington.
Rutland is not likely to deliver the choices you'd prefer.
Woodstock and Hanover may be worth a visit.

Some good restaurants in Rutland/Mendon. In Rutland I'd recommend either Root's or Southside Grille. In Mendon you have Red Clover Inn, Vermont Inn or Countrymans Pleasure. Long Trail Inn at the top of Sherburne Pass is also good.

No need to go to Jay for a waterpark. Like I said there's an indoor waterpark in Queensbury only an hour away.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

some of you have zero sense of geography

ben & jerry's in waterbury, not exactly close to killington, and its going to rain or be icing on tuesday!

same with jay, that's well over 2 hours away from killington/rutland.

 

[dlague]

Day trip to Jay Peak water park with dinner stop in Burlington.
Rutland is not likely to deliver the choices you'd prefer.
Woodstock and Hanover may be worth a visit.

Day trip from Killington to Jay Peak via Burlington? That is way out of the way! Even day tripping to Jay Peak from Killington is 5 hours RT.

Woodstock has some nice places to eat!

 

[ALLSKIING]

the walmart in Rutland is always a mind blowing experience.

I say that every time I'm in there...lol

 

[ScottySkis]

I sleep in my car in their parking lot bunch of times when I had a season pass over 10 year ago don't remember anything different their then any other Walmart.

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[Smellytele]

Some good restaurants in Rutland/Mendon. In Rutland I'd recommend either Root's or Southside Grille. In Mendon you have Red Clover Inn, Vermont Inn or Countrymans Pleasure. Long Trail Inn at the top of Sherburne Pass is also good.

No need to go to Jay for a waterpark. Like I said there's an indoor waterpark in Queensbury only an hour away.

I believe there may be an indoor water park in White River/ Hartland right off 89 across from the VA hospital.

 

[VTKilarney]

I believe there may be an indoor water park in White River/ Hartland right off 89 across from the VA hospital.

It's an aquatic center with a very small recreational component. It's more about swimming lessons and competitions. But it can be fine for a couple of hours. Just keep your expectations in check.

 

[bdfreetuna]

Don't miss out on the Needle's Eye area. Dreammaker Headwall is my favorite. Vertigo Headwall has a nice pitch too. It's less crowded over there.

I wouldn't waste too much time on Superstar area right now, Ovation is basically bare and that's the best trail there. Superstar itself is a boring crowded annoying trail... see below for further advice regarding that area.

Check out Double Dipper in the Canyon area and make sure to get into Big Dipper Woods. It might be closed but it has just as much snow as the main trail right next to it. Duck a rope. East Fall is another fun one in the Canyon area.

If Powerline is open off the North Ridge lift, ski that. Fun narrow bump run.

Not sure if the South Ridge will be open at all, but if it is, ski Jug down to Bear Mountain or Needle's Eye area. I wouldn't waste time on Bear right now unless you really want to try Outer Limits, which is a nice relatively steep bump trail but not the best the mountain has to offer.

After doing that get your butt over to Ramshead and end the day there ripping blue squares as fast as you can until your legs are dead. I would basically skip Snowdon because it gets crowded and the trails are mediocre on that mountain; Ramshead is more fun for blues and if you follow my plan you've skied all the best stuff that's currently open.

Now there may be some woods like the Throne and a few others up on Snowdon, a low angle one called Squeeze Play, that might be good to go with caution. Use your discretion; they'll be closed but if that's how you like to end the day, go for it. Just watch out for water bars and make sure you got a clear view. DO NOT try to ski woods like Julio, Jaunita or any of the double black woods right now. You can probably get away with skiing the woods next to Skylark off Superstar lift if you're really searching for doable woods.

Also to skiers right off Superstar are several opportunities to duck into the unmarked Superstar Woods. See how much snow there is. Beware there is a brook that runs through there, so you may have to exit at some point horizontally. I'm not sure how much snowmaking blowover will be in there by the time you arrive. But it's never "open" or "closed".

K1 lodge is the place to be for drinks. Summit lodge for lunch. Don't waste too much time lodging around it's a big mountain with a lot of traversing. But you can do this in 1 day if you stay focused

 

[steamboat1]

don't miss out on the needle's eye area. Dreammaker headwall is my favorite. Vertigo headwall has a nice pitch too. It's less crowded over there.

I wouldn't waste too much time on superstar area right now, ovation is basically bare and that's the best trail there. Superstar itself is a boring crowded annoying trail... See below for further advice regarding that area.

Check out double dipper in the canyon area and make sure to get into big dipper woods. It might be closed but it has just as much snow as the main trail right next to it. Duck a rope. East fall is another fun one in the canyon area.

If powerline is open off the north ridge lift, ski that. Fun narrow bump run.

Not sure if the south ridge will be open at all, but if it is, ski jug down to bear mountain or needle's eye area. I wouldn't waste time on bear right now unless you really want to try outer limits, which is a nice relatively steep bump trail but not the best the mountain has to offer.

After doing that get your butt over to ramshead and end the day there ripping blue squares as fast as you can until your legs are dead. I would basically skip snowdon because it gets crowded and the trails are mediocre on that mountain; ramshead is more fun for blues and if you follow my plan you've skied all the best stuff that's currently open.

Now there may be some woods like the throne and a few others up on snowdon, a low angle one called squeeze play, that might be good to go with caution. Use your discretion; they'll be closed but if that's how you like to end the day, go for it. Just watch out for water bars and make sure you got a clear view. Do not try to ski woods like julio, jaunita or any of the double black woods right now. You can probably get away with skiing the woods next to skylark off superstar lift if you're really searching for doable woods.

Also to skiers right off superstar are several opportunities to duck into the unmarked superstar woods. See how much snow there is. Beware there is a brook that runs through there, so you may have to exit at some point horizontally. I'm not sure how much snowmaking blowover will be in there by the time you arrive. But it's never "open" or "closed".

K1 lodge is the place to be for drinks. Summit lodge for lunch. Don't waste too much time lodging around it's a big mountain with a lot of traversing. But you can do this in 1 day if you stay focused

lmao

 

[JDMRoma]

lmao

No kidding ! Hopefully the OP knows the BD is a tool right now and disregards everything he said.


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[MEtoVTSkier]

No kidding ! Hopefully the OP knows the BD is a tool right now and disregards everything he said.


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He must have banged his head pretty hard in that wreck!

 

[WoodCore]

He must have banged his head pretty hard in that wreck!

That's what I'm thinking.

 

[ss20]

No kidding ! Hopefully the OP knows the BD is a tool right now and disregards everything he said.


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He's right about not poaching Julio or Anarchy. Need about 2 more feet of snow to make the rock garden navigable.