killington-first time

[golfngord]

Woohooooooo
Can't wait.I will be there Weds till Friday,can anyone help with any usefull info,parking,drinking eating and perhaps a good trail this time of season.
How are the parks,I'm sooo excited.
GJ

 

[thetrailboss]

Awesome. Have a great time. Been a while since I was there, so I really can't help, but if crowds are an issue, head to Pico.

 

[bvibert]

Check out the recent topic "My First trip to Mt Killington" for some ideas on nightlife. As for the other questions I can't help you, but there are plenty of K regulars here that I'm sure will jump in.

 

[ckofer]

A) Find the waffle stands

B) I think you can get sushi in a two places on the mountain

C) A & B should be two separate efforts. Wasabi on a waffle would not work.

D) Trails: if you're riding, avoid the loooooooong greens that wrap around. Way too flat.

E) Parking: use the main access road vs the gondola lift. More options and services.

 

[Tyrolean_skier]

Woohooooooo
Can't wait.I will be there Weds till Friday,can anyone help with any usefull info,parking,drinking eating and perhaps a good trail this time of season.
How are the parks,I'm sooo excited.
GJ

There are parks at Rams Head - smaller ones for learning. If you are going to spend the day on these small parks, then park at Rams Head. The big parks are at Bear Mountain. If you are going to spend your day in the parks at Bear, then you should park in the Bear lot. However, if you decide to start from the K-1 base, then I recommend you get there early as it fills up pretty quickly.

As someone else said, some of the green trails can get pretty flat at times so you should avoid them if possible if you are a boarder. However, both Great Eastern and Great Northern are great trails for beginners. There are plenty of blue trails and black diamond and double black diamond trails to keep you occupied. If you are into tree skiing, be aware that most of the marked tree trails at K are still closed due to lack of snow. Maybe that will change if they get some more snow this week.

Check out the link to the other thread for more information. Also, if you want to get more info from Killington regulars go to www.killingtonzone.com and post your questions there.

My recommendations for eating on the Access Road are:
Choices (rotisserie and other good stuff), Woobly Barn (for steaks), Sushi Yoshi for Japanese/Chinese, Outback Pizza, Birch Ridge Inn (if you want to go fancy), Casey's Caboose (for good wings at Happy Hour), The Lookout also has a pretty good HH and Peppers has some kind of special during HH during the week.

During the day you can get Sushi and Chinese food in the Mahogany Ridge bar area at the K-1 base lodge. I've been told that there is some kind of burrito stand at Needles that makes some pretty good food. I've never tried myself so I cannot give an opinion on that. If you want a view when you are eating, the best place is the Peak Restaurant. You can get to it by getting on the K-1 gondola.

Have a blast while you are there.

 

[Tyrolean_skier]

Killington is running a special this week. You can get 2 lift tickets for the price of 1. Go to this link and print out the coupon. You can make multiple copies as it will work regardless. I know because I used it for some friends this weekend and they used two different copies of the same coupon to get lift tickets on Saturday and Sunday. This offer is only valid through Friday, February 3. Hope you can use it.

http://www.killington.com/mid_2-for-1.html