It's pretty bad when Magic is blowing out the mice before the "largest snowmaking system" does:
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Killington is going to open before Sunday River this season.
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mondeo
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You mean waters the lawn?It's pretty bad when Magic is blowing out the mice before the "largest snowmaking system" does:
gmcunni
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the BEAST doesn't water the grass
vonski
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this forecast could help to get things going!!! http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Killington/6day/top. Wish I could earn some turns!
Geoff
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A foot of snow on unfrozen ground with 50 mph winds. I'll pass.
vonski
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No worry about windhold. But I think that Saturday would be better!!!! 
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Tom says no plans to open this weekend...........???
http://www.killingtonzone.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=30648&p=421013#p421013
Huh. If we lost Heavenly Traverse as a skiable trail, and they don't open in October.....that would be pretty lame.
http://www.killingtonzone.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=30648&p=421013#p421013
Huh. If we lost Heavenly Traverse as a skiable trail, and they don't open in October.....that would be pretty lame.
think their idea of early is not oct 15-20 but more like halloween weekend.
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I would like to ski asap, but I think being open for the Halloween weekend would be something both resorts and patrons would be happy with,
Sr River cause its making a tradition of a fun party weekend and K casue its going to change its public view to some. More the non property owner market. Stuff they can say and promote at Ski shows.
I hope K opens soon and the same with the River.
After that being said hope we have options for this weekend.
I would prefer Maine, cause that is where I will be.
Sr River cause its making a tradition of a fun party weekend and K casue its going to change its public view to some. More the non property owner market. Stuff they can say and promote at Ski shows.
I hope K opens soon and the same with the River.
After that being said hope we have options for this weekend.
I would prefer Maine, cause that is where I will be.
Geoff
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+1
I'd add that if the weather looks lousy on Halloween weekend, the POWDR version of Killington is probably conservative enough to delay opening even if there is plenty of snow pack on Rime. I think the wood walkway on Heavenly Traverse is insurance against another Thanksgiving like last year, not so they can open for a few days in mid-October. I'd love to ski Halloween weekend but I won't be totally destroyed if it's socked in up there and they decide to push it a week. I'm far more interested in May corn snow on Superstar than October white ribbon of death on Rime.
Newpylong
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Who cares that HT was lost? It was nothing special. As you know, the stairway not only might help them open earlier, but also is insurance against warmups where Snowdon is a wash.
Geoff
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Some of us used it frequently. I always skied Catwalk ladies tee a lot. I used it to access West Glade from the top frequently.... in particular, in the late spring when I want to walk up Killink to ski Snowdon after those lifts close. Those first turns on upper Catwalk are usually snowboarder-scraped down to ledge. You often have to straightline it and make an emergency turn at the corner.
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You = fail.
Heavenly Traverse allowed entertaining gondi laps through the glades area, then down through racer's edge etc. It was very useful when the Canyon Quad was shut down.
Not having it will materially detract from my mid season skiing experience, if only by a small amount. I expect to get 2-3 weekends more of early season skiing. If they wimp out and don't use it, I'll be annoyed.
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Newpylong
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no one cares?
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Newpylong
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I used it frequently too. If it benefits the early season at all, it's no loss in my book.
agree - what am i saying ......
you & geoff are spot on. definitely a "useful" little trail. most folks don't know the trail exists but it served it's purpose as a connecting trail. a way to avoid the great northern cluster f*ck. if they're not going to use it to open the mtn early then it's pretty much a waste. don't need no stinkin stairway, folks can hike back up to the k1 just as easily or if you were going to put a stairway in, put one of the metal stairways (like the one going to catwalk) far skier's right on the headwall. hike or ski high traverse over.
powhunter
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Yep definately a little gem of trail that was free of the masses..Once mid season comes about that staircase will be buried and easily skied
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jimmywilson69
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Do you really think that there will be enough snow to ski it? It was nice to use, but I only usually used it about once in a three day weekend.
I'm not usually in the game for early or late skiing at Kton but it seems like a no brainer to build the walkway and ski as early as possible. Of course everyone's definition of early is different:wink:
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