Killington is going to open before Sunday River this season.

[steamboat1]

Yes they did, but it was to connect the mountain directly to real estate and south lake Tahoe strip. They invested in that to see a big $$$ return. Its nice but you have to upload and download, no skiing directly from it.

Yes but it has a midstation. Kind of what this conversation has been about the last few pages.

 

[Newpylong]

While they are at it, they can install a surface lift up the header trail at Rams Head, the section that has been abandoned due to the shorter Ram's Head Quad for almost the last 20 years.

Upper Header was/is all ledge and rock, wouldn't work without mucho blasting. Not worth the price. They'll just open it up if the interconnect ever happens.

 

[machski]

True, but the midstation at Heavenly has nothing to do with skiing. There is a scenic outlook and a gift/snack shop there, that's it. The midstation is a tourist attraction so not built for the same purpose we are discussing.

Yes but it has a midstation. Kind of what this conversation has been about the last few pages.

 

[machski]

Upper Header was/is all ledge and rock, wouldn't work without mucho blasting. Not worth the price. They'll just open it up if the interconnect ever happens.

My understanding is that if the Pico interconnect ever were to happen, the lift back to Killington side would go to the original summit of Ram's Head.

 

[steamboat1]

My understanding is that if the Pico interconnect ever were to happen, the lift back to Killington side would go to the original summit of Ram's Head.

I've seen a few different maps. I've seen some with 2 lifts with the return lift going to the top of Ramshead as you mention. I've also seen maps with only 1 lift going up to Pico from near Pico Pond (located between Ramshead & Pico). You could ski to the bottom of this lift from Ramshead (new trail of course). From the top of the lift you would ski back to Ramshead using the trail already cut for the sewer line. I've seen maps with a couple/few new trails cut around this/these new lift/lifts & I've seen some without any new trails except for the two interconnecting trails I mentioned. If the interconnect ever happens I have no idea what it will be like. Personally I hope the interconnect never happens.

 

[Quietman]

The Killington-Pico Interconnect as seen in a 2001-2002 trail map

 

[steamboat1]

The Killington-Pico Interconnect as seen in a 2001-2002 trail map

That's one of the maps I've seen (2 lifts & new trails). There are a few others.

 

[Highway Star]

My understanding is that if the Pico interconnect ever were to happen, the lift back to Killington side would go to the original summit of Ram's Head.

It will go to the ridgeline, few hundred feet north of the summit.

 

[steamboat1]

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[thetrailboss]

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Interconnect with one lift. That works.

 

[MadMadWorld]

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Ha I got lost down there once. Thank god for GPS

 

[Highway Star]

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Cool map, did you draw that up?

 

[Puck it]

Not a bad idea. More trails could be cut too with just the one lift off of both the top of the lift and the ridge to skiers right going down to the pond.

 

[steamboat1]

Not a bad idea. More trails could be cut too with just the one lift off of both the top of the lift and the ridge to skiers right going down to the pond.

Actually someone on another site suggested they just cut a few glades in that area. Sort of like a lift served Brackett Basin. I thought that was a pretty good idea. The only problem I see for any trails in that area is holding snow. I don't think it will have good exposure.

 

[Newpylong]

It will go to the ridgeline, few hundred feet north of the summit.

So according to that trail map a new trail comes down onto old Upper Swirl from the top of a new lift? IE no access to the old summit?

 

[steamboat1]

So according to that trail map a new trail comes down onto old Upper Swirl from the top of a new lift? IE no access to the old summit?

Vagabond used to be such a fun trail from the Ramshead summit. To bad it's now only a shadow of it's former self.

 

[Newpylong]

Def was...

 

[ScottySkis]

I hope they open with a few trails for T day I plan on trying to be their for a few days.

 

[Highway Star]

Yomama....

 

[VTKilarney]

Just a little reminder for folks:

Killington is going to open before Sunday River this season.

You're an idiot.