Killington is going to open before Sunday River this season.

[Greg]

downhill04. Where's he been? Hope he's healthy this season....

 

[bvibert]

downhill04. Where's he been? Hope he's healthy this season....

Was thinking the same thing...

 

[gmcunni]

Was thinking the same thing...

+2

i love watching that guy ski..

 

[speden]

New Blog posted: Early Season Insurance

http://www.killington.com/winter/beast/blog/authors/tom/early-season-insurance

When I read this part:

"Remember last season when we saw significantly colder temperatures in mid-October, fired up the snowmaking system and buried the upper slopes with deep snow? Then the temperatures moderated into November and we struggled to cover Lower Bunny Buster to get skiers/riders back to the base of the K-1 Gondola."

It reminded me of the old saying about how generals always prepare to fight the previous war, rather than the next one. So in this season once the walkway is in place, we'll probably go straight from moderate temperatures into top to bottom skiing with a buried walkway. Perhaps the new battlefront is in huge gladed areas.

 

[RENO]

New Blog posted: Early Season Insurance

http://www.killington.com/winter/beast/blog/authors/tom/early-season-insurance

Me likey T! :grin:

 

[Puck it]

There will be removable section for the headwalls and Catwalk. Heavenly Traverse will not be skiable.

 

[Newpylong]

There will be removable section for the headwalls and Catwalk. Heavenly Traverse will not be skiable.

There we go. Now people can stop speculating and coming up with ridiculous ideas that those 3 trails won't be skiable...

 

[Highway Star]

There will be removable section for the headwalls and Catwalk. Heavenly Traverse will not be skiable.

What is the official source on this?

Heavenly traverse gets so much snow it should be skiable no problem.

 

[Puck it]

What is the official source on this?

Heavenly traverse gets so much snow it should be skiable no problem.

A little birdy told me and he is very reliable.

 

[bvibert]

They posted one picture of the walkway construction on Facebook today.

 

[Puck it]

They posted one picture of the walkway construction on Facebook today.

We will be skiing in mid October then.

 

[Highway Star]

Bump, looks like progress.....

....or a sweet jump.

 

[Greg]

....or a sweet jump.

That's what I was thinking. Would be rad on that POS bike of yours... :lol:

 

[Puck it]

Bump, looks like progress.....

....or a sweet jump.

Chipboard for decking? or is that just dirt.

 

[Greg]

Chipboard for decking? or is that just dirt.

Actually, it's cardboard.


Duh.... :roll:

 

[Geoff]

The bummer about this is that they're going to rope off access to the Catwalk ladies tee. I probably skied 20 of those for every time I walked up the steel stairs to do the rock garden at the top.

 

[drjeff]

The bummer about this is that they're going to rope off access to the Catwalk ladies tee. I probably skied 20 of those for every time I walked up the steel stairs to do the rock garden at the top.

Just think of it this way now with respect to Catwalk and the lack of a ladies tee entrance. With the extra calories you'll burn climbing those metal stairs, thats the perfect excuse for an extra beer or two during happy hour! :beer:

 

[Puck it]

Actually, it's cardboard.


Duh.... :roll:

Chipboard does not hold up to water very well. :-o

 

[deadheadskier]

Wonder why they're not going with some sort of composite decking

 

[Puck it]

Wonder why they're not going with some sort of composite decking

Does it look like chipboard or is it just me?