Killington: What was it? What Does POWDR Want it to Be? You?

[JerseyJoey]

Help fill it in for those of not from NY/NJ/PA - Google maps shows 30 minutes shorter time to Killington than Whiteface from NYC. Better route, less aggravation? Google just plain wrong?

The times are very close to the 2 from Jersey. The route is exactly the same up to Queensbury/Lake George (exit 20 off Northway). Then it's east to K or north to Whiteface. Driving times are similiar.

 

[mister moose]

What about Lower Skyelark?

<gasp>

... and the sun rose, and night be came day, and the light shone upon all the skiers. And the skiers saw that there were spring bumps, and it was good.


Lower Skyelark last spring until it rotted away was excellent. Superb. Loved it. Can't say enough about making that last a good while late season as well. There was Superstar, half of Skyehawk (from Superstar blowover) and lower Skyelark. It was a great cross section of terrain. Bittersweet for intermediates was good too, but was the first to rot out and there is a diminishing return in keeping intermediates happy in late spring because once it's warm enough the bumps form too fast.

Sure hope this glimmer of hope pans out....

 

[Highway Star]

I'm sure there is some great off map stuff and would love to take you up on the offer.

I'm sure it would be a blast, but I'm also pretty certain it won't compare to Stowe. Stowe is king in the east for Slack Country. Good reason why the meatheads film there more than anywhere else it seems.

So, can you find completely untracked glades, inbounds, 3 days after a storm at Stowe? Because I can find that at Killington.

 

[icedtea]

So, can you find completely untracked glades, inbounds, 3 days after a storm at Stowe? Because I can find that at Killington.

dude, there are no glades at killington..except that one big dipper.. :razz:

 

[tjf67]

Help fill it in for those of not from NY/NJ/PA - Google maps shows 30 minutes shorter time to Killington than Whiteface from NYC. Better route, less aggravation? Google just plain wrong?

Google is just plain wrong. I am assuming it sends you up 87. If not it takes even longer to get to K-mart. From Albany it takes 2 hours to get to Whiteface. 2.2 hours to get to K-mart.

you go straight up 87 at 75 miles per hour. Then 30 minutes over 55 MPH road without traffic. K you have to go over some POS road to get to the V highway then you have to fight through Rutland and the access road.

 

[JerseyJoey]

Google is just plain wrong. I am assuming it sends you up 87. If not it takes even longer to get to K-mart. From Albany it takes 2 hours to get to Whiteface. 2.2 hours to get to K-mart.

you go straight up 87 at 75 miles per hour. Then 30 minutes over 55 MPH road without traffic. K you have to go over some POS road to get to the V highway then you have to fight through Rutland and the access road.

Yeah, fighting through that Rutland traffic can be brutal. Can take as much as 10 minutes to get to the other side of town.

Driving times from NYC/NJ to K or to Whiteface are pretty much the same.

 

[deadheadskier]

So, can you find completely untracked glades, inbounds, 3 days after a storm at Stowe? Because I can find that at Killington.

I have my 'stashes' yes

 

[deadheadskier]

For the record, if the choice is made to make a Skylark glacier instead of SuperStar glacier because the feeling is that it would be more enjoyable for a greater amount of skiers (Skylark is less steep than SS correct? It's been ten years) hence making you spring season more successful and lasting longer, I'd be all for it. and might actually swing over next May

 

[Greg]

For the record, if the choice is made to make a Skylark glacier instead of SuperStar glacier because the feeling is that it would be more enjoyable for a greater amount of skiers (Skylark is less steep than SS correct? It's been ten years) hence making you spring season more successful and lasting longer, I'd be all for it. and might actually swing over next May

Who's going to start the thread in T&E for the Memorial Day Bump Fest on the Skylark glacier? Ski-offs optional.

 

[SkiDork]

problem with SkyeLark is its invisible from the base area. Half the fun is having a BBQ at the bottom and watching other folks go down.

 

[tjf67]

Yeah, fighting through that Rutland traffic can be brutal. Can take as much as 10 minutes to get to the other side of town.

Driving times from NYC/NJ to K or to Whiteface are pretty much the same.

Ive sat in traffic on the access road and on the hill heading down into Rutland for way more than ten minutes. then is like an extra 40 minutes. But that is similar. I am not used to driving more than 15 minutes to get on the slopes. When you have to drive 4 plus hours another 20minutes one way or the other does not make much of a diff.

 

[SkiDork]

Ive sat in traffic on the access road and on the hill heading down into Rutland for way more than ten minutes. then is like an extra 40 minutes. But that is similar. I am not used to driving more than 15 minutes to get on the slopes. When you have to drive 4 plus hours another 20minutes one way or the other does not make much of a diff.

you're talking about the access road. Thats got nothing to do with Rutland traffic.

 

[deadheadskier]

I've sat in pretty good traffic in Route 4 in Rutland going south of town.

 

[Puck it]

From the Killington Drift email

Less than 100 days until we fire …
… up the World’s Most Extensive Snowmaking System as we prepare to kick off the 2009-10 season. Are you ready? Do you have your season pass? If not, now is the time to lock in great prices for the coming season on our Midweek, Blackout and Unlimited Season Passes.

 

[mondeo]

Ive sat in traffic on the access road and on the hill heading down into Rutland for way more than ten minutes. then is like an extra 40 minutes. But that is similar. I am not used to driving more than 15 minutes to get on the slopes. When you have to drive 4 plus hours another 20minutes one way or the other does not make much of a diff.

Yeah, I was figuring it was faily similar, the couple times I've gone from Killington to Buffalo it was about an hour to Fort Ann, which means 2 to Albany.

And on a single trip, I agree that 20 minutes doesn't make a difference. But if you do it every week, 20 minutes of the same trip 5-6 months straight, year after year, can make a difference mentally. 15 minutes on the drive to Killington would be the difference on where I end up buying a house around Hartford all other things being equal.

Still need to make it up to Whiteface, but my understanding is that Whiteface and Killington draw slightly different segments of the same general base. Whiteface I'd look closer at if I was a racer type, Killington has more of the freestyle vibe, but both being good expert level mountains in the East.

 

[deadheadskier]

problem with SkyeLark is its invisible from the base area. Half the fun is having a BBQ at the bottom and watching other folks go down.

Didn't you get the memo?

The party is over at Killington. They don't want you're tailgating at events or during spring skiing.


:dunce:

 

[mondeo]

Traffic from Killington through Rutland is fairly variable. Yeah you can get stuck at the end of the access road, by Pico, and into Rutland, but if you hit it at the right time it's fine.

 

[Highway Star]

From the Killington Drift email

Less than 100 days until we fire …
… up the World’s Most Extensive Snowmaking System as we prepare to kick off the 2009-10 season. Are you ready? Do you have your season pass? If not, now is the time to lock in great prices for the coming season on our Midweek, Blackout and Unlimited Season Passes.

Sometime before Nov. 15.....wooop-te-do......................

 

[tjf67]

you're talking about the access road. Thats got nothing to do with Rutland traffic.

I thought you skied there? that hill going down into town where it changes from two lanes to one. Traffic traffic traffic. But I guess that is the price you pay to ski at K

 

[tjf67]

Yeah, I was figuring it was faily similar, the couple times I've gone from Killington to Buffalo it was about an hour to Fort Ann, which means 2 to Albany.

And on a single trip, I agree that 20 minutes doesn't make a difference. But if you do it every week, 20 minutes of the same trip 5-6 months straight, year after year, can make a difference mentally. 15 minutes on the drive to Killington would be the difference on where I end up buying a house around Hartford all other things being equal.

Still need to make it up to Whiteface, but my understanding is that Whiteface and Killington draw slightly different segments of the same general base. Whiteface I'd look closer at if I was a racer type, Killington has more of the freestyle vibe, but both being good expert level mountains in the East.

Plus K gets more snow than us. Nothing wrong with K. Hey if HWS and teabag ski there it must be RAD:razz: