NYDB
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Maybe Qillington?
I hear someone is up for early release soon.
I hear someone is up for early release soon.
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Didn't SP sell to great gulf?
BodeMiller1
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Newpylong
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No not all of it, just some huge parcels where the village will go on Rams Head and Snowshed areas.
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Maybe since SP sold the valuable real estate, they're selling the rest back to Powdr?
BodeMiller1
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The guy on the left looks like he
s up to no good. Amazing no local politicians went down with the guy from far away.
BodeMiller1
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I just hope they bring back the 10-mile trail. Not grate on skis, butt well worth it to watch all the stranded snow boarders.
Will Killington ban Snow Boarders? YES.
Will Killington ban Snow Boarders? YES.
Shummy almost lost his seat in his third term election. He called it quits after that.The guy on the left looks like he
s up to no good. Amazing no local politicians went down with the guy from far away.
Newpylong
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They can't as Upper Juggernaut has been officially discontinued (acreage no longer legally usable).
Just my POV, but seeing Killington abandon terrain over the last 25 years has been very sad. I understand cutting costs, but it's sad to see so much terrain closed.
Juggernaut was a swap to be able to cut trees elsewhere. Why on earth would anyone have any interest in skiing that trail?
urungus
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It’s a peaceful escape from the crowds. Here is my trip report on abandoned upper Juggernaut https://forums.alpinezone.com/threa...ernaut-new-k1-lodge-guide.143905/post-1105952
I’m talking about some of the other lifts and trails. Sure, Juggernaut was flat. I skied it back in the day.
I really don't see Sunrise or Juggernaut as big losses. Sunrise was where we always parked coming from our home in Ludlow and even during vacation weeks it was dead over there. The terrain was flat as can be except the very bottom and the lift was over 9000 feet long and like a 25 minute ride.
BodeMiller1
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Back in the day I was with some friends and told them I just got back from Killington and showed them a video of the ten mile trail. They said "it's flat, etc. As mentioned yea it was more like x country,,,
Nice views butt yep K doesn't need it. Still a cool trail.
Nice views butt yep K doesn't need it. Still a cool trail.
jimmywilson69
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everyone has done that trail once. Exactly once for a reason...
That's a shrink that I don't have an issue with.
That's a shrink that I don't have an issue with.
Hawk
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I did it once on a icy day and it was much quicker than 3 hours. LOL
Newpylong
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I don't mind losing Upper Juggernaut. As mentioned it was given back to bank the acreage for other changes. I also don't mind the loss of Lower Juggernaut (the escape route out of Bear). Had to cross the parking lot and no one used it. Both a drain on patrol resources as well.
Northeast Passage disappoints, but as mentioned, in its last configuration it was set up for disaster. Lowest elevation, long slow lift, lack of traffic. Only way that entrance survives is if skier visits increased to the point that Skyeship and Bear both frequently hit capacity. Oh, and they finally get around to upgrading the snowmaking system to be able to handle the acreage they have already cut themselves down to, forget adding that back in.
However, I do frequently lament the decision to neuter the top of Rams Head. It is a wrong that should be righted with a lift replacement. Especially considering RH has become one of if not the busiest peak.
Northeast Passage disappoints, but as mentioned, in its last configuration it was set up for disaster. Lowest elevation, long slow lift, lack of traffic. Only way that entrance survives is if skier visits increased to the point that Skyeship and Bear both frequently hit capacity. Oh, and they finally get around to upgrading the snowmaking system to be able to handle the acreage they have already cut themselves down to, forget adding that back in.
However, I do frequently lament the decision to neuter the top of Rams Head. It is a wrong that should be righted with a lift replacement. Especially considering RH has become one of if not the busiest peak.
machski
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Agree on RH. That said, they turned that into basically the next level up terrain from Snowshed by terminating the HSQ where they did. Carrying a lift to the top wouldn't allow the same lower level so I'm guessing if they do right the wrong, we'd likely see a mid unload about where the quad now ends. Of course, that is an added expense both in lift costs and personal to staff it. Guess we shall see if things ever come to pass...
As to Northeast Passage, yup we will send to start there quite often when open. That chair was damn long and slow, but I did enjoy the late day returns down the lower part as the pitch picked up. Most didn't lap it so if the snow was decent, it stayed that way most of the day. Had they kept it, to keep folks interested in that pod, they likely would have had to go detach and a bubble as that base (and Skyeship) can both be wet even if white stuff is falling from the lower elevation. Again, that is costly for the actual terrain it would serve.
