KustyTheKlown
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Oooo bummer ya that will def dampen the vibe of a killington cup
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Oooo bummer ya that will def dampen the vibe of a killington cup
urungus
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I’ve never experienced anything like that. One moment you are surrounded by by thousands of people cheering, stomping their feet, hundreds of cowbells jangling. A surge of energy as she came into sight at the top of Preston’s pitch still in first place and history just seconds away. And then dead silence, so quiet you could her a pin drop. The way she summersaulted and crashed hard into the netting looked bad. And then it took a very, very long time for she medics surrounding her to get her into the sled not knowing if she was alive, conscious, paralyzed, concussed, broken bones ? She did manage a couple of weak waves on her her way down in the sled, which drew a cheer from the stunned crowd. Many devastated looking little girls (and everyone really) on the way out. Apparently she impaled herself on one of the netting fenceposts but it missed any internal organs !!
Get well soon Mikaela!!
Get well soon Mikaela!!
skef
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An update.
urungus
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Killington Mountain ops FTW. Canyon area (Cascade, Downdraft, Spillway) now open and they are up to 38 trails open with multiple expert TTB options. Multiple tree runs are open in Snowdon. Ski down to Vale, Ramshead, Snowshed parking lots. All while blowing enough snow for the World Cup. And all during a warm November. Meanwhile most competitors not even open yet.
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urungus
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Before the first run yesterday they had a procession of local ski clubs, led by the color guard
Highline looking good:
Highline looking good:
urungus
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Free cheese !
Matt Quinn (Mt Joy):
Fitz and the Tantrums:
Some peace and quiet could also be found:
Upper Ridge Run:
North Star:
Chute:
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letitsnow1
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Another great day, skied bell to bell lifts were pretty much ski on all day great conditions. It's been a very good start to the season
urungus
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some wire images of Mikaela from Saturday
waving to crowd:
waving to crowd:
I wonder if anyone has slowed the video down enough to see exactly how she impaled her abdomen. Curious if it was a gate flag, her own pole, skis etc
urungus
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It’s a miracle it didn’t puncture some internal organ ... I’m still a bit rattled that I could have seen her die right in front of me
joshua segal
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I disagree. It used to be that the ski season wrapped up right after Feb. Vacation week. Ski areas did their slush-cup in early to mid-March and the last day of the season was on limited terrain. Try to find a skiing package for after March 15. The problem is: Ski area management (with a few exceptions) refuses to market the late season product. Baseball has extended its season to November; Football has extended its season to Feb.; with the WNBA, basketball is now a 12-month a year sport. It takes time to develop the demand to extend the ski season and to date, ski area management has not stepped up to do it.
drjeff
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Given on her socials from the hospital after, it looked like her wound was on her left flank area, guessing it was the blue gate she tumbled through as her left side appears snow side at that gate whereas her right side was snow side on the red gate she went tumbled through.
I suppose it could of happened when she hit the b-net, but having adjusted and set way too many of the quick release clamps that attach the actual b-netting to the supporting poles, there's much more give in those than the actual base of the hinged gates that the GS panels are attached to
machski
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Because this isn't a spectator sport and people, especially with kids in n other sports programs, move on with life as spring comes in. No matter how hard you market spring skiing, that will always be a difficult sell to widen the market. It seems nuts so many want to get out on such limited terrain early season, but that is because folks shift from their summer/fall activities to winter then.
machski
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No, mother nature FTW. Had K not received 2 large snowstorms (granted, the first one was high elevation but still dropped over a foot up high), they wouldn't have nearly open what they do.
In an industry with very thin profit margins and short windows to make money, you think the reason April skiing isn't more popular is marketing? You don't think the ski areas would still be trying to make money in April if they saw a good opportunity to do so?
How many casual skiers do you know? People who ski ten days or less a season?
The vast majority of such people are done after February vacation week. Those diehards that remain, if they have families, are mostly done by the third week of March when spring sports start. I know this all to well as a lacrosse dad. Starting about March 20th, I can basically ski Sundays only until the season is done.
The reality is that rain is super common in New England in April. You have one rainy Saturday and you've basically lost your profit for the week. Everyone loves sunny, spring corn days, but the more common April weather is 40, gray and wet.
joshua segal
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Can you cite an example (other than Killington) who has tried to market the spring product? You're citing a long-standing opinion that might have been true 50-years ago.
Sugarloaf, Jay and Sugarbush all do and aren't that busy. Wildcat did for years too.
The demand in April simply isn't there.
Newpylong
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Don't you think if people hadn't already hung up the skis in the spring everyone else would be hopping on board? These ski areas know their business better than casual observers and they know what makes sense for them.
When I was at the Whale we closed several seasons in March at 100% open and $20 tickets. Anyone who's skied there knows there isn't a better 700 vert anywhere in New England when the place is wide open. We couldn't even bring them in with nearly free food and booze trying to empty the stock for the summer.
There gets to a point where the masses are just done and there aren't enough hardcore to go around. Marketing is not going to fix that.
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