May Day Slalom at Killington

[drjeff]

Yeah....at least until the security guards show up at this event also.:angry:

Just imagine if they try and enforce a "no alcohol/no grills" policy in the parking lots at KBL

 

[Geoff]

minor nit - Red Bull for 12 and under might be a wee bit too much caffeine in their systems - I can imagine someone like Iceman talking a mile a minute running around bouncing off walls! LOL!

That's why you cut it with Jägermeister.

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

So I take it Superstar will be groomed on May 1?

Greg, I would have thought the appropriate response (at least from our fearless leader as the first response to Killington's message) was "GREAT! Skiing in May! Thanks for restoring this great tradition!" and not whining about grooming SS.

 

[180]

I remember taking Shea and Spencer on one of their first trips down Superstar for the June 1st Slalom. The good old days.

Are there any bumps for this weekend? I don't think I can make the Bush.

 

[Greg]

Greg, I would have thought the appropriate response (at least from our fearless leader as the first response to Killington's message) was "GREAT! Skiing in May! Thanks for restoring this great tradition!" and not whining about grooming SS.

This was not an announcement about skiing into May. We already knew that. Maybe it did come off bit whiny though. Thanks for pointing that out. Seems like people are excited about the race, so good on them.

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

This was not an announcement about skiing into May. We already knew that.

Oh, my bad. Thought it was the first time it was announced. I missed the previous post(s) I guess. Sorry.

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

And, now that I've thought about it some more, I did the June 1 slalom in 1992 or 1993, and I remember there being bumps all over the place. They just kind of threw up some gates on the last 1/4 of the run and told people to have fun. Don't know what they're planning this year, but I doubt it's too "official".

 

[Geoff]

Just imagine if they try and enforce a "no alcohol/no grills" policy in the parking lots at KBL

In the lower bays of the main lot, they can do whatever they want since they own it. Same thing at Bear. They can stop you from entering the Bear parking lot with alcohol since they own the eastern 2/3rds of the Bear lot. The top bays of the main parking lot sit on state forest land and Killington doesn't have an exclusive lease on the land. As long as you're not interfering with the principal use of the land, you're free to do whatever you want.

Besides, why would Killington want to do that? All those customers go back to the flatlands and tell everybody in the office on Monday morning what a great time they had at Killington. The resort wants _MORE_ people showing up for spring skiing. That sells day tickets and season passes. A full parking lot with a party atmosphere is good for business as long as it doesn't get out of hand.

 

[mondeo]

Besides, why would Killington want to do that?

For the same reason they did it at BMMC?

 

[drjeff]

For the same reason they did it at BMMC?

My thoughts exactly! Plus, on May 2nd, they will have presumably locked a bunch of the folks wanting to enjoy an ice cold malted beverage and a grilled pork product in their next years season pass

I certainly hope not because that would total suck if they did. I'm just hoping I'll be seeing some pics from the skiing/tailgating festivities that rival those of Alta's last day this past Sunday.

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157794&highlight=alta+closing

WARNING: A pic or 2 in the TGR link above is definately NSFW!

 

[RootDKJ]

Just imagine if they try and enforce a "no alcohol/no grills" policy in the parking lots at KBL

Why wouldn't they enforce the policy? Are the DLC regulations different on that side of the mountain?

 

[JerseyJoey]

Why wouldn't they enforce the policy? Are the DLC regulations different on that side of the mountain?

They own the lease on some of the land. The rest is nat'l/state forest. They only have jurisdiction over the part they lease. No, I'm not kidding.

I may have my terminology mixed up.

Paging Geoff for confirmation.

 

[drjeff]

In the lower bays of the main lot, they can do whatever they want since they own it. Same thing at Bear. They can stop you from entering the Bear parking lot with alcohol since they own the eastern 2/3rds of the Bear lot. The top bays of the main parking lot sit on state forest land and Killington doesn't have an exclusive lease on the land. As long as you're not interfering with the principal use of the land, you're free to do whatever you want.

Besides, why would Killington want to do that? All those customers go back to the flatlands and tell everybody in the office on Monday morning what a great time they had at Killington. The resort wants _MORE_ people showing up for spring skiing. That sells day tickets and season passes. A full parking lot with a party atmosphere is good for business as long as it doesn't get out of hand.

They own the lease on some of the land. The rest is nat'l/state forest. They only have jurisdiction over the part they lease. No, I'm not kidding.

I may have my terminology mixed up.

Paging Geoff for confirmation.

Read the response on the previous page of this thread that Geoff wrote, pretty much clarified it here.

Kind of sounds like the rent-a cops can have their way in Bay's 3 + 4 and that Bay 1 and 2 is fine as long as you bring what you intend to consume yourself and don't sell any to anyone else.

Just how pathetic has this become that you need to practically draw survey lines to figure out where you can have a cold beer and roast a pork product after skiing

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

minor nit - Red Bull for 12 and under might be a wee bit too much caffeine in their systems - I can imagine someone like Iceman talking a mile a minute running around bouncing off walls! LOL!

I always see little kids drinking Red Bull at Blue mountain!!!!

 

[180]

That was a good picture on TGR.

 

[Geoff]

Read the response on the previous page of this thread that Geoff wrote, pretty much clarified it here.

Kind of sounds like the rent-a cops can have their way in Bay's 3 + 4 and that Bay 1 and 2 is fine as long as you bring what you intend to consume yourself and don't sell any to anyone else.

Just how pathetic has this become that you need to practically draw survey lines to figure out where you can have a cold beer and roast a pork product after skiing

Before you go off on a rant...

I've never seen Killington restrict alcohol in the parking lots other than when they have events at Bear Mountain.

I once last spring saw them ask a group partying in the main parking lot to pack it up at around 5:30. I didn't think that was unreasonable. At Sunshine Daydream, they had a bus towed out of Bay 1 that had been there overnight. It's a day parking lot. As I heard it, the owner of the bus got in their face about it. I don't blame them for towing him.

I'm giving my opinion about what Killington "could" do. On land they own, they are free to do whatever they want. On leased state forest land where they don't hold an exclusive lease, there's a grey area about what they can and can't do.

 

[drjeff]

Before you go off on a rant...

I've never seen Killington restrict alcohol in the parking lots other than when they have events at Bear Mountain.

I once last spring saw them ask a group partying in the main parking lot to pack it up at around 5:30. I didn't think that was unreasonable. At Sunshine Daydream, they had a bus towed out of Bay 1 that had been there overnight. It's a day parking lot. As I heard it, the owner of the bus got in their face about it. I don't blame them for towing him.

I'm giving my opinion about what Killington "could" do. On land they own, they are free to do whatever they want. On leased state forest land where they don't hold an exclusive lease, there's a grey area about what they can and can't do.

No rant planned. Just hoping that management at K builds on what has been a bit of positive movement lately. Bottomline, if K gets it going again in the spring scene, that will likely persuade some other areas to atleast take their seasons a week or 2 longer and that will benefit the entire skiing/riding community IMHO

 

[Geoff]

No rant planned. Just hoping that management at K builds on what has been a bit of positive movement lately. Bottomline, if K gets it going again in the spring scene, that will likely persuade some other areas to atleast take their seasons a week or 2 longer and that will benefit the entire skiing/riding community IMHO

I look at it a different way....

There's really not enough market for everybody to operate into May. If Killington has an absolute kick-ass spring product with an appripriately priced spring season pass, nobody else will even bother competing.

 

[2knees]

I look at it a different way....

There's really not enough market for everybody to operate into May. If Killington has an absolute kick-ass spring product with an appripriately priced spring season pass, nobody else will even bother competing.

if they keep grooming the snot out of the place, they will never compete with sugarbush.

 

[RootDKJ]

No rant planned. Just hoping that management at K builds on what has been a bit of positive movement lately.

I hope so also, but it's very up and down with Killington. It seems like every time they do something positive, something negative is right around the corner or vise-versa.