Old Killington Press Releases

[loafer89]

I thought that I would add some of my collection of press releases from Killington. Here is one from the Skyship debut:

 

[loafer89]

Killinton makes the front page of the Rutland Herald on October 2nd, 1992:

 

[loafer89]

A page from the 1993 SKII stockholders report with a neat picture of very early snowmaking:

 

[pepperdawg]

Great stuff!!!!


A few comments:

I like how on the 1st pic the map shows Rams Head going all they way to the top. (Horn trail is shown)

Also like the pic of DMC on the chair in the Oct 1992 pic.

 

[loafer89]

If I am not thoroughly boring you people, I have more to share........

 

[pizza]

If I am not thoroughly boring you people, I have more to share........

please share..

 

[loafer89]

Christmas 1990:

I like the disclamer at the bottom, at least SKII was honest

 

[loafer89]

Veterans Day:

 

[Greg]

I'm sure teachski would love this stuff!

 

[loafer89]

I am delighted to share this with the group, here is one from October 1999:

 

[loafer89]

Thanksgiving 1994, jeez I saved alot of junk :roll:

 

[Treeliner]

Christmas 1990:

Ha! The disclaimer is hilarious!

 

[awf170]

so why doesnt the chair still go to the top of rams head

 

[Lostone]

Yep! You kept a lot of junk. 10 more years and you'll be able to sell it on Ebay for a couple lift tickets. :wink:

And by then a lift ticket will require a second mortgage. :blink:

I've skied K-Mart in the early 80s on Halloween.

And I've also been there when they had someone out in front of the line on Thanxgiving weekend advising that it was far too crowded and dangerous up there and advising against buying a ticket.

Later that day I rode up with two guys who were skiing without tickets. They explained that they'd been advised not to buy tickets, but they hadn't been advised not to ski.

They catch you without a ticket at Smuggs, they accompany you to the office.

 

[loafer89]

I remember sking Killington on my birthday, November 12th 1990 at Okemo. My brother and I were skiing Upper World Cup and what was left of Lower World Cup.

They were making snow on the upper part, and the lower part was patches of snow with long stretches of mud, moooooo.

I got tired of taking off my ski's on the lower part and went mud surfing, the ski patrol guy was less than thrilled with that to say the least.

 

[loafer89]

Superstar Quad installation photo from Killington magazine winter 1987-1988:

 

[loafer89]

November 9th, 1999:

The good old days of the truck

 

[loafer89]

October 1989:

We had come up to view foliage, but alot of skiers were disapointed that K had closed with the warmer weather.

 

[ALLSKIING]

If I did not know better I would say Killington is your favorite mountain. :wink:

 

[loafer89]

I liked the old days at Killington, because they made skiing stretch on as long as they could, and that made my summer's that much shorter.

I bought stock in SKII because I beleived in their philosophy of making snow and skiing WHENEVER possible, not just whenever PROFITABLE.

I have skied 248 days of the year out of 365 at Killington

I positively hate ASC's management of Killington, for me it has lost 75% of it's soul.

My favorite mountain without fail is Sugarloaf.