Old Killington Press Releases

[teachski]

Great stuff. Thank you for sharing!

 

[thetrailboss]

Actually to be quite honest, I highlighted 49er because it was the ONLY trail open from the summit in January 2003 :roll: :blink: :angry: when I visited Pico.

I like Pico and hope to ski there this season.

Man...that's a bad deal...ONLY route off the top in January 2003? :blink: :x At that point, we had a lot of snow. :roll:

Pico is the original flavor for the area sorta say...it PREDATES Killington and was sold to ASC in 1995 or so. It was independent for a loooonnnnggggg time and many locals swore by it. I recall in 2000-2001 a lot of the place was getting shopworn, but the terrain was great as was the snowmaking coverage options. I like the lift set-up. Summit is nice, but I really like the 'Outback' area.

I want to get back up there, but NOT if ASC has trashed the place

 

[snowsprite]

I think the Pico lodge is still very nice. It has a really relaxed atmosphere and it's in good condition.

From what I can see, ASC has not sullied Pico in any way. My only complaint is that I didn't get over there enough last season!

Sprite

 

[thetrailboss]

I think the Pico lodge is still very nice. It has a really relaxed atmosphere and it's in good condition.

From what I can see, ASC has not sullied Pico in any way. My only complaint is that I didn't get over there enough last season!

Sprite

Good to hear! The lodge was in pretty sad shape the last time I was up there.

 

[loafer89]

Here is the front page of the Killington Times announcing the purchase of Pico by ASC:

A little more information:

 

[marcski]

Great stuff Loafer..

Brings back memories. I, too, loved the old K topo maps. I have a few stored away somewhere in a shoe box. But not nearly as much great stuff as you kept.

:beer:

 

[Tyrolean_skier]

Actually to be quite honest, I highlighted 49er because it was the ONLY trail open from the summit in January 2003 :roll: :blink: :angry: when I visited Pico.

I like Pico and hope to ski there this season.

Man...that's a bad deal...ONLY route off the top in January 2003? :blink: :x At that point, we had a lot of snow. :roll:

Pico is the original flavor for the area sorta say...it PREDATES Killington and was sold to ASC in 1995 or so. It was independent for a loooonnnnggggg time and many locals swore by it. I recall in 2000-2001 a lot of the place was getting shopworn, but the terrain was great as was the snowmaking coverage options. I like the lift set-up. Summit is nice, but I really like the 'Outback' area.

I want to get back up there, but NOT if ASC has trashed the place

The 'Outback' area is my favorite as well especially the tree runs. I got over there twice this past year - the first time was early season and they had very little open (no Outback) so I only lasted the morning and then headed back over to Killington for the afternoon. I went back on their closing day and had a blast. Kinda wish they would finish the interconnect so that we would have more terrain to work with. There is a lot of terrain in between Rams Head(at Killington) and Pico that probably would be good skiing.

 

[thetrailboss]

Here is the front page of the Killington Times announcing the purchase of Pico by ASC:

GREAT article. I really enjoyed reading about an old favorite...Pico. I did not realize that the owners held out that long before selling...didn't realize that they were bankrupt or anything about the lift problems. I do know that Pico/Killington LOWERED the summit quad's towers in an attempt to prevent further wind closures (which was a problem) and that this season they are replacing the lift drive.

In all, when I visited several times in the 2000-2001 season, I really liked the vibe but disliked the shop-worn appearance of everything (including salvaged junk they were using from other ASC resorts) :x