WWF-VT
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Have not been to Killington in five years and don't think that new management has anything to want me to go back. MRV is a much better option from Boston area
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Will you still ski killington?
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GrilledSteezeSandwich
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If they have the most early season terrain available like last year at Thanksgiving I will be there...but mid-season and in the spring..I'm all about Stowe..Killington is 5.5 hours from me..I'd rather drive 6.5 hours and be at Da Bush..or 7 and be at Stowe...
nycskier
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The Belt Parkway at Hunter is a nightmare! Outside of that 1 beginner trail it isn't that bad. Hunter West is usually not bad and like the K1 gondi the main Hunter lift isn't so bad if you go in the singals line.
andyzee
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Got a season pass this year, so I'll be sure to get my monies worth out of it. However, let it be noted, they're on probation with me. I don't have much faith in Powdr and may move on next year to Whiteface/Gore or Mad River Valley.
Umm, they just got thru announcing that they WON'T have it available unless EVERYONE ELSE has it available.
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Maybe. The only times I've paid for day tickets at K were in November. The last few years, it was a nice bonus to the A41 pass, though I went to Maine most of the time. I may pay for a day ticket again if they're the only place open early or late, but in high season I can't imagine paying full price at K instead of Sugarbush.
twinplanx
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Well since I've hardly spent much time at K int the past, cutting my visits in half would virtually eliminate K this year. Have all the recent changes really affected the sharehouse market this season? Maybe there as clueless as bretski (no offense if your haven't hit up the forums recently I could see how this would fly under the radar). What, if anywhere could handle/replace the K-towns sharemarket?
billski
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no magic
Time to drop an incendiary comment and flee.
I am a professed "wanderer", with no allegiances, who bores easily. Never a pass for me. I've always found a way to make the wandering happen at a discount. Having been to pretty much every hill that sells tickets (except McIntire and Cochrans), there are only two resorts in New England that do absolutely nothing for me. Killington and Smugglers. I can't put my finger on it, it's a little bit of everything. I guess for Kmart, it's the NYC attitude and the homogeneity/predictability of slopes. Even driving there can be hostile. For Smuggs, it simply doesn't seem that they take care of the slopes they way they should. And they certainly don't care about day trippers, that is very clear. Sorry, I've seen posters on this board who really like Smuggs w/ and w/o their BC. It must be charisma.
I've visited both multiple times. If I can't get to the bottom and have a grin on my face, something is wrong. Neither is high on my return-to list.
Anyone feel similarly.
Time to drop an incendiary comment and flee.
I am a professed "wanderer", with no allegiances, who bores easily. Never a pass for me. I've always found a way to make the wandering happen at a discount. Having been to pretty much every hill that sells tickets (except McIntire and Cochrans), there are only two resorts in New England that do absolutely nothing for me. Killington and Smugglers. I can't put my finger on it, it's a little bit of everything. I guess for Kmart, it's the NYC attitude and the homogeneity/predictability of slopes. Even driving there can be hostile. For Smuggs, it simply doesn't seem that they take care of the slopes they way they should. And they certainly don't care about day trippers, that is very clear. Sorry, I've seen posters on this board who really like Smuggs w/ and w/o their BC. It must be charisma.
I've visited both multiple times. If I can't get to the bottom and have a grin on my face, something is wrong. Neither is high on my return-to list.
Anyone feel similarly.
Edd
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Never again. Wouldn't go with a free ticket.
Edd
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Hell yes
kcyanks1
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I said Yes, same as always. But I never have been a big Killington skier. I will sometimes end up there because it it's generally the closest worthwhile option to NY. If I can go the extra hour to Sugarbush or extra >hour to some place in northern VT, I will. The other reason I would go to Killington is if it's the only one (or one of a few) open. That probably won't happen anymore, but if it does, I'd still go there.
Edit to add: that's not to say that I don't think a lot of what the new owners have done is terrible. If I were a regular Killington skier, that might affect my desire to go there. But as I generally go there out of convenience, a lack of other options, and/or at the influence of others I am skiing with, it isn't really going to cut into any trips I may take there.
Edit to add: that's not to say that I don't think a lot of what the new owners have done is terrible. If I were a regular Killington skier, that might affect my desire to go there. But as I generally go there out of convenience, a lack of other options, and/or at the influence of others I am skiing with, it isn't really going to cut into any trips I may take there.
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Check that. They seemed to have updated their Web site. A Saturday/Holiday ticket is now $79. :-o
billski
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prices
I've been tracking prices for a few years now. Posted walk-up/window prices won't be solid until the lifts turn. I've seen resorts change window prices right up to the day the lifts start turning.
"all rates subject to change without notice"
http://www.iabsi.com/public/ski/ticket_prices_200607.htm
(I will begin updating my list in mid-November)
I've been tracking prices for a few years now. Posted walk-up/window prices won't be solid until the lifts turn. I've seen resorts change window prices right up to the day the lifts start turning.
"all rates subject to change without notice"
http://www.iabsi.com/public/ski/ticket_prices_200607.htm
(I will begin updating my list in mid-November)
Talisman
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I also wander and haven't paid full price for a lift ticket in over a decade. I most likely won't be at Killington this year as the bulk tickets for K'ton and Pico for the CT Ski Council aren't going to happen this year. The days I would have gone to Killington or Pico will be spent a little further up the road at Sugarbush.
I haven't been to Smuggs in a long time for two reasons, it is easy to score discount lift tickets at places a little closer and if I am going to drive that far Jay or Burke delivers the goods. The five or six times I skied Smuggs were OK, but didn't make me say "I shall return".
madskier6
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I voted "Yes but will cut my days in half". I haven't been a huge Killington skier over the years so this is not a signifcant change for me. I went a lot last year because I had the A41 so it was easy. I will go half as much because I will have to pay for a lift ticket this year (but won't pay full price unless it's the only area open with good snow, which is unlikely). If I can get a discount ticket, I will go.
There are a lot of good terrain options at K. When the snow is good, it's one of the better mountains in the East if you know where to go. The downside is, you have to deal with the crowded slopes, the obnoxious attitudes and the yahoos who don't know how to ski/board courtesly.
On balance, I will ski there whenever it makes sense to (cost, snow conditions, drive time, other alternatives, etc.). The changes that POWDR have made don't thrill me but they also don't affect me much, except for skiing late season. I do enjoy spring skiing on Superstar's bumps so that will be missed.
There are a lot of good terrain options at K. When the snow is good, it's one of the better mountains in the East if you know where to go. The downside is, you have to deal with the crowded slopes, the obnoxious attitudes and the yahoos who don't know how to ski/board courtesly.
On balance, I will ski there whenever it makes sense to (cost, snow conditions, drive time, other alternatives, etc.). The changes that POWDR have made don't thrill me but they also don't affect me much, except for skiing late season. I do enjoy spring skiing on Superstar's bumps so that will be missed.
eastcoastpowderhound
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I'll ski the big K...midweek and with a comp ticket only.
CapeSkier
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I liked it, for years. I skied it, for years. Then I got to the point in my life where job, family, and such took me in another direction. I skied the Mt. Washington Valley for a time, then discovered Sugarbush. I will remain at Sugarbush. K no longer offers what I want in a ski resort or surrounding area. They can do whatever they want...the NYC crowd will guarantee them a steady supply of customers, who won't know the difference. The old days were fun at Killington, but they are gone, and so am I. See you in the MRV.
I said yes, same as always.
Because it looks like it will be alot less crowded this coming season...and because I usually ski there about once a year.
Because it looks like it will be alot less crowded this coming season...and because I usually ski there about once a year.
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Anyone else see this??
This landed in my Inbox about an hour ago. I don't know who called/e-mailed Mr. Egan, but he definitely presents some interesting alternatives, especially for those of us who have three kids.
Anyway... thanks to whomever got this ball rolling. I had no idea Sugarbush was right up 100.
Hello-
My name is John Egan and I run the Adventure Learning Center up at Sugarbush Resort in Warren, VT. An email landed on my desk last week that expressed a lot of discontent many of you were voicing with Killington's price increases in a number of the resort's programs. I know a lot of you are probably loyal, longtime Killington families who have fallen in love with that hill; there is certainly a lot going on down there. But I wanted to take this moment to invite you to check-out some of Sugarbush's programs. Over the years we have strived to maintain the prices of our programs while at the same time increasing the quality of our instruction. We actually just hired Ed Robicheau to be the Director of our Ski and Ride programs. Many of you may remember Ed from his 20-plus years with Killington's ski and ride school. But aside from those differences, I think the biggest takeaway you'll realize after a trip up to Sugarbush will be, "What a difference only an hour makes."
Thanks for your time and please feel free to check-out the below links to some of Sugarbush's on-hill programs.
Kids' Programs http://www.sugarbush.com/skiandride/cm.asp?pn=kids'programs&pid=142&nid=71
Adult Programs http://www.sugarbush.com/skiandride/cm.asp?pn=adultprograms&pid=141&nid=71
Who is John Egan http://www.sugarbush.com/skiandride/cm.asp?pn=meetthepros&pid=139&nid=71
Cheers,
John Egan
Chief Recreation Officer
Sugarbush Resort
Warren, VT
www.sugarbush.com
This landed in my Inbox about an hour ago. I don't know who called/e-mailed Mr. Egan, but he definitely presents some interesting alternatives, especially for those of us who have three kids.
Anyway... thanks to whomever got this ball rolling. I had no idea Sugarbush was right up 100.
Hello-
My name is John Egan and I run the Adventure Learning Center up at Sugarbush Resort in Warren, VT. An email landed on my desk last week that expressed a lot of discontent many of you were voicing with Killington's price increases in a number of the resort's programs. I know a lot of you are probably loyal, longtime Killington families who have fallen in love with that hill; there is certainly a lot going on down there. But I wanted to take this moment to invite you to check-out some of Sugarbush's programs. Over the years we have strived to maintain the prices of our programs while at the same time increasing the quality of our instruction. We actually just hired Ed Robicheau to be the Director of our Ski and Ride programs. Many of you may remember Ed from his 20-plus years with Killington's ski and ride school. But aside from those differences, I think the biggest takeaway you'll realize after a trip up to Sugarbush will be, "What a difference only an hour makes."
Thanks for your time and please feel free to check-out the below links to some of Sugarbush's on-hill programs.
Kids' Programs http://www.sugarbush.com/skiandride/cm.asp?pn=kids'programs&pid=142&nid=71
Adult Programs http://www.sugarbush.com/skiandride/cm.asp?pn=adultprograms&pid=141&nid=71
Who is John Egan http://www.sugarbush.com/skiandride/cm.asp?pn=meetthepros&pid=139&nid=71
Cheers,
John Egan
Chief Recreation Officer
Sugarbush Resort
Warren, VT
www.sugarbush.com
