Wonder if this Guy Found What He Wanted

[thetrailboss]

Groomed double black diamonds?!

 

[ss20]

A time machine to killington 1995-2005 fits the bill lol

 

[KustyTheKlown]

walking the killington access road doesnt sound so great!

 

[KustyTheKlown]

the answer really, if you actually need walkability, is stay in burlington or montpelier. i guess maybe woodstock. manchester.

 

[kingslug]

Stowe...

 

[KustyTheKlown]

Stowe...

only really walkable down in 'town'. 108 isnt a chill walk about and thats where most food and bev is.

 

[tnt1234]

Manchester VT....

 

[kbroderick]

walking the killington access road doesnt sound so great!

There are parts of it that have decent walkability, and with the right number of beverages, the rest of it can seem a bit closer.

Not recommended during a serious cold snap, though.

 

[JoeB-Z]

Actually Okemo I suppose. Plus given the difficulty inflation they have plenty of single black diamond groomers. Who anywhere grooms a double black run? Oh, just apply the Okemo rating to Magic's Talisman i suppose. I saw a girl from the Okemo freestyle team have a terrible time just getting to the start line down Witch. Idiot "coach" of course.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

Actually Okemo I suppose. Plus given the difficulty inflation they have plenty of single black diamond groomers. Who anywhere grooms a double black run? Oh, just apply the Okemo rating to Magic's Talisman i suppose. I saw a girl from the Okemo freestyle team have a terrible time just getting to the start line down Witch. Idiot "coach" of course.

ripcord at sugarbush is often groomed and double black, but yea

 

[KustyTheKlown]

its not vermont but lake placid may be the best 'ski town' in the east. the west really takes the cake for cool walkable small cities at the foot of great skiing. park city, aspen, telluride, breckenridge, jackson town, all dat. banff/canmore. revelstoke.

 

[kingslug]

Does he just want to walk off the lifts and wander around?

 

[bigbob]

walking the killington access road doesnt sound so great!

Access road has sidewalks.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

Access road has sidewalks.

still doesnt sound pleasant. its a big hill and the businesses are well spread. it doesnt scream 'walkable ski town'.

 

[skiur]

ripcord at sugarbush is often groomed and double black, but yea

So is Cascade at K.

 

[Shredmonkey254]

So is Cascade at K.

Red River, New Mexico is his dream. Groomed steeps right into the center of town, which is right out of the wild, wild west. Drinking a martini now made with Red River Distillers gin… cool place!

 

[crippity]

stowe bolton or bush stay in waterbury and walk down hill and hit black back or anything else

 

[4aprice]

Not Vermont, but my favorite "ski town" in the east has got to be Lincoln, NH. Decent assortment of places to eat/drink and accommodations. Not sure how walkable but could be done. I enjoy the bar at Gordi's with all the old skiing posters etc



Stratton also has an interesting walking village, with a couple of restaurant/bar places to. Reminds me a little of Center Village at Copper.



But nothing beats the towns out west. Agree with the Red River comment , the mountain just hangs over the town. Gonna get there when I start spending winters out west.

 

[Smellytele]

Hate the fake Stratton village and not much of a fan of Lincoln. North Conway is much better than Lincoln.

 

[4aprice]

Hate the fake Stratton village and not much of a fan of Lincoln. North Conway is much better than Lincoln.

I think you just hate Stratton and Loon ST. North Conway's off my radar, too far a drive. If I'm traveling that far it's onto an airplane and out to Colo.