World Cup

[skiur]

Anybody watching it? NBC is has been streaming it too, insane crowd.....16000+ at k1! Does HS still think its FAIL?

 

[dlague]

No real interest!

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[4aprice]

16,000 at the race yesterday. I would say a win for Killington. Any time you get that many at a resort its a win for the mountain. HS and others my not like it but it hard to fault them for their decision.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[drjeff]

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[drjeff]

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It was crazy there yesterday!! I totally believe the 16k crowd estimate! All lots were jammed, cars parked well over 1/2 down both sides of East Mtn Rd past the Killington Grand and also UP East Mtn Rd from Skyeship Base!!

It was an electric environment, especially when a US racer was on course!!

Huge win for Killington, and East Coast skiing!!

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[machski]

Been watching replays and live coverage as much as I can
Great to see the crowds and the electricity of them!! Huge win, definitely puts NE back on FIS's radar!!

 

[cdskier]

Thought it was awesome to watch on TV a skiing World Cup event back on the east coast. Pretty cool too to be able to say "hey, I've skied that trail!"

 

[Savemeasammy]

It was definitely interesting to see the event on tv to see a trail that I know so well through the eye of the camera. I went today to see it live with one of my boys. It was really cool to see it live and hear the roaring of the crowd! What a great event. Killington did a great job. And, as a bonus, SS has a solid base for the season!


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[Cornhead]

+1, didn't watch much, but uber cool to see pros skiing a familiar trail, kudos to K for pulling it off.

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[benski]

How many people does Killington get on peek weekends. Sugarbush's record crowd is just over 10k.

 

[drjeff]

How many people does Killington get on peek weekends. Sugarbush's record crowd is just over 10k.

Granted they weren't parking anyone in the Bear Mtn lots, atleast when I went on Saturday, and I will say that the amount of cars there, both in the jammed lots and how far out/down the roads cars were parked (and I never saw the Pico lot, but heard it was overflowed onto Route 4, and I can attest that Skyeship lot was overflow onto Route 4 AND atleast a 1/2 mile up BOTH sides of East Mtn Rd!) I don't remember ever seeing, even back in K's late 80's/early 90's million plus skier visit season busy holiday weekend days!!

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[4aprice]

Here's another question. Was the access road hopping on Saturday night? Lookout sounded like they were going to have a big party. Killington can be a lot more then just skiing.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[Jully]

Granted they weren't parking anyone in the Bear Mtn lots, atleast when I went on Saturday, and I will say that the amount of cars there, both in the jammed lots and how far out/down the roads cars were parked (and I never saw the Pico lot, but heard it was overflowed onto Route 4, and I can attest that Skyeship lot was overflow onto Route 4 AND atleast a 1/2 mile up BOTH sides of East Mtn Rd!) I don't remember ever seeing, even back in K's late 80's/early 90's million plus skier visit season busy holiday weekend days!!

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Yeah, I know very little about K's previous record crowds, but with a million + visits in a season, that averages to over 5,500 a day and early season, late season, and midweek certainly don't average that. I'd guess over 14,000 on the low end.

 

[machski]

Remember too in those million seasons, K had another base and portal at the Northeast Passage (Sunrise) on RT4. Granted, that was a long/cold lift on certain days but another lot/lodge/lift to take off some crowd pressure.

 

[dlague]

I watched the last half hour today. They were saying the the course was getting soft and rutted. You could see it when watching their skis.

Was cool to see a race on a trail that most of us have skied a lot. Of course it is generally bumped out.

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[boston_e]

We went both days. It was a fantastic event and an incredible vibe! Major kudos to Killington management for pulling this event off and making it a huge success! I would easily believe the 16K+ number.

 

[boston_e]

Here's another question. Was the access road hopping on Saturday night? Lookout sounded like they were going to have a big party. Killington can be a lot more then just skiing.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

I did not go out on Saturday night but I did ask at other local businesses (picking up sandwiches at the deli etc), and the general report was that it was quite a bit busier than a typical Thanksgiving weekend, so I would guess it was a win for the local establishments as well.

 

[boston_e]

Granted they weren't parking anyone in the Bear Mtn lots, atleast when I went on Saturday, and I will say that the amount of cars there, both in the jammed lots and how far out/down the roads cars were parked (and I never saw the Pico lot, but heard it was overflowed onto Route 4, and I can attest that Skyeship lot was overflow onto Route 4 AND atleast a 1/2 mile up BOTH sides of East Mtn Rd!) I don't remember ever seeing, even back in K's late 80's/early 90's million plus skier visit season busy holiday weekend days!!

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We took the shuttle from Pico, when we arrived there at about 8:30 AM on Saturday the lot was probably 80% full, so I would guess that it could have easily filled up all the way.

The Sunday crowd seemed to be less than on Saturday (although still very crowded)

 

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