Killington opens this weekend (edit: Sunday River, too)

http://www.firsttracksonline.com/2011/1 ... -saturday/

I find it notable that K-Mart has abandoned its "we won't open until we can offer a quality top-to-bottom product" philosophy of recent years that persisted even after the construction of the Peak Walkway.

Sunday River, too:
http://www.firsttracksonline.com/2011/1 ... orrow-too/

The construction of the Peak Walkway has virtually no other purpose than easing access to/from the upper mountain via the K-1 gondola, presuming that red tape makes lift connection up there too onerous. I believe the lodge at Killington Peak is being upgraded, which would make it more attractive as a food/resting area when skiing is mostly or all confined to the upper mountain.

admin":1kabt537 said:

I find it notable that K-Mart has abandoned its "we won't open until we can offer a quality top-to-bottom product" philosophy of recent years that persisted even after the construction of the Peak Walkway.

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Incorrect. The philosophy changed last year with the construction of the Peak Walkway, as noted in admin's News at the time. http://www.firsttracksonline.com/2010/1 ... illington/

Tom Horrocks and I had a conversation a few years back at a NASJA meeting about the early/late season issues at Killington. While he divulged nothing about future improvement plans, he did not disagree with my overall view that the K-1 should be utilized as a transport lift for early/late season skiing.

Nice to see Patrick has some options for this weekend. Particularly since:

...a storm moving up the East Coast was likely to mix with a cold-weather system and dump anywhere from a dusting to more than 10 inches of snow Saturday from the Mid-Atlantic to parts of New England.

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Nothing happening out here. Mammoth October 7 was my only opportunity to ski this month without getting on an airplane. Mammoth just turned on its snowmaking this week in preparation for a scheduled November 11 opening.

Tony, in case you were unaware Tommy's no longer at Killington, he's now with SnoCountry.

admin":ttuqr3ky said:

Tony, in case you were unaware Tommy's no longer at Killington, he's now with SnoCountry.

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He was there when I had the conversation at NASJA. I knew he wasn't there by this past spring as he was no longer the source of Killington snowfall data.