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by HomeStretchFan
Mar 14th, '20, 20:58
Forum: Chatter
Topic: They are having a meeting to decide closing Killington!!!!!
Replies: 27
Views: 3679

Re: They are having a meeting to decide closing Killington!!

Aspen announced it has shut down all ski operations immediately "by order of the governor of Colorado."

https://twitter.com/AspenSnowmass/statu ... 6336946176
by HomeStretchFan
Feb 11th, '19, 16:24
Forum: Chatter
Topic: sunday 2/10/2019 report
Replies: 25
Views: 1795

Re: sunday 2/10/2019 report

Definitely don't want to quit skiing out east, though if I could find a job out west... I probably would pick up and move. I never realized how spoiled I was skiing out west until this first time skiing back east in 22 months. I've been skiing out east for years, tore my ACL on my first day out east...
by HomeStretchFan
Feb 11th, '19, 00:00
Forum: Chatter
Topic: sunday 2/10/2019 report
Replies: 25
Views: 1795

Re: sunday 2/10/2019 report

Was my first ski day back at Killington since tearing my ACL last Christmas eve. Have skied in Colorado, Utah and Whistler earlier this year, but today was my first "east coast" day back. Two runs down, one down Skyeburst and another down Bear Claw, and I was all done. West coast skiing ha...
by HomeStretchFan
Apr 4th, '18, 18:50
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Skier killed at Whiteface
Replies: 2
Views: 1105

Re: Skier killed at Whiteface

Around 11 a.m., Lukas A. Harvey, 22, of Castleton, Vt., was skiing with friends at the mountain and traversing lower Northway trail when he fell and collided with a small group of hardwood trees, troopers said. Routine, blue trail -- main route from the Gondola down. Sad. Always seems like its the ...
by HomeStretchFan
Apr 4th, '18, 18:40
Forum: Chatter
Topic: New website
Replies: 62
Views: 2636

Re: New website

Changed the look to the mobile-first look -- designed to work as well as possible on a small phone as a desktop computer.

That kind of change always makes things bigger, and makes them look very -- odd -- on a desktop.

Best to launch now and get the bugs out before next season.
by HomeStretchFan
Mar 14th, '18, 13:19
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Okemo/Mount Sunapee/Crested Butte join Epic Pass
Replies: 19
Views: 1228

Okemo/Mount Sunapee/Crested Butte join Epic Pass

Announced Wednesday. 7 days to each resort with Epic Local pass... combine that with now unlimited access to Stowe on the Epic Local pass. Wow. BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) announced today that Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado, Okemo Mount...
by HomeStretchFan
Feb 22nd, '18, 17:28
Forum: Chatter
Topic: The Beast Joins IKON!
Replies: 143
Views: 9248

Re: The Beast Joins IKON!

There is far more price competition out west, and it's why they need to make most places unlimited there -- to compete with Vail's Epic Pass. The best thing that could happen out east is for vail to but one or two more resorts -- and force the hand of the resorts out here. It would also probably ban...
by HomeStretchFan
Mar 23rd, '17, 01:05
Forum: Chatter
Topic: How many days have you skied/ridden in the 2016-2017 season
Replies: 332
Views: 21468

Re: How many days have you skied/ridden in the 2016-2017 sea

44 days 7 - Keystone 4 - Whistler Blackcomb 3 - Breckenridge 3 - Copper 3 - Jay Peak 3 - Killington 3 - Park City/Canyons 2 - Mont-Tremblant 2 - Mount Sunapee 2 - Okemo 2 - Sugarloaf 2 - Sunday River 1 - Beaver Creek 1 - Loon 1 - Pico 1 - Solitude 1 - Steamboat 1 - Stratton 1 - Whiteface 1 - Winter ...
by HomeStretchFan
Mar 22nd, '17, 23:54
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Restaurants/Bars at Steamboat
Replies: 5
Views: 418

Re: Restaurants/Bars at Steamboat

The Four Points lodge on the mountain was a great place to grab a drink and enjoy the view of the valley below.
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Be warned: there was a lot of melting when I was there last Thursday. Temperatures were near 70 at the base.
by HomeStretchFan
Feb 21st, '17, 13:26
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Vail buys Stowe
Replies: 196
Views: 13187

Re: Vail buys Stowe

It will be interesting to see if Stowe is included in the bargin Epic pass pricing structure or will there be a premium attached to include Stowe. So far, they haven't attached any sort of premiums to their passes. The Epic Local Pass ($600) has 10 days for use (except peak days) at Vail and Beaver...
by HomeStretchFan
Feb 21st, '17, 12:27
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Vail buys Stowe
Replies: 196
Views: 13187

Re: Vail buys Stowe

Epic Local Pass $600
Max Pass $600 (early season)

$1200 = skiing at the best resorts in North America.

What's Killington's main pass -- over $1000K right?

Expect pass prices to come down sharply -- and daily ticket prices sharply rise -- or we will see resorts start to fold.
by HomeStretchFan
Feb 13th, '17, 21:21
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Killington Lift Structure. SAD!
Replies: 107
Views: 7118

Re: Killington Lift Structure. SAD!

Seems like you all love to complain and whine about how great everyplace else is. Jeesh. I was there Saturday with my friend, who got his first Killington experience. We didn't spend more than 5-7 minutes in any lift line... INCLUDING the K1 Gondola. No, we didn't go down the singles line. The lodge...
by HomeStretchFan
Feb 12th, '17, 20:13
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Vail_Stowe
Replies: 62
Views: 5088

Re: Vail_Stowe

Vail has no problem dropping $50 million + on new infrastructure if it thinks it's needed and will provide benefits in the long run. They've done it before. You all see a broken resort, but I think there's tons of opportunity for growth at Killington. I agree with others that they are probably ready...
by HomeStretchFan
Feb 11th, '17, 18:13
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Death at the K today
Replies: 6
Views: 1456

Re: Death at the K today

Vermont State Police just put out the news release. A 26-year-old from Toms River, NJ. Was not wearing a helmet.

Awful.

What time did it happen?

I was at the K-1 lodge round 2:30 PM… And witnessed at least six people sharply falling down ovation. Things got icy late in the day
by HomeStretchFan
Jan 8th, '17, 00:20
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Killington employee dead after Skyeship terminal accident
Replies: 24
Views: 3135

Killington employee dead after Skyeship terminal accident

Very sad. Sounds like this happened in the storage building at the midbase?

http://www.wcvb.com/article/longtime-ki ... nt/8574685