Live Killington is now Six Peaks Killington

[RustyK]

Interesting Newsletter....



The 2016-2017 ski season was an exceptional one for Killington Resort. Starting with the nationally televised World Cup last Thanksgiving weekend, featuring the best women skiers from around the globe, and including March’s heavy snowfall, it was a banner year for the Resort. Now spring and early summer have arrived and the meadows and hillsides are green, lush and ablaze in wildflowers. Days are warm, the nights cool – absolutely perfect. Many are enjoying al fresco dining; others mountain biking, playing golf and tennis, hiking, fishing and boating.

You previously indicated an interest in being kept informed of our plans for creating a four-season, lifestyle-oriented village here at Killington. To that end, we are pleased to provide you with this Live Killington Newsletter, distributed to you and the several hundred other families who have previously responded to our updates.

A New Name.
A New Symbol.
A Special New Place to Live.

Owning a home at one of the premier four-season resorts in New England is a big plus for anyone who values the beautiful lifestyle of Vermont’s Green Mountains. Not only does Killington Resort provide extraordinary skiing and riding all winter and golf, tennis and biking in the summer, but it also offers an active community lifestyle and a sense of place, where residents walk and shop and dine and simply relax with friends and family in the cool mountain air.

Soon, this will be amplified to a higher degree when SP Land’s new village in the heart of Killington Resort becomes a reality. The first step toward that came recently with the naming of this new enclave situated at the base of Killington Mountain.

If you know Killington, you shouldn’t be surprised at the choice of the name. With five mountain peaks, the highest being Killington at 4,241 feet, and the addition of our sister resort, Pico, and its 3,967-foot peak, six dramatic peaks comprise this stunning landscape. From our viewpoint, it’s as simple as that … the perfect name.

The World Cup Is Returning.

The nationally televised Audi FIS Ski World Cup held last Thanksgiving weekend at Killington Resort was a big success – so successful, in fact, that the resort and World Cup officials have agreed that Killington should host the event again in 2017 and 2018. With a skiable area of nearly 2,000 acres, 250 inches of natural snowfall annually, more than 200 runs (the longest over six miles), 28 lifts and six peaks, it’s little wonder Killington Resort is so popular with World Cup officials. And holding it again in the East is very important for their viewer base.


Come and Enjoy
the Mountains this Summer.


Whether we see you at the Long Trail Century Ride on June 24 … the Killington Wine Festival July 14-16 … or for the great music of Cooler in the Mountains, running for eight weeks starting on July 15, do plan to come back to Killington this summer. It is magical and fun for the entire family.

Thank you from Six Peaks Killington. We will keep you informed as new events take place and as our developmental timetable is formalized.


Steve Selbo
President
SP Land Company
LiveKillington.com
(802) 747-9280

Copyright © 2017 SP Land Company, LLC., All rights reserved.

[da Pimp]

What he forgot to mention is how difficult it will be to park after the village goes in. There isn't enough parking access now. Access to K1 and whatever new lodges go up (Snowshed and Rams Head go away for the village) seems to be a forgotten detail. I would hope that POWDR leans some of their 30% ownership weight on this issue, since lift ticket cash flow and lodge sales will suffer when people start to try the other Vermont ski & ride options. Making it a PITA to fork over your money and try to have a good time is a sure fire method for losing customer base. The overcrowding for parking and getting on/off the hill on holiday and peak Saturdays will be atrocious, and those customers will remember that in living color the next time they decide to visit a mountain. "Let's try somewhere else that is customer friendly and not a PITA".

Of course, POWDR always wanted the higher margin/smaller crowd atmosphere, so by starving the parking and mountain access they get their wish after all. Meanwhile SP Land investors will reap their profits and move on to some other project.

[Bubba]

What he forgot to mention is how difficult it will be to park after the village goes in. There isn't enough parking access now. Access to K1 and whatever new lodges go up (Snowshed and Rams Head go away for the village) seems to be a forgotten detail. I would hope that POWDR leans some of their 30% ownership weight on this issue, since lift ticket cash flow and lodge sales will suffer when people start to try the other Vermont ski & ride options. Making it a PITA to fork over your money and try to have a good time is a sure fire method for losing customer base. The overcrowding for parking and getting on/off the hill on holiday and peak Saturdays will be atrocious, and those customers will remember that in living color the next time they decide to visit a mountain. "Let's try somewhere else that is customer friendly and not a PITA".

Of course, POWDR always wanted the higher margin/smaller crowd atmosphere, so by starving the parking and mountain access they get their wish after all. Meanwhile SP Land investors will reap their profits and move on to some other project.

It's not a forgotten detail, just an unpleasant alternative. They will be replacing the 1,200 spaces at Snowshed/Ramshead with remote parking for 1,200 and a shuttle system. A PITA for sure and one that will either drive families away or encourage them to stay in the village.

[SnoBrdr]

What he forgot to mention is how difficult it will be to park after the village goes in. There isn't enough parking access now. Access to K1 and whatever new lodges go up (Snowshed and Rams Head go away for the village) seems to be a forgotten detail. I would hope that POWDR leans some of their 30% ownership weight on this issue, since lift ticket cash flow and lodge sales will suffer when people start to try the other Vermont ski & ride options. Making it a PITA to fork over your money and try to have a good time is a sure fire method for losing customer base. The overcrowding for parking and getting on/off the hill on holiday and peak Saturdays will be atrocious, and those customers will remember that in living color the next time they decide to visit a mountain. "Let's try somewhere else that is customer friendly and not a PITA".

Of course, POWDR always wanted the higher margin/smaller crowd atmosphere, so by starving the parking and mountain access they get their wish after all. Meanwhile SP Land investors will reap their profits and move on to some other project.

It's not a forgotten detail, just an unpleasant alternative. They will be replacing the 1,200 spaces at Snowshed/Ramshead with remote parking for 1,200 and a shuttle system. A PITA for sure and one that will either drive families away or encourage them to stay in the village.

Why would a shuttle drive people away?

We both have used it for years, well you not so much now that you moved to the high rent district.

But to us that's one of the best parts of owning the condo is the shuttle.

[Bubba]

What he forgot to mention is how difficult it will be to park after the village goes in. There isn't enough parking access now. Access to K1 and whatever new lodges go up (Snowshed and Rams Head go away for the village) seems to be a forgotten detail. I would hope that POWDR leans some of their 30% ownership weight on this issue, since lift ticket cash flow and lodge sales will suffer when people start to try the other Vermont ski & ride options. Making it a PITA to fork over your money and try to have a good time is a sure fire method for losing customer base. The overcrowding for parking and getting on/off the hill on holiday and peak Saturdays will be atrocious, and those customers will remember that in living color the next time they decide to visit a mountain. "Let's try somewhere else that is customer friendly and not a PITA".

Of course, POWDR always wanted the higher margin/smaller crowd atmosphere, so by starving the parking and mountain access they get their wish after all. Meanwhile SP Land investors will reap their profits and move on to some other project.

It's not a forgotten detail, just an unpleasant alternative. They will be replacing the 1,200 spaces at Snowshed/Ramshead with remote parking for 1,200 and a shuttle system. A PITA for sure and one that will either drive families away or encourage them to stay in the village.

Why would a shuttle drive people away?

We both have used it for years, well you not so much now that you moved to the high rent district.

But to us that's one of the best parts of owning the condo is the shuttle.

Picture this. A family with young kids stays outside the village and drives to the mountain. They have to park off site, unload their vehicle, carry their equipment across the parking lot to a shuttle, wait for the bus, get on the bus and ride to the new skier services building. They then unload, carry their equipment into the building and get to their kids' ski school enrollment. Along with added inconvenience, think about the extra time it will take. What time do they need to get to the parking lot to make ski school? Then, at the end of the day, they have to reverse the process. Some people will surely be encouraged to stay in the village but others will be discouraged by the inconvenient process.

As for the current condo shuttle system, the plan is not to have those shuttles drop you in front of the Lodge but to move the condo system delivery point to the outer corner of the village, closer to Mountain Green, from where you will have to walk through the village to Snowshed. I'm not sure condo owners will appreciate that change.

[ANGUS]

Wow. Parking will be a problem. So if you live up in the roaring brook area with no shuttle? Pack up the kids or walk down to the access road? Ride a bus and keep walking? Then repeat in reverse to go home? Thats funny. Not pleased about new parking constraints. It may be the longest season in the east. But is it worth the effort to ski here? Im not going to drive away from the mountain to ride a bus back to it. What happens in the spring for S.S. ? The only shuttle bus I know that allows a grill is the 802.

[daytripper]

Bear and skyship will be the place to park then, early and late season will be interesting. Makes the interconnect more important as Pico parking isn't to bad

[Skivt2]

Try again. 1/3 of the Bear parking disappears next year. The parking at Killington makes the mountain community what it is in my opinion. For all the people who drive to the mountan every day to ski a few hours this will be a disaster. We are simply not interested in visiting a mountain where we can't park close enough to go back to the car easily to get stuff during the day and to tailgate with other likeminded people after. Don't Stratton Killington.

[freeski]

When you're staying near a mountain and you're on a shuttle route it's great. When you drive, park, walk to a shuttle stop then ride to the mountain it sucks. You've been driving over an hour or two and when you get there you've got another half hour to be on the slopes.

[hillbangin]

Parking is not an issue if you get to the hill on Saturday before 830 or at 1PM.

Sunday is NOT an issue any time.

Besides - It will be 10 years before all the parking is gone.

I worry more about paying to park - they expanded the pay to park spaces quite a bit last year down into Bay 2 toward the Slowdon chair.

They are not stupid enough to make all of K1 pay to park are they?

[SnoBrdr]

Parking is not an issue if you get to the hill on Saturday before 830 or at 1PM.

Sunday is NOT an issue any time.

Besides - It will be 10 years before all the parking is gone.

I worry more about paying to park - they expanded the pay to park spaces quite a bit last year down into Bay 2 toward the Slowdon chair.

They are not stupid enough to make all of K1 pay to park are they?

Obviously they expanded it as people were willing to pay.

Some here do pay but I never would.

[Big Bob]

So is the Six Peaks announcement a precursor to the interconnected being built in the near future?

[madhatter]

Try again. 1/3 of the Bear parking disappears next year. The parking at Killington makes the mountain community what it is in my opinion. For all the people who drive to the mountan every day to ski a few hours this will be a disaster. We are simply not interested in visiting a mountain where we can't park close enough to go back to the car easily to get stuff during the day and to tailgate with other likeminded people after. Don't Stratton Killington.

agree w that....

[Bubba]

Wow. Parking will be a problem. So if you live up in the roaring brook area with no shuttle? Pack up the kids or walk down to the access road? Ride a bus and keep walking? Then repeat in reverse to go home? Thats funny. Not pleased about new parking constraints. It may be the longest season in the east. But is it worth the effort to ski here? Im not going to drive away from the mountain to ride a bus back to it. What happens in the spring for S.S. ? The only shuttle bus I know that allows a grill is the 802.

In the near term, even with the disappearance of the Snowshed/Ramshead lots, there will still be KBL, Snowdon and Vail lots available. Spring tailgating should not be affected.

[brownman]

Call it whatever you wish .. until it's built it will be the same stale rumor that's existed here for decades.
Slope side Parking will be available here for at least the next 10 years.