Someone finally got mangled on crappy K road...

[RENO]

Knew it was a matter of time before someone got seriously injured on that mess up and down Killington Road. We must've just missed the accident as we got up early Aug 31st and didn't see anything at that spot. To put on a bike rally with the road such a mess was ridiculous also. Can't imagine it was fun driving a bike up and down K road. Surprised there weren't more accidents. That bump this guy hit is not a bump, but a crater! If you don't pay attention even in a car you'll snap an axle. K resort was asked about the upper portion that they own and they indicated they are not repaving the road because they think it's a waste of money because of the work that may be needed to reroute it due to the village. Village? You mean the village that hasn't even been approved and probably won't ever be. Ridiculous! They will only be patching it up soon. You expect people to come to your resort and spend thousands of dollars and you can't even pave the stupid road? Amazing...

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[CAPBOY]

I feel for the guy. Roads all through the northeast are a disaster, it's not just killington.

[Bubba]

That particular spot has been a potential death trap for bikers for some time and dangerous for autos as well. The resort has known about this problem for well over a year and their excuse for not doing significant work has been the eventual redesign of the road for the village as well as the cost when other needs are pressing, although they've been saying during this period that they'd be doing minor repairs. Maybe they should've taken into account the cost of a lawsuit where the degree of insurance coverage may hinge on whether the resort is negligent, grossly negligent, or worse.

[kram]

i find it laughable to call it a bump... its a CRATER and its growing deeper weekly. with ski season just over a month from now something has to be done immediately!!

[steamboat1]

I believe it was last year Sugarbush (at their own expense) repaved the road going up to Mt. Ellen including through the parking area to the base lodge.

[GSKI]

K was warned about the bad road conditions. I sent Mike S an email about it. The worst one I thought was when you are heading down the access road from KBL. Across from the clinic there is a 6 foot stretch of recessed pavement. I would always slow way down for it and would routinely see cars launched because of it with their gear and other contents in the car thrown up in the air. I thought it was asking for trouble for a long time.

[Dr. NO]

K was warned about the bad road conditions. I sent Mike S an email about it. The worst one I thought was when you are heading down the access road from KBL. Across from the clinic there is a 6 foot stretch of recessed pavement. I would always slow way down for it and would routinely see cars launched because of it with their gear and other contents in the car thrown up in the air. I thought it was asking for trouble for a long time.

That dip was a washout trench. I believe they have repaired it several times only to have it settle again. Another great one that has been repaired several times is the Vale access road just past the last parking are heading to KBL. I've seen buses smack the road because of it.

[Geoff]

I had $625 in suspension repairs on my SUV in May that I mostly attribute to the Killington Access Road crevasse. Given all the complaints about the road from the town that are in the public record, I'd think the resort faces a gross negligence lawsuit that they have no shot of winning.

[RENO]

I had $625 in suspension repairs on my SUV in May that I mostly attribute to the Killington Access Road crevasse. Given all the complaints about the road from the town that are in the public record, I'd think the resort faces a gross negligence lawsuit that they have no shot of winning.

They could've easily at least patched that crater up for a few hundred $'s to get them through the summer and fall until they did final repairs on the whole road. Now they definitely have to pay out to the biker at least. No way he's just gonna go on his merry way and say 'sh*t happens'...

[Bubba]

I had $625 in suspension repairs on my SUV in May that I mostly attribute to the Killington Access Road crevasse. Given all the complaints about the road from the town that are in the public record, I'd think the resort faces a gross negligence lawsuit that they have no shot of winning.

They could've easily at least patched that crater up for a few hundred $'s to get them through the summer and fall until they did final repairs on the whole road. Now their insurance carrier will definitely have to pay out to the biker at least. No way he's just gonna go on his merry way and say 'sh*t happens'...

Fixed it for you.

[Big Bob]

When I was in town a few weeks back, there was a sign saying it was going to be paved this season. I also heard that the paving contractors were buried with work and the were behind schedule, so it was delayed. NH added an extra 500 miles of rod paving this season after the 4c gas tax was passed. The mix for West hill road was hauled out of Lebanon, NH by Pike Industries who paved the road.

[Guy in Shorts]

The bump that caused the accident was created last fall during the sewer line replacement project. Road has settled a good amount in that spot after that was completed. Watched Mike dodging the potholes running the access road salmon course the other night. He does know where bad spots are and was quite skillful at avoiding them.

[RustyK]

Stay to the right in each direction and it's not a big deal.

Stay in the center and your case of beer in the back of your car will hit the head liner...

Why not just fix this one spot for now? Then is could be a speed hump.

[Andy J]

I had $625 in suspension repairs on my SUV in May that I mostly attribute to the Killington Access Road crevasse. Given all the complaints about the road from the town that are in the public record, I'd think the resort faces a gross negligence lawsuit that they have no shot of winning.

...FYI

That's called a Grenada.

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[Knut]

Kind of reminds me of the Ho Chi Menh Trail.