About 3 weeks to World Cup course pre-inspection.....

[throbster]

The town of Killington, the Rutland region, and the entire state of Vermont benefits from events like this. In the end, a couple hundred die-hard skiers were inconvenienced for maybe 5 days worth of skiing, while the entire region got a economic lift that is desperately needed.

[Mister Moose]

Killington has an advantage at getting open 1st with the Northridge/stairs set up.

After that, their trail scheme in what gets rolled out next frankly puts them at a disadvantage with with the quantity of snow they need to blow if they want to go to the base down through the Canyon area (shortest distance) and/or the distance of basically connectors vs actual distinct trails to get to the base.

The great quantity of advanced terrain that K has that makes it appealing for the majority of the season for so many, is a competitive disadvantage when it comes to early season roll outs if one honestly thinks about it.....

Snowdon top to bottom as a second step is an option Killington doesn't do to date. Usually the cold snaps are shorter in duration and more altitude dependent than they were in mid November his year, so in most years they work their way down GN as temps permit. In a prolonged cold snap like this year was, they certainly could open Snowdon top to bottom sooner. One problem with Snowdon (year round) is the lack of a top to bottom blue boulevard - Middle Chute is the only blue way down, and it's a narrow side cut with lift towers.

[yiddle on da fiddle]

HighwayStar....the skidmark on the underwear of life....

[Highway Star]

The town of Killington, the Rutland region, and the entire state of Vermont benefits from events like this. In the end, a couple hundred die-hard skiers were inconvenienced for maybe 5 days worth of skiing, while the entire region got a economic lift that is desperately needed.

Oh, so now Killington, POWDR and the FIS give a damn about economically boosting the region.......

[Guy in Shorts]

The town of Killington, the Rutland region, and the entire state of Vermont benefits from events like this. In the end, a couple hundred die-hard skiers were inconvenienced for maybe 5 days worth of skiing, while the entire region got a economic lift that is desperately needed.

This is totally true. While we had 1400 folks show up to ski on Thanksgiving Thursday and even more on Black Friday the early season numbers don't justify blowing snow at any cost. They need to have the resort ready for the holiday periods when we get 10,000 or more skiers on our slopes. Blowing enough snow to attract an extra 100 or 200 skiers while risking losing it all to typical early season melt event is not a smart business decision. Comparing the amount of terrain that was open this Thanksgiving to previous non World Cup years we are right were we normally are.

[yiddle on da fiddle]

The town of Killington, the Rutland region, and the entire state of Vermont benefits from events like this. In the end, a couple hundred die-hard skiers were inconvenienced for maybe 5 days worth of skiing, while the entire region got a economic lift that is desperately needed.

Oh, so now Killington, POWDR and the FIS give a damn about economically boosting the region.......

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[boston_e]

The town of Killington, the Rutland region, and the entire state of Vermont benefits from events like this. In the end, a couple hundred die-hard skiers were inconvenienced for maybe 5 days worth of skiing, while the entire region got a economic lift that is desperately needed.

Oh, so now Killington, POWDR and the FIS give a damn about economically boosting the region.......

Have you ever made love to a woman?

[yiddle on da fiddle]

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[Highway Star]

The town of Killington, the Rutland region, and the entire state of Vermont benefits from events like this. In the end, a couple hundred die-hard skiers were inconvenienced for maybe 5 days worth of skiing, while the entire region got a economic lift that is desperately needed.

Oh, so now Killington, POWDR and the FIS give a damn about economically boosting the region.......

Have you ever made love to a woman?

Everything you need to know is in my signature, fool.

[skiadikt]

The town of Killington, the Rutland region, and the entire state of Vermont benefits from events like this. In the end, a couple hundred die-hard skiers were inconvenienced for maybe 5 days worth of skiing, while the entire region got a economic lift that is desperately needed.

This is totally true. While we had 1400 folks show up to ski on Thanksgiving Thursday and even more on Black Friday the early season numbers don't justify blowing snow at any cost. They need to have the resort ready for the holiday periods when we get 10,000 or more skiers on our slopes. Blowing enough snow to attract an extra 100 or 200 skiers while risking losing it all to typical early season melt event is not a smart business decision. Comparing the amount of terrain that was open this Thanksgiving to previous non World Cup years we are right were we normally are.

exactly. think k offered a competitive on-hill product this weekend. did mt snow & okemo have a couple more intermediate trails open. yes. and if that's what you're whining about, maybe you should ski there. were they offering more challenging terrain like lower east fall, highline and the headwall - probably not. this was essentially the normal killington t-giving trail rollout. and yeah maybe if the WC wasn't here, we'd be skiing skye lark. that's about it. so all this incessant whining is about a trail or two not being open the last 2 weekends. and this weekend w/superstar, skye lark, ramshead and maybe cascade coming on-line, k will once again be offering the most terrain in the east. get over it, get a life or ski those other places if you like them so much.

[throbster]

The town of Killington, the Rutland region, and the entire state of Vermont benefits from events like this. In the end, a couple hundred die-hard skiers were inconvenienced for maybe 5 days worth of skiing, while the entire region got a economic lift that is desperately needed.

Oh, so now Killington, POWDR and the FIS give a damn about economically boosting the region.......

Killington and POWDR do. Do you think people come to K just for the skiing? Notice the shuttered motels on the way down to Rutland? Imagine if the access road looked like that. Also, Killington needs workers and most young talent are leaving the state in droves. Think outside the box, Harold.

[Southside_Bobby]

The town of Killington, the Rutland region, and the entire state of Vermont benefits from events like this. In the end, a couple hundred die-hard skiers were inconvenienced for maybe 5 days worth of skiing, while the entire region got a economic lift that is desperately needed.

This is totally true. While we had 1400 folks show up to ski on Thanksgiving Thursday and even more on Black Friday the early season numbers don't justify blowing snow at any cost. They need to have the resort ready for the holiday periods when we get 10,000 or more skiers on our slopes. Blowing enough snow to attract an extra 100 or 200 skiers while risking losing it all to typical early season melt event is not a smart business decision. Comparing the amount of terrain that was open this Thanksgiving to previous non World Cup years we are right were we normally are.

Absolutely. The terrain this past weekend was EXACTLY where it normally is at this time. Only someone who doesn't really ski K much in November could seriously suggest otherwise.

The premise that recreational skiing would be negatively impacted by the WC is surpassed in idiocy by the one which assumes the mountain should be wildly expanding terrain in November, when demand is still relatively low and a chance for a thaw is relatively high.

But surely the most idiotic premise is the one that the WC is anything less than great for everyone concerned.

Driving up early Sunday morning and passing all the motels along Route 4, which are usually empty Thanksgiving weekend, all I saw were full parking lots.

[Bubba]

The town of Killington, the Rutland region, and the entire state of Vermont benefits from events like this. In the end, a couple hundred die-hard skiers were inconvenienced for maybe 5 days worth of skiing, while the entire region got a economic lift that is desperately needed.

Don't just read the copy; watch the video for more comments about the impact.

More than 34,000 travel to Killington for World Cup, local business impact

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