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Interesting video. The proposed private club at Haystack was marketing a Chondola, but that project is on an indefinite hold. As I recall their presentation, the lift could accommodate either chairs or cabins, and they would load whichever device people wanted on the specific day. On cold days they ...

From the Ask Killington Forum, “The Groomers On Strike For Weekends?” “…Telling weekend warriors the grooming fleet arrives Monday to laydown corduroy when Okemo's, Stratton's and Sugarbush's massive grooming fleet ran all weekend, every weekend , and every day, all season makes Killington's managem...

duck and cover its a magic topic hulk's gonna be in here soon to give you a leg drop brotha!!! I haaaate it when he does that. The Hulkster always slathers himself with that nasty ‘hot stuff’’ to make his friggin skin glisten. It gets slime all over my clean clothes and makes me smell like a damn w...

I just received an email newsletter from Magic Mountain. It looks like they plan to stay open as long into the spring as possible. They have had limited snowmaking but with good natural snowfall, Magic might be able to remain open long enough for some post Killington turns. It's terrific to see a lo...

I haven't been there yet, I'm a Price Chopper guy myself, but I hear it's a very large grocery store. Maybe next week if I get stuck with doing the weekly shopping, I'll swing by Hannaford's to check out the buzz. It's always worth checking out a new store, but in my experience, as an actual Vermon...

not shocking, but it's officially official. story here The Union of Concerned Scientists has produced a deep package of reports called the Northeast Climate Impacts Assessments. It is interesting reading, with some good projections of how climate change will impact the wintersports industry through...

I went there one time a few years ago. We bought our lift tickets and headed out to the lift only to find that the lifts were not running...icing problem or something. We were told two to three hours before they would turn. We went back inside and told them we wanted a refund. The little deusche be...

A couple o' thoughts. You can't please everybody. Far more advanced skiers than novices ski in October. Killington is catering to their market. The place can't out-Okemo Okemo. It is unfortunate for families with young children but... you can't please everybody. Killington will be selling multi-mil...

It was an outstanding three day weekend at Mount Snow. They have been marketing the heck out of their 101 fan guns, and they had them center stage for all to see. The snow quality was excellent, and even when the guns were going they were directed in such a way that they weren’t a problem. Plus they...

Welcome to KZone tombuch. Do you work in the ski industry? Yeah, sort of. I teach snowboarding at Stratton. I had a pass at Killington for the 2001-2002 season after losing a "real" job, but when I decided to shift gears and teach for a living I choose Stratton. I've been teaching snowboa...

Good book, but a bit dated since original publication in 2002. Downhill Slide catalogs the growth of the three major players in the industry; ASC, Vail Resorts, and Intrawest. The book outlines a thesis that participation in skiing is relatively flat, and that by competing with each other the three ...