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The gloves are off...

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On the home page of Killington's Website:

Killington 16 trails 7 lifts 6 miles of terrain
and compared to:
Okemo 4 trails 2 lifts bus to lift, download to base
Sugarbush 2 trails 2 lifts bus download to base area
Sunday River 7 trails 2 lifts 2.5 miles of terrain
Sugarloaf 3 trails 1 lift 3.3 miles of terrain
Stratton 0 trails 0 lifts (not open)
Mt Snow 6 trails 3 lifts (downloading to base area)
Stowe 2 trails 1 lift Top to bottom 2 miles
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rogman wrote:On the home page of Killington's Website:

Killington 16 trails 7 lifts 6 miles of terrain
and compared to:
Okemo 4 trails 2 lifts bus to lift, download to base
Sugarbush 2 trails 2 lifts bus download to base area
Sunday River 7 trails 2 lifts 2.5 miles of terrain
Sugarloaf 3 trails 1 lift 3.3 miles of terrain
Stratton 0 trails 0 lifts (not open)
Mt Snow 6 trails 3 lifts (downloading to base area)
Stowe 2 trails 1 lift Top to bottom 2 miles
17 Trails and
Im almost positive they arent using a Bus to download at sugarbush, I was there opening day last year.
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Gangsta Rider wrote:
rogman wrote:On the home page of Killington's Website:

Killington 16 trails 7 lifts 6 miles of terrain
and compared to:
Okemo 4 trails 2 lifts bus to lift, download to base
Sugarbush 2 trails 2 lifts bus download to base area
Sunday River 7 trails 2 lifts 2.5 miles of terrain
Sugarloaf 3 trails 1 lift 3.3 miles of terrain
Stratton 0 trails 0 lifts (not open)
Mt Snow 6 trails 3 lifts (downloading to base area)
Stowe 2 trails 1 lift Top to bottom 2 miles
17 Trails and
Im almost positive they arent using a Bus to download at sugarbush, I was there opening day last year.
Yeah, I copied that wrong. But it will be quickly out of date anyway. My point is that it is somewhat unusual to mention your competitors in this manner, and it may come back to bite them. Live by the sword, die by the sword and all that. Didn't mention Bretton Woods (3 green trails, 2 lifts). What this approach says is they think they have an edge, and (more importantly) they are confident they can keep it. I like the swagger.
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Post by XtremeJibber2001 »

16 trails that is really 10 trails if u remove the upper lower mid
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Still much more than anyone else.
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newpylong wrote:Still much more than anyone else.
I actually rode the lift yesterday and today many times with people that normally do not ski Killington but were there this weekend because it was the resort with the most terrain open so I think it paid off for Killington to wait to open and get more terrain covered.
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Killington definitely has the the most. I skied Mt Snow Saturday and Okemo Sunday. Mount Snow has two trails, Okemo has one.......period. That is not to say the skiing wasn't excellent at both places! Had a blast, especially Okemo with the decent verticle and soft snow Sunday! 8)
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tyrolean_skier wrote:
newpylong wrote:Still much more than anyone else.
I actually rode the lift yesterday and today many times with people that normally do not ski Killington but were there this weekend because it was the resort with the most terrain open so I think it paid off for Killington to wait to open and get more terrain covered.
Where are all the users that were screaming for ASC's head now?

They finally see how much sense ASC was making and they've FINALLY shut their traps :D
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XtremeJibber2001 wrote:
tyrolean_skier wrote:
newpylong wrote:Still much more than anyone else.
I actually rode the lift yesterday and today many times with people that normally do not ski Killington but were there this weekend because it was the resort with the most terrain open so I think it paid off for Killington to wait to open and get more terrain covered.
Where are all the users that were screaming for ASC's head now?

They finally see how much sense ASC was making and they've FINALLY shut their traps :D
Personally, I think most of them would have come to Killington if Killington had opened early with only a couple of trails. These are the hard-core skiers that need to get on the snow was soon as possible.
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Post by andyzee »

Killington most definately has bragging rights with all the terrain. Was there this weekend and the terrain was nice. However, went to Mt. Snow on Saturday, the two runs they has opened kept us entertained nicely for a good part of the day. They were longer and had more sustained vertical than any trails that Killington had opened. It's all good, the season has started! :)
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