New T on Headwall
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Highway Star
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Re: New T on Headwall
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"Kzone should bill you for the bandwidth you waste writing novels to try and prove a point, but end up just looking like a deranged narcissistic fool." - Deadheadskier at madhatter
"The key is to not be lame, and know it, and not give a rat's @$$ what anybody thinks......that's real cool." - Highway Star http://goo.gl/xJxo34" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"I am one of the coolest people on the internet..." - Highway Star
"I have a tiny penis...." - C-Rex
XtremeJibber2001 - THE MAIN STREAM MEDIA HAS YOU COMPLETELY HYPNOTIZED. PLEASE WAKE UP AND LEARN HOW TO FILTER REALITY FROM BS NARRATIVES.
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Southside_Bobby
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Re: New T on Headwall
Thanks for posting, Frankieski, and welcome to the fray.frankieski wrote:Sorry for the rant... this is my first post ever on here.
At the end of the day, I guess I'm a skier that reminisces too much.
See you on the slopes.
As for lift improvements we'd like to see at K, I would like to see....something.
In the last decade, all K has done is rip lifts out, and talk about "someday" putting new ones in.
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Highway Star
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Re: New T on Headwall
Southside_Bobby wrote:Thanks for posting, Frankieski, and welcome to the fray.frankieski wrote:Sorry for the rant... this is my first post ever on here.
At the end of the day, I guess I'm a skier that reminisces too much.
See you on the slopes.
As for lift improvements we'd like to see at K, I would like to see....something.
In the last decade, all K has done is rip lifts out, and talk about "someday" putting new ones in.
POWDR SUCKS!!!
"I'M YELLING BECAUSE YOU DID SOMETHING COOL!" - Humpty Dumpty
"Kzone should bill you for the bandwidth you waste writing novels to try and prove a point, but end up just looking like a deranged narcissistic fool." - Deadheadskier at madhatter
"The key is to not be lame, and know it, and not give a rat's @$$ what anybody thinks......that's real cool." - Highway Star http://goo.gl/xJxo34" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"I am one of the coolest people on the internet..." - Highway Star
"I have a tiny penis...." - C-Rex
XtremeJibber2001 - THE MAIN STREAM MEDIA HAS YOU COMPLETELY HYPNOTIZED. PLEASE WAKE UP AND LEARN HOW TO FILTER REALITY FROM BS NARRATIVES.
"Your life is only interesting when you capture the best, fakest, most curated split second version." - Team Robot regarding Instagram posters
"Kzone should bill you for the bandwidth you waste writing novels to try and prove a point, but end up just looking like a deranged narcissistic fool." - Deadheadskier at madhatter
"The key is to not be lame, and know it, and not give a rat's @$$ what anybody thinks......that's real cool." - Highway Star http://goo.gl/xJxo34" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"I am one of the coolest people on the internet..." - Highway Star
"I have a tiny penis...." - C-Rex
XtremeJibber2001 - THE MAIN STREAM MEDIA HAS YOU COMPLETELY HYPNOTIZED. PLEASE WAKE UP AND LEARN HOW TO FILTER REALITY FROM BS NARRATIVES.
"Your life is only interesting when you capture the best, fakest, most curated split second version." - Team Robot regarding Instagram posters
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tyrolean_skier
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Re: New T on Headwall
Welcome to the forum as a poster.frankieski wrote:I'd love to see a Lift extension back to the top of Rams Head. Obviously, it was shortened to create that "Family" ski area that was conceived back in the early 90's.
I remember my first time at Killington... 1985... parked at Rams Head, and took that Rams head lift...(double I think back then). It was only the 2nd mountain I ever visited up to that point (was a Wachusett Mountain brat). When the lift approached the mogul run (or the headwall) I saw a guy that had a serious "yard sale" at the bottom. (you still call it that now? LOL.) Very bloodied, and ski patrol next to him. At that point, I knew my friend and I were going to have a fun day and I was in love with Killington! If I remember right, that lift was extremely high at the end... very high with a lot of nets below the lift chairs in case someone fell off when they lift the bar. That was one HELL of a run down those moguls that day... my first time on any serious mogul run since the best Wachusett had was Smith Walton.
And, of course my favorite runs that day were all around South Ridge. There was an intermediate glade in the middle of that Triple chair that I loved...
A lot has changed since then. I miss that LONG ASS Killington peak double chair. I think a lot of the mystery, the romance, and the sheer size of Killington was truly gone when that double was removed. It is too quick to get to the peak on that gondola.... They should have left the old gondola... repaired it or improved it...
The long ride on that gondola really created a lot of the majesty of what Killington was. The long Double, the long cold ride, approaching the peak on that chair... who could not be in total AWE. All that was lost when the gondola was installed.
After skiing K for almost 32 years, if I had my wish, it would be to:
- Install a new lift in Southridge in the exact spot of the prior lift.
- Extend the Skyeship Gondola back to the peak.
- Install a Quad in the exact same spot as the old killington double.
- Eliminate snowboarders from double-black runs and glades. (Sorry boarders but it ruins the cover on those type of fragile trails. Black Diamond and lower is fine. We all know the limited thin cover.)
- Move the Killington Gondola and extend the cables for to be used for a KILLINGTON-PICO CONNECT !!!!!!
- Lastly... STOP THE BUILDING!!! STOP the MADNESS!!!
Why over-build? It hurts the local businesses. It Takes money out of the pockets of local business owners. Don't build the business center at the bottom of Rams Head... Give low-rate loans to small business owners on the access road to improve their own businesses. Leave the road alone... don't expand or widen it. It's the local businesses that give Killington the "small town feel". If K is made into a major attraction (bigger than it is already) it's the small businesses that get hurt. First comes major investment groups in chain stores, then local stores are closed or bought out. Then eventually, all money spent at K leaves the state. I see it happening. Too many ski areas through-out New England are succumbing to growing pains, competing against other ski areas for market share. It only gets worse from their.
Sorry for the rant... this is my first post ever on here.
At the end of the day, I guess I'm a skier that reminisces too much.
See you on the slopes.
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This is a waste of space. I find more and more that the posts here are a waste.
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tyrolean_skier
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Then don't read them.JJR wrote:This is a waste of space. I find more and more that the posts here are a waste.
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I know who you are... You're the guy with the winter hat on in the summer, skinny jeans and a travel size astroglide sticking out of your pocket. AND THEN YOU DON'T SAY IF YOU WANT A T-BARJJR wrote:This is a waste of space. I find more and more that the posts here are a waste.
This is BS. 
I Belong A Long Way From Here.
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Nah JJR, I think this is very constructive. You can never spend enough time talking about t bars and rope tows! Putting a t bar on the headwall so we can do many 2 second laps on the headwall would be awesome! 
I also think we should replace the skyeship gondola with a t bar. Think of the cost savings! That lift is a waste. They should also restore the 3 stages to the peak lodge. Again, you can get off when you like. It would only add, maybe, 2 hours to the current lift ride of the skyeship. That would be awesome!
I also think we should replace the skyeship gondola with a t bar. Think of the cost savings! That lift is a waste. They should also restore the 3 stages to the peak lodge. Again, you can get off when you like. It would only add, maybe, 2 hours to the current lift ride of the skyeship. That would be awesome! Re: New T on Headwall
At 20000+ posts, imagine how much space tyrolean has wasted! And how much of his life...tyrolean_skier wrote:Then don't read them.JJR wrote:This is a waste of space. I find more and more that the posts here are a waste.
Poor guy...
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girlski18vt wrote:At 20000+ posts, imagine how much space tyrolean has wasted! And how much of his life...tyrolean_skier wrote:Then don't read them.JJR wrote:This is a waste of space. I find more and more that the posts here are a waste.
Poor guy...
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tyrolean_skier
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Are you saying JJR is a girl?RENO wrote:girlski18vt wrote:At 20000+ posts, imagine how much space tyrolean has wasted! And how much of his life...tyrolean_skier wrote:Then don't read them.JJR wrote:This is a waste of space. I find more and more that the posts here are a waste.
Poor guy...
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shortski
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Re: New T on Headwall
tyrolean_skier wrote:Are you saying JJR is a girl?RENO wrote:girlski18vt wrote:At 20000+ posts, imagine how much space tyrolean has wasted! And how much of his life...tyrolean_skier wrote:Then don't read them.JJR wrote:This is a waste of space. I find more and more that the posts here are a waste.
Poor guy...
Love ya Ty.
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tyrolean_skier
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Just wanted to bump up my count to annoy those who are bothered by it.shortski wrote:tyrolean_skier wrote:
Are you saying JJR is a girl?
Love ya Ty.
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freeski wrote:I know who you are... You're the guy with the winter hat on in the summer, skinny jeans and a travel size astroglide sticking out of your pocket. AND THEN YOU DON'T SAY IF YOU WANT A T-BARJJR wrote:This is a waste of space. I find more and more that the posts here are a waste.
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tyrolean_skier wrote:Are you saying JJR is a girl?RENO wrote:girlski18vt wrote:At 20000+ posts, imagine how much space tyrolean has wasted! And how much of his life...tyrolean_skier wrote:Then don't read them.JJR wrote:This is a waste of space. I find more and more that the posts here are a waste.
Poor guy...
JJR is a man...