April Lifts & Lodges

[Dr. NO]

You are kidding, aren't you? I think your definition of "as needed" and POWDR's are probably quite different. Depending on the weather (presumably sunny and warm), I'd rather sit in the sun on the Needles HSQ than ride the in the box of Upper Skyeship.

Dreammaker? Skyeburst?

That terrain is accessible from both the K1 and Superstar Quad. You're lucky we decided to stay open the extra week, now give us your money and STFU.

Oh, pick up a trail map and learn the layout HERB.

Minus a hike, please enlighten the rest of us as to how you can go from K1 all the way around the mountain and UP to the top of SkyeBurst or DreamMaker? I suppose you can magically lift yourself to the top of Needle's Eye and Thimble from K1 also.

K1 to top...GE>LaunchPad>(straight across Ovation, Superstar, Skyhawk, Skylark, and Bittersweet)> top of Needle's Eye, Thimble, Dreammaker, and Skyburst (100' down headwall).

Cross Ovation and Superstar to middle of Bitter Sweet to top of Panic Button middle of Needles, Lower Thimble, if lucky lower Dream Maker, but no chair so never mind. LaunchPad is too low to get up onto either Dream Maker or SkyeBurst. It is too low to get to upper Skyhawk also.

[KBL Ed]

but hey, they can bring in a bunch of cheap brits to keep their business going, how about the rest?

LOL. Very true characterization.



Happy Ludacrismas!

[FDSKIER]

just want to make sure i read the april schedule correctly..

so starting on monday april 7th through the end of the season- the only lifts running at Killington will be the K1 gondola and the Superstar quad?

(except the snowshed lift for the brits on the 7-8-9th)

i didn't see any mention of the skyeship- when does that close?

[tyrolean_skier]

just want to make sure i read the april schedule correctly..

so starting on monday april 7th through the end of the season- the only lifts running at Killington will be the K1 gondola and the Superstar quad?

(except the snowshed lift for the brits on the 7-8-9th)

i didn't see any mention of the skyeship- when does that close?

The liftie at the mid station told me this past weekend that it would be open the remainder of the season but I doubt that will be the case.

[sLoPeS]

just want to make sure i read the april schedule correctly..

so starting on monday april 7th through the end of the season- the only lifts running at Killington will be the K1 gondola and the Superstar quad?

yes, with the canyon quad being "as needed" aka not spinning

(except the snowshed lift for the brits on the 7-8-9th)

i didn't see any mention of the skyeship- when does that close?

last sunday

"* Bear Mountain Lodge and lifts, Needles Eye Express, Northridge Triple, Snowdon Quad and Triple and Snowshed Lodge close after Sunday, April 6 (Snowshed Lodge bathrooms and beginner lifts will operate April 7-9 to accommodate the last UK school groups)
* Canyon Quad will operate “as needed” on weekends through April 13
* K-1 Lodge, and the K-1 Gondola and Superstar Express will be open from April 7-20
* No beginner terrain will be available after April 9."

[skidogg]

top of needle's chair not trail i can't see u getting to the good stuff on N.E. TIMor D.M.

[johnny the jibber]

its funny how most of rams head is closed, i know the lift is done, but the terrain usually stays open. must be a convenience issue...

[skiingsnow]

its funny how most of rams head is closed, i know the lift is done, but the terrain usually stays open. must be a convenience issue...

Really? The only time I saw that happen was last season, where it snowed a bunch after they closed it, and after being closed for a couple of days, they decided to drop the ropes and let you ski down and go to Snowshed.

This season, they let it stay open for a couple days, but since the r*in they closed it, as they aren't going to spend time grooming it (except Caper) when its very inconvenient terrain, no lapping, and must take Frolic the whole way to get there....

[johnny the jibber]

its funny how most of rams head is closed, i know the lift is done, but the terrain usually stays open. must be a convenience issue...

Really? The only time I saw that happen was last season, where it snowed a bunch after they closed it, and after being closed for a couple of days, they decided to drop the ropes and let you ski down and go to Snowshed.

This season, they let it stay open for a couple days, but since the r*in they closed it, as they aren't going to spend time grooming it (except Caper) when its very inconvenient terrain, no lapping, and must take Frolic the whole way to get there....

thanks buddy, but yeah, since you dont ski in the spring you wouldnt know that the ramshead terrain stays open after the chair closes.

[Stormchaser]

Dreammaker? Skyeburst?

That terrain is accessible from both the K1 and Superstar Quad. You're lucky we decided to stay open the extra week, now give us your money and STFU.

Oh, pick up a trail map and learn the layout HERB.

Minus a hike, please enlighten the rest of us as to how you can go from K1 all the way around the mountain and UP to the top of SkyeBurst or DreamMaker? I suppose you can magically lift yourself to the top of Needle's Eye and Thimble from K1 also.

K1 to top...GE>LaunchPad>(straight across Ovation, Superstar, Skyhawk, Skylark, and Bittersweet)> top of Needle's Eye, Thimble, Dreammaker, and Skyburst (100' down headwall).

Cross Ovation and Superstar to middle of Bitter Sweet to top of Panic Button middle of Needles, Lower Thimble, if lucky lower Dream Maker, but no chair so never mind. LaunchPad is too low to get up onto either Dream Maker or SkyeBurst. It is too low to get to upper Skyhawk also.

No no, straight across at Skyhawk, and Skylark, and Bittersweet to hit the upper entrance to NE and Thimble...

Dont go down Bittersweet, keep traversing...

[skiingsnow]

its funny how most of rams head is closed, i know the lift is done, but the terrain usually stays open. must be a convenience issue...

Really? The only time I saw that happen was last season, where it snowed a bunch after they closed it, and after being closed for a couple of days, they decided to drop the ropes and let you ski down and go to Snowshed.

This season, they let it stay open for a couple days, but since the r*in they closed it, as they aren't going to spend time grooming it (except Caper) when its very inconvenient terrain, no lapping, and must take Frolic the whole way to get there....

thanks buddy, but yeah, since you dont ski in the spring you wouldnt know that the ramshead terrain stays open after the chair closes.

I ski spring...

[tyrolean_skier]

its funny how most of rams head is closed, i know the lift is done, but the terrain usually stays open. must be a convenience issue...

Really? The only time I saw that happen was last season, where it snowed a bunch after they closed it, and after being closed for a couple of days, they decided to drop the ropes and let you ski down and go to Snowshed.

This season, they let it stay open for a couple days, but since the r*in they closed it, as they aren't going to spend time grooming it (except Caper) when its very inconvenient terrain, no lapping, and must take Frolic the whole way to get there....

thanks buddy, but yeah, since you dont ski in the spring you wouldnt know that the ramshead terrain stays open after the chair closes.

I ski spring...

I don't want to search for the post but if I remember correctly you stated that you did not like spring skiing. That's probably what JTJ is referring to.

[skiingsnow]

I ski spring...

I don't want to search for the post but if I remember correctly you stated that you did not like spring skiing. That's probably what JTJ is referring to.

I do not enjoy skiing spring conditions often, yes. But Spring begins in Mid March, and I certainly ski from then, into Mid/Late April... And much of that is not spring skiing conditions...

Ramshead has been closing Late March/early April for a number of years now...