New Superstar Six High-Speed Doppelmayr Six-Person Lift Opens at Killington Resort, VT The Superstar Six, Killington Resort’s brand-new high-speed Doppelmayr six-person lift, officially opened to the public this morning. The lift itself, a high-speed six-person chairlift, is the first Doppelmayr chairlift in Killington’s history. The highlights of the construction timeline were the three “fly days” in May, July, and August—helicopters were used to transport the old lift towers, pour concrete for the […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | December 2, 2025 0 Comments
Killington Resort, VT, Announces Opening of New $12 Million Superstar Six Chairlift on Saturday, November 29 Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard destination in Eastern North America, announces that the Superstar Six, the resort’s newest chairlift, will open to the public on Saturday, November 29, at 9:00 a.m. To commemorate the occasion, Killington will host a Superstar Opening Party, which will be complete with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a bubly toast, and exclusive giveaway items […] Industry News Press Release | November 26, 2025 0 Comments
Killington, VT, Conditions Report: The Beast Reawakens—Opening Day Report from Opening Day on Wednesday, November 12 Driving up from Rutland, Vermont, the sky was overcast, and there were flurries in the air; coming down from upper elevations, cars had 2 inches or more of snow on their roofs. Related: Killington, VT, Holds Off on Opening Day as Temperatures Stay Just Too Warm Turning onto Killington’s access road, there […] Conditions Report David Michael | November 12, 2025 0 Comments
Killington, VT, Holds Off on Opening Day as Temperatures Stay Just Too Warm The Beast of the East isn’t quite ready to roar. Despite a brief cold snap that allowed Killington Resort to fire up its snowguns this week, the mountain announced that it won’t open for skiing or riding this weekend as originally hoped. “Mother Nature gave us another quick window to fire up the snowguns,” the resort wrote in an Instagram […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | November 6, 2025 0 Comments
7-Year-Old Killington, VT, Snowboarder Goes for His 6th Straight 100-Day Season Harley Ruffle has been hitting the slopes since he was just two years old and is going into the 2025-26 ski season seeking to be a member of the 100-day club for his sixth consecutive time. Ruffle is now seven, and his love and passion for shredding down the mountain on his snowboard still drives him. The Jersey native moved […] Gregg Frantz | October 22, 2025 2 Comments
Killington Resort, VT, Approves $22 Million in Infrastructure Improvements Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard destination in Eastern North America, has approved an additional $22 million for on-mountain improvements, marking its second consecutive year of significant capital infusion under its independent ownership group. This move brings total investment at the resort to $60 million over two years, following the $38 million allocated the previous year, which included […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 17, 2025 0 Comments
The 25-Year, $3 Billion Killington Expansion Will Run Head On Into Vermont’s Housing Crisis Chris Karr arrived at Killington in 1981 to spend a season as a ski bum; 44 years later, he is still here as the owner of a number of restaurants and a convenience store. Coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic, Karr faced serious problems finding staff. This wasn’t a new issue as housing in Vermont had been getting harder to […] Industry News David Michael | October 13, 2025 1 Comment
New Superstar Six-Chair at Killington, VT, Could be Ready for the Start of the 2025-26 Season On October 22, 2024, Killington Resort, Vermont, announced its plan to replace the Superstar Express chairlift during the summer of 2025. The old high-speed quad chair will be replaced with a Doppelmayr UNI-G six-pack. The original Superstar lift, a first-generation detachable quad from the Yan Lift company, was built in 1987, making it one of New England’s oldest detachable chairlifts. […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | August 14, 2025 0 Comments
Killington, VT, Bike Report: A Much Scarier Beast in the Summer Killington bike report from Wednesday, June 25, 2025 As the summer solstice came and went, I was once again reminded that the ski season is getting closer, yet it is still very much far away for us on the East Coast. And while there is not much we can do about that fact, that doesn’t mean I wasn’t dying to […] Biking Liam Abbott | July 8, 2025 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Shares Honest Recount of Her Struggles with PTSD Following Killington, VT, Crash Mikaela Shiffrin does it again—capturing hearts and minds with her honest, raw recount of her struggles with PTSD following her crash at Killington, Vermont, in November 2024. Published in The Players Tribune, her personal essay about her feelings and struggles offers a rare, unfiltered insight into the pressures and expectations weighing on an elite athlete’s shoulders, and the silent battle […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 30, 2025 0 Comments
Killington, VT, Donates Closing Day Proceeds to Nearby Whaleback Mountain Chairlift Repair Fund One of New England’s largest ski resorts is throwing its support behind one of the smallest. Killington Mountain Resort announced it will donate all closing day lift ticket revenue from May 10 to Whaleback Mountain in Enfield, New Hampshire, to help fund critical repairs to the nonprofit ski area’s only chairlift. Related: Whaleback Mountain, NH, Hits $250K Fundraising Goal, Lift […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 20, 2025 0 Comments
Killington Resort, VT, Set to Close Ski Season Saturday After Tough Spring After a spring marked by persistent rain and unseasonably warm temperatures, Killington Resort, Vermont, will reopen Saturday for what is expected to be the final day of its 2024-25 ski season. The resort, renowned for hosting one of the longest ski seasons in the East, has battled the elements in recent weeks, prompting a temporary closure through Friday to preserve […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 9, 2025 0 Comments
Rain and Warm Weather Force Temporary Closure at Killington Resort, VT, This Week Killington Resort has announced a temporary closure due to sustained rain and warm temperatures that have significantly impacted the snowpack, according to a resort blog post published early Wednesday morning. The resort, which has logged 174 operating days so far this season, will remain closed through Friday, May 9, as staff work to preserve existing snow and prepare terrain for […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 7, 2025 0 Comments
Killington, VT, Weekend Report: Rain, Shine, Mud and Snow Report from April 19 and 20, 2025 We pulled into the Ramshead lot at Killington on Saturday at 11 a.m. It was hot and humid, but not raining. People were skiing in the Ramshead park with T-shirts and Hawaiian shirts, with temperatures pushing over 60 degrees. We scooted on up to K1 and got to the gondola. This was the […] Conditions Report Spencer McLaughlin | April 22, 2025 0 Comments
Honoring 60+ Years Of East Coast Spring Skiing Tradition at Killington, VT, as Resort Begins Construction for New Superstar Chair in April Killington is one of the most storied resorts in the Northeast and in North American skiing as a whole. For generations, the resort has consistently provided high-quality skiing from autumn to late spring, often reaching into June. The resort has long boasted an impressive snowmaking system and a diehard attitude toward season longevity. Closing day often involves walking between patches […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | March 1, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] 8-Year-Old Snowboarder Rescued From Chairlift at Killington, VT Killington Ski Resort in Vermont became the latest site of a chairlift incident this season when an 8-year-old snowboarder had to be rescued from the Ramshead Express Quad on Wednesday, February 19. Fortunately, the child was unharmed. The incident occurred at 12:12 p.m. when the child and three others boarded the lift. According to reports, the child was not fully […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | February 20, 2025 0 Comments
World Cup Racing Heads to Copper Mountain, CO, Replacing Killington, VT, for 2025 The Athlete’s Mountain is Set to Host the Stifel Copper Cup, an Audi FIS Ski World Cup Event, Featuring Both Men’s and Women’s Competition in 2025 The Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team and Copper Mountain Resort announced today that World Cup alpine racing will be hosted at Colorado’s Athlete’s Mountain for the first time, featuring both women’s and men’s events […] Industry News Press Release | February 18, 2025 0 Comments
Killington, VT, Prepares for Longest Season in the East Along with Superstar Lift Replacement KILLINGTON, Vt. (February 18, 2025) – Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in Eastern North America, today announced details around the replacement of the Superstar chairlift and its spring skiing and riding operating plans for 2025. The Superstar Express Quad will close to the public on Sunday, April 13th to begin construction of its replacement, a new 6-passenger high-speed lift […] Industry News Press Release | February 18, 2025 0 Comments
Killington’s CEO Mike Solimano Hits the Jackpot Thanks to New Owners Just before Killington’s annual Stifel Audi FIS World Cup weekend, Mike Solimano, President and Chief Executive Officer of Killington and Pico Resorts, won the fourth annual U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy Trailblazer Legacy Award from the Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance (VOBA). The award honors an individual’s lifetime of service in Vermont’s outdoor recreation economy with special recognition for advancing sustainability and equity, investing […] David Michael | January 27, 2025 1 Comment
Mikaela Shiffrin Provides Update on Her Recovery After Sustaining Puncture Wound at Killington, VT U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin has provided an update on her YouTube channel “Moving Right Along” about her recovery following her crash during the Giant Slalom in Killington, Vermont. The 29-year-old caught an edge on her second run of the Giant Slalom race that sent her flying in a forward roll into the B-nets. During the tumble, the ski racer […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 2, 2025 0 Comments
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