Tickets for the 2026 World Cup at Killington, VT, are Now on Sale Killington Resort, Vermont, announced on September 4 that tickets for this year’s FIS Alpine World Cup at Killington. The Killington Cup takes place over Thanksgiving Weekend, November 27-29, 2026, bringing the world’s top women’s alpine ski racers to the U.S. East Coast’s largest resort for a major stop on the World Cup circuit. The return of World Cup racing to […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | September 5, 2026 0 Comments
Killington’s Sunrise Base Lodge and Mountain Listed For Sale The historic Sunrise Base Lodge and Mountain have been listed for sale. After its opening in the 1982-83 season, the Sunrise Base Lodge was an initial step in Killington’s southern expansion plan. The development of the Sunrise area, also known as the Northeast Passage, was part of a long-term addition plan called Parker’s Gore. The area featured a single fixed […] Brains Aunika Skogen | July 2, 2026 0 Comments
Ski Vermont Reports Strongest Visitation in Over a Decade While it was a difficult year for skiing pretty much everywhere else in North America, it was exceptional in Vermont. Non-profit trade association Ski Vermont recently released its annual report, examining the statistics and health of the state’s ski industry. Founded in 1969, Ski Vermont has been publishing annual reports for more than a decade, but the 2025-2026 season stood […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | June 15, 2026 0 Comments
Killington Mountain Resort, VT, Plans to Add Another $25 Million of Improvements The Beast of the East is ready for even more upgrades. Killington Mountain Resort in Vermont just finished a 2025-26 season that debuted major upgrades: the new Superstar Six lift, over 1,000 new low-energy snow guns, new maintenance barns, lodging upgrades, and more. The upgrades followed a major $40 million investment, but the resort is not done making changes. This summer, […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | June 14, 2026 0 Comments
8 Year-Old Vermont Snowboarder Rides 151 Days in 2025-26 Season Harley Ruffle has already recorded six straight 100-day seasons at just eight years old. It’s a feat that many skiers and riders never accomplish, and something he plans on doing every season. This season, Ruffle was shredding the slopes and hitting the terrain park for a whopping 151 days. He started snowboarding when he was two years old, immediately fell […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 27, 2026 0 Comments
Killington Resort, VT, to Close Memorial Day Weekend, Capping One of the Longest Ski Seasons in the East Updated Saturday, May 23 Killington Resort, Vermont, has announced that Memorial Day weekend will mark the closing of its 2025–26 ski season, bringing an end to one of the longest-running seasons in the eastern United States. The resort opened first in the East on Wednesday, November 12, and has remained one of the most durable late-season operations in the country. […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 21, 2026 0 Comments
Killington, VT Report: Skiing Superstar Glacier in May Conditions Report from Saturday, May 2, 2026 At Killington, Vermont, spring doesn’t mean the end of ski season — it means the rise of the Superstar Glacier. Built up since January with relentless snowmaking, the snowpack on the Superstar Trail peaked in early April at a staggering 34 feet, giving the resort a real shot at skiing into […] Conditions Report Luke W. Smith | May 3, 2026 0 Comments
Killington Resort, VT, Raises $200,000 for its Community Mountain Support Fund Killington Resort in Vermont is assisting local ski resorts through its Community Mountain Support Fund, which provides funding for critical infrastructure improvements to small community ski areas across the Northeast. The goal of the fund is to strengthen grassroots skiing and riding by helping smaller mountains invest in essential operational needs. Those include: lift maintenance and repairs, guest experience improvement projects, […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | March 12, 2026 0 Comments
Killington Resort, VT, Launches Spring Pass and Announces Full Calendar of Spring Events Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard destination in Eastern North America, is kicking off the spring season with the return of its Spring Pass and a packed calendar of events celebrating the longest ski season in the East. The resort also opened applications for its Community Mountain Support Fund, a program designed to help smaller ski areas across […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | March 10, 2026 0 Comments
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, 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
The 7 Best Terrain Parks on the East Coast East Coast skiers are known for their unconditional love for the sport and this fact is easily seen in the terrain parks and its community. Even though it doesn’t snow enough for mountains to make 60 foot plus jump lines, park crews around the East are able to use the snow they have and build fun creative parks. Park skiers […] Brains Zach Suffish | July 10, 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
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
The Top 9 Snowiest East Coast Ski Resorts of the 2024-25 Season A relentless parade of winter storms transformed the 2024-25 ski season into one of the snowiest in recent memory for the East Coast. Vermont, in particular, got dumped on, with Jay Peak leading the charge and several other resorts not far behind. Jay Peak features sixth in the snowiest resorts in North America, beating out all Colorado, California, and most […] SnowBrains | April 25, 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
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