Killington

 I was a pass holder for a couple of years during the ASC years. With the new ownership and them not honoring the lifetime pass holders, I chose to boycott the Big K. After 3 seasons I went back. I did notice the place was much cleaner than the past but there was still the lousy mentality in seeing how people attacked the lift lines. The snowmaking and grooming was supposed to be improved, but after skiing Okemo the previous 2 days, they still aren't up to them. The new terrain park "The Stash" was cool in concept but I think the jumps were too big for the proximity to other features and the traffic that comes though the park. 

 

I won't be going back any time soon, I will either go south of there to Okemo or north to MRG/Bush. But I will not pay now for future development. 

I've been a season pass holder for 7 years but also ski all around New England. I think Killington is a great place & has gotten better with the new ownership (POWDR). It has lots of variety with many diferrent lifts & areas to ski. Does it have the longest runs in NE? Absolutely not, but what they lack in length is made up for with variety. Does it have the steepest trails in the East? Again absolutely not, but they do have plenty of steeps to challenge even the most advanced skiers. Lower Ovation rates right up there with anything I've skied in the East. Does it have the best tree skiing? No, but I would say it rates right up there with some of the best. It might be a little harder to find some of the good tree runs but they are there. Low Rider, Patsy's, Anarchy. Julio, The Throne are just a few of my favorites. They do have many other tree runs too, I would say just as many as anywhere else. When they have the snow it's great but I will say that they get more natural snow up north. The new ownership is taking much better care of the mountain than previous owners. Some think they are grooming to much now & I can agree with them to a point. Someone mentioned Okemo has the best grooming, maybe so but it's not hard to groom a cow pasture & for the terrain that Killington has I think they are tops. When it comes to snow making knowone beats Killington. They have been blowing snow everyday in different areas when weather permits all season long. Much more than I've seen at other areas & I've been to quite a few other areas this season. I can thank the new ownership for that, they seem to have a much better plan of attack than any other ski area. Does it get crowdwd on weekends? Absolutely I think. Fortunately I'm able to ski mostly during the week & can't really say from personel experience. To me Killington is two different ski areas. There is the weekend area & the weekday area. During the week lift lines are non- existant and the trails are empty yet you still have all the variety & the mountain grooms just as much everyday whether its a Sat. or a Mon. I give Killington a big thumbs up but I also give other areas a thumbs up also. To me the good skiing in VT. starts at Killington & work your way north on Rt. 100 from there. Anything south of there is not my cup of tea.

Lots of people hate K-Mart.  I personnaly always enjoy the mountain but then again, I don't go there on a school vacation week or busy weekend.  Midweek, you can get a lot of runs in.  The lifts are fast and the skiing spands many acres.  Glades are not as exciting and rarely in better shape than Jay Peak and other more Northern resorts but you've got a fair amount of varied terrain and some good steeps.  Try it midweek.