Best spots to check out Killington

Saucerboyshane

Saucerboyshane

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I’m going to Killington for the first time next week. Ik Ik March is not great time to go for the fist time but better than waiting. Thought I’d ask you guys for the best parks and trails and stuff to check out
 
march is a great skiing month IMO

i don't know killy well enough to give great suggestions but it's a fun mountain and they have some great park stuff. you're gonna have a great time
 
The stash to dream maker is mad fun, they have the peace park build up which is fun and unique. Also it gets a lot of sun there which Is nice. Also go over to timberline/astroland on the other side of the mountain too.
 
It’s also worth taking the gondola to the peak and hiking to the very top, it’s about a 5 minute hike and the views are nice. There’s a fire tower that you can climb the scaffolding to get in which is sick.
 
litterally every park is dope tho u gotta watch out for the stash sometimes because it is built for snowboarders so it can be a bit sketchy buts every thing else is sweet

pm for more info or apres ski spots
 
March at the K is pretty dope. Last year they got 6ft in that month alone. Here's your cheat sheet:

Number one tip; park at the Skyeship Gondola or at Bear Mountain. Normally pretty empty and super easy to get to, you don't need to enter the main resort which sucks ass to do.

(IMO these are the best 2 parks) The Stash and what was formerly Dream Maker (Now referred to as the Peace Park), you can hit them both in literally a top to bottom park lap. The Stash is 50/50 between an all natural park, with glades that have lots of wooden rails and features in them that are bonkers on pow days, and then the other section is all groomed but still with rails made of wood. That is small to medium terrain, and has like 3 or 4 jumps and alot of rails and sick features that are mad creative. Dream Maker/Peace Park is where all the biggest terrain is at. You have a small rail garden at the top made of like 7 rails, then a huge 6 jump line with huge vert walls and a few big boy rails with cool transfers along the way. That feeds into their new half pipe, which has some crazy shit in it. The walls are a much steeper grade and a bit higher than a traditional super pipe. After that is a very large booter that sucks cause of a wind that blows through even when there isnt any wind to be felt, that throws you off center easily... which has killed 2 people and air lifted 3, among many other injuries and it's only been open for a little under one month. I ate it bad off it once. On opening day me and my friends watched a snowboarder break his wrist haha. Then you got Astroland and Timberline on the other side of the resort. That is all the small/medium shit with good jumps and a mini pipe. I don't like it too much because the lift that services the parks is the only one on that mountain (Ram's head), The lift line where is like a bunch of sardines in a can, and the jumps aren't too nice this season. The terrain and whole scene on bear mountain is the best IMO.

All the features in the parks are subject to change and change pretty often during a season

Killington is the king of secret spots like Coops Cabin , the Rams fort and the Pico access road that the groomers take, and woods hits

As for trails, Devil's Den is fun, so is Ovation, Outer Limits, Great eastern, Bear Trax, Snowshed crossover, is cool there's a tunnel in it. Skye peak lift line and lift line woods, Anarchy, skyeburst, Dream maker headwall is fun just watch out for the low passing gondolas,

I don't know the names of a lot of them I just navigate based off of memory.

Best lifts are the Skye Peak express Quad, Skyeship Gondola, and Snowdon six man bubble.

If you happen to take the north ridge triple you can see big white caps in NY state on your right, and see MT washington looking straight out from the summit of the main mtn.

The food is okay, bear mountain has fire ass chicken tenders though. I don't really eat at killington in general.

Edit: Added lifts and best parking areas.

**This post was edited on Mar 19th 2019 at 8:27:41pm
 
14014147:bike.life.beck said:
After that is a very large booter that sucks cause of a wind that blows through even when there isnt any wind to be felt, that throws you off center easily... which has killed 2 people and air lifted 3, among many other injuries and it's only been open for a little under one month.
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The jump is actually really fun and probably the best built jump they’ve made in years. It’s the biggest jump out of them all and had a nice steep landing and a really good in run. The jump is perfectly poppy for what it is and they spent a week building it. I’d just recommend following someone into it who has hit it before as all the injuries and the death were from people who didn’t know what they’re doing. The jump itself is beautiful.
 
Devil's Fiddle pretty dope, would definitely take a lap or two if you want a leg burner. Or OL if you're a bumps kinda guy (last time I was at Killy DF didn't have bumps, might have bumps now, not sure). If the woods have plenty of snow, the Pattsy's area is sick. Taking the run all the way over to the sunrise lift is pretty fun, get to go through a tunnel and some condo villages. Also, going from the peak all the way to the bottom gondola is a must if you've never been (Bear trax -> launchpad -> great eastern).

For parks, Dreammaker and Timberline are legit. Peace park looks awesome. Stash can be fun but your edges better be dull af.

Don't forget to get a coffee or mimosa at the peak lodge in the morning.
 
14015184:Saucerboyshane said:
Thanks for the help guys! Looks like we may get some ankle deep pow today
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If that's the case, Pattsy's area and Devils Fiddle will be funnnnn. Was there on pow days last year and had a blast in those zones.
 
14014147:beckums said:
March at the K is pretty dope. Last year they got 6ft in that month alone. Here's your cheat sheet:

All the features in the parks are subject to change and change pretty often during a season

**This post was edited on Mar 19th 2019 at 8:27:41pm
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is this a joke? i live here and shit is the same the entire year. theyll take something out our put a feature in but the set up has pretty much been the same the entire season. set up is alright but always the same

**This post was edited on Mar 22nd 2019 at 1:56:43pm
 
I’ll be going to killington next year first time

Any cliffs at all there? I’m looking for natural drops in the 10’ area , glades with drops , sidehits anything natural

Thx nik
 
14015600:SavageBiff said:
I’ll be going to killington next year first time

Any cliffs at all there? I’m looking for natural drops in the 10’ area , glades with drops , sidehits anything natural

Thx nik
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There’s a decent cliff drop on the Skye Peak Liftline Trail. Also some drops dotted around in the woods variously, I’d have to be there to show you cause I can’t think of any other way to show you where they are haha. It’s like knowing where your friend lives, but not knowing their address.
 
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