Tourist Office

Killington Resort
4763 Killington Road
Killington
Vermont
USA
VT 05751

Telephone: (802) 4223333
Email: info@killington.com
Website: www.killington.com

Description

The largest ski resort in Eastern USA, Killington boasts North America’s largest single-mountain lift system in terms of number of lifts. They include twelve quads, a further six triples and what was the world’s fastest gondola with the world’s first heated (and brightly painted) cabins. Famous for snow making, with capacity doubled between 1997 and 1999 as part of a $50 million development program, but averages six metres of natural snow anyway.

Review

It seems that when you try to describe Killington you end up talking numbers – the resort is one of the most impressive in the world in some respects and in the US market in many more. It seems unfair not to try
to describe the place a little before giving vent to those figures. Killington is very much a ski area rather than a resort (although that is changing), hotels, restaurants and other facilities are spread out for several miles on the three lane road up to the resort’s main base at Snowshed.

The ski area itself extends for a massive 18km (11 miles) over seven mountains from Sunrise to Pico, the last is a small ski area in its own right, all of the rest is fully lift linked. It’s difficult to resist the temptation to quote the figures, so here goes. Killington is the largest ski resort in the Eastern United States and it seems it always has been, it operates more than 1,400 snow cannons and is famous for having one of the world’s most powerful snow making systems. In past times this allowed it to open trails in October and keep them open through to late June in cold years (the record is June 22nd). It averages six metres of natural snow anyway.

Killington is one of only a dozen resorts in the United States to have a vertical drop greater than 950 metres (and of only two in the East that do, the other being Whiteface) – tantalisingly close to the 1000m mark that means much to the European market.

The resort is keen to point out that, because of the number of its trails and lifts, it is in every way a comparable resort to the big centres out West – with as much trail length if not the acreage. Indeed Killington is one of the few US resorts to measure trail length as well as resort acres, knowing that if a lot of the ‘big acre’ Western ski areas dared to publish their prepared trail length stats they wouldn’t look much by comparison.

Killington’s trails also compares favourably with most ski areas in the Alps and is therefore an increasingly popular destination resort for skiers from Europe and further afield who recognise that Killington is the exception for those who dismiss East Coast skiing as low-hill small-area weekend retreats for the residents of the local big cities.

A few final fascinating facts – Killington has the longest trail in the East (Juggernaut, 10km/6 miles in length) and Outer Limits is the steepest mogul slope in the region also. Although the 12 quads, half of them high speed detachables, is not a record it’s still a pretty impressive uplift, with six triples on hand also.

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Tourist Office

Mountain High Resort
PO Box 3010
Wrightwood
California
USA
CA 92397

Telephone: (888) 7547878
Email: John@mthigh.com
Website: www.mthigh.com

Description

Mountain High is southern California’s most popular winter resort with 3 separate mountains, 61 trails, and 16 lifts.

Review

Mountain High is Southern California’s most popular winter resort and home to not one, but three distinguished mountains. Even though they are only a mile apart, they offer stunning differences in both terrain and provide amenities for every member of the family.
The West Resort is filled with a seemingly endless assortment of technical trails and skillfully-designed terrain features for freestyle riders of all ages and abilities. It is the most youthful of the three areas and the site of many on-hill contests, promotions and live performances. It is also Southern California’s only local resort open seven nights a week. The East Resort boasts the longest trails in the region serviced by a single high-speed quad. It is also known for its thrilling moguls, gladed tree skiing areas and breathtaking views of the Mojave Desert. Rising as high as 8,200 feet, the East Resort offers traditional skiers and snowboarders a true alpine experience without having to journey far from home.
Mountain High’s new North Resort offers 70 acres of beginner terrain perfect for families and introductory skiers. It is also home to the North Pole Tubing Park, the largest tubing area in Southern California. Formerly Ski Sunrise, Mountain High North is located directly across from the West Resort and operates Friday through Sunday peak season.

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According to local media reports, authorities in Southern California are looking for a snowboarder that fled the scene after colliding with and severely injuring a 9-year-old girl at Bear Mountain Ski Resort.

The girl, named Haylee Melendez, is reportedly suffered a compound fracture to her thigh bone and severe facial injuries.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department told media that a man between 25 and 30 years old, between 5’10″ and 6’2″ tall, hit the girl Saturday at the resort in Big Bear Lake then continued down the run without checking on the victim.

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