Killington usa
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Killington USA.
Killington Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1958 the American ski resort Killington lies at 1285 metres altitude in the Vermont region of the American Green. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Killington ski area is not snow sure. Over 1435 snow cannons ensure artificial Killington snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 70 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Killington (USA) is Boston at a distance of 257km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Killington ski season runs from October to May.
SNO-man says
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.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Killington USA
Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 53 runs ?km |
26% |
Advanced Trails
 67 runs ?km |
33% |
Expert Trails
 80 runs 80km |
40% |
Killington Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $332 - $402 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Oct 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | May 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Killington Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 140.2km |
| total length of Killington trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 9.9km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N S E W |
| direction Killington ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1285m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 355m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 355m |
| centre of Killington ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 929.6m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 960m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Killington
Skiing Killington you'll enjoy 200 pistes and trails and that means approximately 140.2km of ski runs. Killington lifts number 32 with the capacity to uplift 43446 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Killington is over 9.9km long.
Killington Ski Area
Killington ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 26% intermediate, 33% advanced ski slopes and 40% for expert skiers - the most difficult Killington piste is the ?km Outer Limits run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Killington after dark.
Killington for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Killington Apres Ski
The apres ski Killington scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
40 apres ski bars 62 restaurants 0 bowling 15 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 1 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 8 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Curling, Karaoke.
SNO-man says
Killington is very much a ski area in the winter and non-sliding facilities are few and far between in the resort itself. Most of the off-slope activity is centred on hotel facilities - often well above the average - as well as restaurants and shops. Snowshoeing, tubing and ice skating are all offered at least on a few nights per week and snowmobiling, sleigh ride trips and a visit to a Health Spa are also possible.
Excursions to historic Vermont villages and other classic ski areas like Stowe and Sugarbush are also available.
Killington for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Killington Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Killington resort - ski Killington by any other name
The American ski resort of Killington ski resort is also known as Killington Killington Peak, Pico, Rams Head Mountain, Snowdon Mountain, Skye Peak, Bear Mountain, Sunrise Mountain and has the following common misspellings:
Killington ski area has ski slopes which face N S E W
The direction which the various Killington ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Killington ski resort has ski slopes facing N S E W.
Killington for snow gets 5 stars out of 5 overall