The Killington Blog

Winter starts when Killington says it does. That may sound like marketing hype, but it rings true to me. In addition to being big and burly and awesome, Killington is known for doing whatever it takes to extend its season on both ends. As soon as temps drop low enough, even if it is still October, Killington’s snowmakers get the mountain open.

This year that turned out to be Wednesday — November 12. I wanted to be there for opening day but couldn’t get away midweek so I settled for Friday.

Killington is a long haul for me. I don’t do well getting out of bed before 5 AM, so I cheat a little to day-trip the place.

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It was a glorious weekend at the 2024 Stifel Killington Cup as temperatures and Mother Nature joined forces once again providing outstanding conditions and some post-Thanksgiving sunshine jump starting yet another epic ski season.

At the first event under new ownership Killington now has the distinction of being the largest independently operated ski resort in the country.

Swiss and Swede racers dominated this year’s event, but it was Mikaela Shiffrin’s crash on her second run of the Giant Slalom that made headline news.

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