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Best of the East but still not the West

Fri 9 November 2007 Butchie
Killington is definetly the best resort I've seen in the Eastern US. It beats other New England resorts for size and somewhat challenging terrain and puts to shame anything else in the Appalacian range. Its certainly the place to go if you are on the Eastern Seaboard and want to drive. However, if you are already at the airport "go west young man". The diamond runs here would barely make blues in the Rockies or Coast Mountains, and the length of the runs are incomparable. They've done alot with what they've got, but if you want a serious ride West is always best.

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Oct to May
Summer: none

Lifts

Total Lifts: 32
Gondolas: 2
Chair lifts: 22
Drag lifts: 8
Max people per hour: 52,973
Board Leashes required: Yes

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 200
Total ride area: 1182 acres

Top lift: 1293m
Vertical drop: 957m
First lift: 323m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 30%
Red runs: 39%
Black runs: 31%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:
1 Day pass $67/72
5 Days $248
Lift times:8.30am to 4.00pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 6.4m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 72%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: 2 Day lesson, lift pass and hire $250
Private lesson $89 per hour
Snowboard Hire: 2 Days Lift Pass and Hire $181
Board & Boots $31 per day
Night Riding: : No