Snowmaking Has Officially Started at Killington Resort, VT It’s official: snowmaking has started on the East Coast! With a window of good weather, Killington Resort, Vermont, made it happen last night, making snow up in their north ridge area. With more good weather for snowmaking this week, Killington will exhaust every window they can to get a trail open for skiing and riding. Historically, they don’t need very […] Industry News Will Hart | October 31, 2023 0 Comments
Young The Giant, Mix Master Mike, Matisyahu and 220 KID Headline 2023 Stifel Killington Cup, VT, Entertainment Around the country ski resorts have begun opening and many have fired up the snow guns getting ready for the 2023/24 season. There have been two ski resorts that have opened so far Ski Ward in Massachusetts and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado. Other ski resorts are planning to open in November which is also the month in which the Stifel Killington […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | October 30, 2023 0 Comments
2023 Stifel Killington Cup Tickets Available Starting October 12 at 10:00 a.m. ET Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard destination in Eastern North America and a POWDR resort, announced yesterday that tickets for the 2023 Stifel Killington Cup will be available for purchase starting October 12 at 10:00 a.m. ET at killington.com. Taking place November 24-26, the Audi FIS Ski World Cup will once again bring the women’s giant slalom and slalom […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 5, 2023 0 Comments
Killington Resort, VT, Testing Out New Snowmaking Technology We made it to October, meaning the ski season we have all been waiting for all summer is not that far away. Some resorts out west have already announced when opening day will be, and it will not be much longer until the Eastern resorts follow suit. In the east, Killington Resort, Vermont, is typically the first ski resort to […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | October 3, 2023 0 Comments
Experienced Hiker’s Death Linked to Vermont Floods: 3rd Fatality Attributed to Catastrophic July Storms The Vermont State Police investigating the death of an experienced hiker on the Appalachian Trail suspect that the severe floods sweeping Vermont may have claimed another life. If verified, the demise of 67-year-old Robert Kerker will mark the third death officials have linked to the destructive storms that have been inundating the state since July 9th. Related: Historic Flooding in […] SnowBrains | July 30, 2023 4 Comments
67-Year-Old Appalachian Trail Hiker Missing For 3-Weeks Was Last Seen in Killington, VT The Vermont State Police is looking for a missing 67-year-old man who was last seen on July 9, 2023, at the Inn at Long Trail in Killington. Robert Kerker was reported overdue by his family to the National Park Service on July 24, 2023. Related: Historic Flooding in Vermont Damages Ski Areas and Towns, More Rain in the Forecast The […] SnowBrains | July 28, 2023 0 Comments
Catastrophic Rain Event Causes Major Damage Across Vermont “It’s Irene all over again.” NOAA reports that Northern Vermont has gotten just under 7 inches of rain over just a few days. Bridges, roads, vehicles, and houses have been washed out as rivers have been overflowing. The state is practically fractured in two as most east-west links through the spine of the Green Mountains are closed. View this post […] Spencer McLaughlin | July 12, 2023 0 Comments
Killington Resort, VT, Closed for 2-Days Due to ‘Catastrophic Flooding’ and Mudslides Killington Resort, VT, will be closed today and tomorrow after flash flooding and a mudslide caused road closures and extensive damage. The primary east-west thoroughfare, Route 4, up to Bear Mountain, is washed out and closed in spots. Related: [VIDEO] How Killington Resort, VT, Delivered the Best June Skiing in the East The mudslide, reaching approximately 15 feet in height, […] SnowBrains | July 10, 2023 0 Comments
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