killington pass prices announced (finally!!!)

[steve]

http://www.killington.com/summer/winter_passes.html

$999, or $599 with blackout dates..

18 blackout dates!


..seems like a lot to me.. I think I had 8-10 with my $450 silver pass last year..

[CUBUCK]

Seems reasonable. The days blacked out are dates you wouldn't want to spend there anyway.

[tex1230]

summer payment plan seems nice, too

[csteege]

Wow that's a lot, us CO mags get away nicely with the CO Pass 5 mountains for $419 ((Beavercreek, Vail 10x's) A-basin, Keystone, and Breckenridge unlimited)

[Just Looking]

"the pass is valid mid-november to mid-april". Guess the Beast of the East is truly dead.

[steve]

"the pass is valid mid-november to mid-april". Guess the Beast of the East is truly dead.

You know, it's so simple..

all Killington would have to do is bring back early and late season. everything else is superficial by comparison.

I doubt *everyone* would be happy, but only because some people are defined by their ability to complain and nitpick.

I know I would be happy.

[Damian Sanders]

You know, it's so simple..

all Killington would have to do is bring back early and late season. everything else is superficial by comparison.

I doubt *everyone* would be happy, but only because some people are defined by their ability to complain and nitpick.

I know I would be happy.

Yeah.....it sucks.

Nobody on TGR cares about Killington anyway. Take it to epic.....

[Benny Profane]

299 midweek is nice. Unless, of course, you have a real job.

[Core Shot]

that blows. kmart without the all east option is lamer than ever, only now its more expensive than ever. this is not progress.

Someone needs to work on a newengland pass where you get 10 days at each mountain in the group. Share the wealth, spread the crowds.

[JTrue]

I have to say I loved skiing bumps in April, here in OOtah no one enjoys moguls....

[steve]

"the pass is valid mid-november to mid-april". Guess the Beast of the East is truly dead.

yes, and to clarify, they definitely do intend to close mid-april next year.
their only competitive advantage anymore is their size, because lots of mountains in vermont have great terrain.

[DaveTV]

Let's see, you want a super cheapo season pass AND them to be open when there are leaves on the trees.? Cmon, who do you think is funding that..?

On a related note http://rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.d...706180376/1003

[steve]

no, I want them to be open october to june, and for that, i'd pay almost anything for a pass.

but nov to mid-april? even shorter than the end of the ASC era? and double the pass price to boot? come on..

[buckethead]

without the prospect of skiing halfway into may (at least!), i see much less reason to cough up $200 more for a pass...i also expect the new owners will be groomer-happy - to make the snow "good" for its intended customer base.

too bad. i had an outstanding time there last spring...

[KnuckleDragger]

...i also expect the new owners will be groomer-happy - to make the snow "good" for its intended customer base.

Shit, I hadn't considered that part yet. I hope you are wrong or we might have to declare jihad on the snocats.

[willywhit]

back to clipping tickets in the parking lot, poaching, 2 for 1's , etc.
I knew the All for One Pass was too good to last

[DaveTV]

no, I want them to be open october to june, and for that, i'd pay almost anything for a pass.

but nov to mid-april? even shorter than the end of the ASC era? and double the pass price to boot? come on..

I can't fault them, sorry - it is pretty dead that time of year and a huge financial drag on the overall season. Just jump a Jetblue jet to Denver and hit Abasin & Loveland when the season is done in the east..

[steve]

I can't fault them, sorry - it is pretty dead that time of year and a huge financial drag on the overall season. Just jump a Jetblue jet to Denver and hit Abasin & Loveland when the season is done in the east..

... or, do that all season long and forget killington alltogether.

killington was defined by their long season. while i'm sure they'll be fine in the long run, I'm not so sure thatthey can meet even meager expectations by trying to be like every other mountain in vermont..

they built a helluva resort with a helluva customer base with $1300 passes and doing everything they can to provide skiing in October and June.

[telepow]

killington was defined by their long season. while i'm sure they'll be fine in the long run, I'm not so sure thatthey can meet even meager expectations by trying to be like every other mountain in vermont..

I would venture to say that there are 'several' better mountains in VT but everyone could always rely on Ktown for the artificial product

[buckethead]

I would venture to say that there are 'several' better mountains in VT but everyone could always rely on Ktown for the artificial product

exactamundo!
i skiied my first 10 days out last year on K's essentially man-made product. while the ground was brown, i enjoyed some damn good skiing: faux pow, nice soft bumps. got me dialed-in for when MRG finally opened for good in late jan!

i wonder if ASC would have kept the place if they hadn't
built three successive snowpacks from scratch - the first two being destroyed by november+december rain and balm.

i'd love to see skiing from oct to june, but i don't think we're gonna see a climate conducive to that in mid VT - at least the october part. sadly, it's the economic climate that will keep june out of the question.

[Damian Sanders]

THIS JUST IN:

PASS PRICES AFTER JULY 31ST:

$1149 FOR AN UNLIMITED KILLINGTON/PICO PASS - YEOUCH!!!!

http://forums.epicski.com/showthread.php?t=57229

http://www.killingtonzone.com/forums...ic.php?t=17216

http://www.killington.com/summer/pla...ses/index.html

http://forums.alpinezone.com/17166-k...ss-prices.html

http://news.alpinezone.com/17165/

[Brock Landers]

THIS JUST IN:

PASS PRICES AFTER JULY 31ST:

$1149 FOR AN UNLIMITED KILLINGTON/PICO PASS - YEOUCH!!!!

Do you have any links with more info?

[Damian Sanders]

Do you have any links with more info?

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HERE YOU GO!!!

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=87915

[buckethead]

Do you have any links with more info?

LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO FOR YAH!!!!!

HERE YOU GO!!!

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=87915

wow, that was pretty trippy

[buckethead]

Do you have any links with more info?

LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO FOR YAH!!!!!

HERE YOU GO!!!

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=87915

wow, that was pretty trippy

wow, that was pretty trippy