Photos courtesy Killington Resort.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard destination in Eastern North America wrapped up the 2024 Mountain Bike season on Sunday, October 27th after more than 80 days of lift-accessed downhill action. The season included the debut of a learning zone on Snowshed, as well as targeted adult skills clinics from our Mountain Sports school. We also continued the popular women’s “Divas of Dirt” rides and welcomed more than 600 athletes and 7,000 fans from around the globe for the biggest Fox US Open of Mountain Biking yet. This continues on the growth of the sport over the past decade as more and more people discover the thrill of lift-accessed Mountain Biking.
With the success and continued growth of Mountain Biking, the resort plans to trail expansion in the summer of 2025 as part of the $30 million investments from its new independent ownership. The permitting process is currently underway with the State of Vermont for the addition of a new trail serviced by the Ramshead Express Quad. This portion of the expansion will total $300,000.
The new trail will start at the top of the Ramshead head and continue down the mountain on biker’s left of Blue Magic. This trail will span over 2 miles with an intermediate pitch and be rated blue (more difficult), mostly single track with a narrower feel than Blue Magic. It will intersect with Blue Magic at several points, offering riders an option to easily switch between trails, giving them the option to create multiple experiences on different laps. The trail will make use of natural terrain to create jumps, step downs and have wooden features including berms, diving boards, whale tails and more.
“The goal is to provide more options for riders to mix and match sections of different trails to add more variety to that side of the Bike Park,” says Bike Park manager Taylor Zink. “We hope to break ground in the spring and have some sections of the new trail open before the season ends. We have a lot of opportunity for future trail expansion, it’s very exciting.”
About Killington Resort
Located in the heart of Vermont’s Green Mountains, Killington Resort has earned its moniker “The Beast of the East” with four seasons of adventure spread across six peaks, plus Pico Mountain. With the most expansive snowmaking and lift system in Eastern North America, Killington offers more than 200 trails and 92 miles of diverse snow sports terrain, including a world-class terrain park network and the longest season in the East. During the summer, Killington features a destination bike park with 30 miles of mountain biking trails, an 18-hole championship golf course, the family-friendly Snowshed Adventure Center, plus 15 miles of hiking trails. With elevated on-mountain dining, a plethora of après options and a commitment to investment, quality and the environment, Killington is a can’t miss destination for the whole family. Killington is locally and independently owned and looking forward to a bright future including the forthcoming Great Gulf Village and more. Visit www.killington.com for more information and be social with #beast365.
Source: Killington, VT (October 29, 2024) – Vermont’s Killington Resort
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