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Killington is setting themselves up for a good early season

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SkierX
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http://www.killington.com/winter/beast/blog/authors/tom/early-season-insurance

Cliffs: Killington installing a walkway from the top of the Northridge Triple to the K-1 Gondola which will allow them to open the Northridge triple and download off K-1 at the end of the day.

The walkway will be in place for this October and historically, they've been able to make snow in the Northridge area from October 15th on and not lose it all.

Should allow for an earlier opening and better odds that they can remain open as they will not need to fight the effects of lower elevation and eastern exposure of the lower mountain trails to open.

It's not lift-served, but I think we can all agree that a short walk back to the gondola sure beats not skiing at all in the fall!
Sep 2 2010 3:20PM
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SkierX
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Not sure if it's worth much, but Killington was testing their air lines of the snowmaking system up on the mountain today.

I'd imagine they will fire up the guns at the first below freezing stretch. Nothing in the 7-day with a window really. It's up to mother nature now.
Oct 5 2010 7:52PM
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Mules
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looks nice
Oct 5 2010 10:06PM
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SkierX
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Just thought I'd update...

Walkway is getting its finishing touches. Plenty of snow on the ground from the storm the other day, and wait for it...

...Snowmaking began last night. They are blowing from the top of K1 down Great Northern into the Northridge triple area.

We're getting close!
Oct 18 2010 9:37AM
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PaleCelery
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YESSS.... oh wait crap!

I still need to get my ski's mounted or else I'll be riding on hellbents early season lolol
Oct 18 2010 10:12AM
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K.C.dia
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Yes!
Oct 18 2010 10:49AM
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SkierX
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Looking sexy!

Wouldn't get too ahead of ourselves though. No plans on opening quite yet but the time is just around the corner now.

I'll keep posted on anything I hear.
Oct 18 2010 12:40PM
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gnarley_marl
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wow so stoked, I can't wait to get up there so early

i'll hike groomers if they hit them before opening for whatever reason
Oct 18 2010 2:00PM
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ski@jaypeak2
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not looking too promising but fingers crossed.
http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USVT0126
Oct 18 2010 4:58PM
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ColinB
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mind you that forecast is not for the top of the mountain, thats the base. there should be low enough temperatures for snowmaking higher up pretty much every night
Oct 18 2010 5:06PM
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JStrathern
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what do you mean?! those temps look amazingly perfect
Oct 18 2010 5:06PM
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SkierX
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Those forecasts are typically for the town center which is all the way down at around 1200' elevation. Massive difference in temperatures this time of year.
Oct 18 2010 8:55PM
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