While you may think that the only places to get good snow are expensive resorts in exclusive locations, I challenge you to think again. I recently went on a vacation through the northeast with some of my family and stopped over in Killington Vermont. It's a medium sized resort with the highest peak with in the state of Vermont. I have been spoiled with family vacations as a kid to such skiing meccas as Park City Utah and Lake Taho so my expectations were low, but I was pleasantly surprised with what I found. The snow was quite good considering most east coast resorts are known for less than stellar snow. I love fresh fluffy powder and I wasn't disappointed. I was surprised to find how large the mountain was, obviously it pales in comparison to huge mountain complexes like Mammoth mountain in CA. With many runs of varying difficulty I had no problem finding new and challenging routes. From a snowboarders perspective there was only one small snowboard park and it was a little crowded. Nonetheless I had a good time in this small resort town. Our hotel were a somewhat reasonable $120 a night. So if you live in the northeast I would definitely recommend a stop by Killington in the winter. For everyone else I wouldn't recommend making the trip for just the skiing alone, but if you like fresh Vermont maple syrup (as I do) and are in the area for something else then stop by Killington for a night or two you wont regret it.
Oh yeah, if your going to urinate by the dumpster at a high school you see while driving up, make sure there are no students behind it. That's all I have to say about that.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
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