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Pico Mountain, part of Killington Ski Resort since December 1997, is on the south side of Sherburne Pass, with a ski lifts running from Rte. 4 to the summit of Pico Peak. The Long Trail (LT), a 272-mile (438 km) hiking trail , runs the length of Vermont from Massachusetts to Québec along the spine of the Green Mountains, crossing U.S. Route 4 ...
Gifford Woods State Park is located on the east side of the Green Mountains, in the northern part of the town of Killington.It is bounded on the south by United States Route 4, and is bounded on the east by Vermont Route 100, except for a few acres between that road and Kent Pond to the east.
Killington Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Killington, Rutland County, Vermont, United States, comprising residential development associated with Killington Ski Resort. As of the 2020 census , Killington Village had a population of 861, [ 2 ] out of 1,407 people in the entire town.
Killington Peak is the second highest summit in the Green Mountains and in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is located east of Rutland in south-central Vermont. Killington Peak is a stop on the Long Trail, which here shares its route with the Appalachian Trail. Traveling southbound on the Trail, it is the last 4,000-foot (1,200 m) peak close to ...
The town of Killington was chartered on July 7, 1761, by a New Hampshire grant. In 1800, it was renamed Sherburne [4] after landholder Colonel Benjamin Sherburne. [5] The town voted to revert to its original name of Killington on March 2, 1999; which was approved by the Vermont General Assembly and became effective July 1, 1999. [6]
Rank Resort name State Vertical (ft) Skiable acres Trails Lifts Notes 1: Killington: Vermont: 3,050: 1,509: 155: 21: Largest drop in New England, 26th largest drop in the United States
Breckenridge and other ski resorts faced a severe drought in the winter of 1980-1981 and installed snowmaking systems the following year. In 1981, Breckenridge installed the world's first high speed detachable quad chairlift, the Quicksilver Quad running from the Village base area to near the bottom of Lift B. The lift was constructed by ...
Killington Mountain Resort & Ski Area is a ski resort in Rutland County, Vermont, United States, near the town of Killington. It is the largest ski area in the eastern U.S., and has the largest vertical drop in New England at 3,050 feet (930 meters). [3] [4] The mountain has been nicknamed the "Beast of the East." [5]