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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).
Vertical drop (ft) Skiable acreage Total trails Total lifts Avg annual snowfall (in) Date statistics updated Ski Bromont: Bromont: Quebec: 1,854 590 1,264 450 141 9 190 January 29, 2025 Apex Mountain Resort: Penticton: British Columbia: 7,197 5,197 2,000 1,112 79 4 236 January 29, 2025 [1] Canyon Ski Area: Red Deer: Alberta: 2,950 2,412 538 80 ...
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
The Ripper, a second high speed quad, was added in 2008. The gondola was extended down the hill in December 2008, from the original base area to the new village area further down the hill. With this extension the lift-served vertical increased to 1,710 m (5,620 ft), overtaking Whistler's 1,610 m (5,280 ft), making it the largest in North America.
Vertical (feet) Runs Lifts Snowfall (in/year) Date Statistics Updated Arapahoe Basin: Dillon: 1,428 13,050 10,520 2,530 147 9 314 March 2020 [1] Aspen Highlands: Aspen: 1,040 12,392 8,040 4,352 117 5 300 March 2020 [2] Aspen Mountain: Aspen: 675 11,212 7,945 3,267 76 8 300 March 2020 [3] Beaver Creek: Beaver Creek: 1,832 11,440 8,100 3,340 150 ...
Goliath is also the fastest wooden roller coaster in the world, with a top speed of 72 miles per hour (116 km/h). [12] [13] After Goliath opened, Six Flags Great America had the most wooden roller coaster track of any amusement park in the world. [29] However, this record was later surpassed by Kings Island with the opening of Mystic Timbers in ...
According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Blue Mountain Ski Resort would have a dominant vegetation type of Appalachian Oak (104) with a dominant vegetation form of Eastern Hardwood Forest (23). [14] The plant hardiness zone is 6a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of −7.0 °F (−21.7 °C). [12]
On March 12, 2001, Six Flags Great America announced the addition of two new roller coasters. These were Vertical Velocity and Déjà Vu. [3] Two months later, Vertical Velocity would officially open on May 18, 2001. [2] The ride also had another clone at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, which was modified in 2002 due to height limit restrictions. [4]