Killington
Vermont’s 2024 - 2025 ski season has started!
Posted 11/29/24
Thanksgiving 2024 snowstorm Southern Vermont won the lottery for the Thanksgiving snowstorm. Killington Ski Resort has been open and the new snow created some great conditions for Turkey Day skiers.…
Watch this weekend's Killington World Cup in person or on TV
Posted 11/22/23
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Part of Vermont’s Thanksgiving weekend traditions now includes watching fast women fly down the Superstar trail at Killington Resort. The women’s World Cup stops in the…
Winter starts now! Vermont ski resorts start to open for 2022 - 2023 season.
Posted 11/17/22
UPDATE ON 11/23/2022: Give thanks! More Vermont ski areas are opening for Thanksgiving weekend! (We're looking at you Smuggs, Stratton, Jay, Burke, Bolton and Bromley!) We've had cold temperatures to…
After warm start to November 2022, snowmaking gets underway in Vermont
Posted 11/10/22
Thankfully after a warm start to November, we are heading into colder weather! Some Vermont ski areas have fired up their snowmaking either for testing or to lay down a white carpet on some trails. …
Winding down to the end of the 2021 - 2022 ski season
Posted 4/25/22
It's Monday, April 25, 2022. Let's take a look at which ski resorts are still open in Vermont! Killington Jay Peak — closed for the midweek — will open for April 30 and May 1 and possibly the…
Skiing — and making snow — into the new year
Posted 1/3/22
Happy New Year to y'all! Hope you enjoyed the holidays. Now it's time to get serious about our snow dances! Northern Vermont got a few inches of snow over the last couple of days. That allowed our…
Vermont ski resorts open for 2021 - 2022 ski season with snow in forecast
Posted 11/26/21
Updated 11/30/21 While Killington has been open for some time, other Vermont ski resorts are now opening with the added benefit of late-November snow! When do Vermont ski resorts open for 2021 -…
Snowmaking frenzy allows more ski areas to open for the 2020 - 2021 ski season in Vermont
Posted 12/9/20
Vermont has been enjoying cold temperatures recently and it's been a boon for snowmaking. When Mother Nature is slow to deliver, the snow guns come out! More ski areas will join the 5 resorts already…
Killington, Pico, Magic Mountain and Mad River Glen and more ski areas also to close due to coronavirus concerns
Posted 3/15/20
Update on 3/16 at 5:30 p.m.: Smugglers' Notch is the last ski resort in the state to announce it will stop operating at end of day on March 17. Update on 3/15 at 2 p.m.: Bolton Valley Resort will…
When do ski resorts open in Vermont for 2019 - 2020 season?
Posted 11/12/19
Updated 12/14/19 Please check our direct links to Vermont ski area snow reports before you make plans to go! In November and December, check for midweek closures. Sometimes ski areas are just open…
Updated Vermont lift ticket deals post for this ski + ride season: 2019 - 2020
Posted 11/3/19
Each year we compile a list of some of the best skiing deals, discount days, resident discounts and frequent skier deals in Vermont. We've posted the list of deals for the 2019-2020 ski season. Check…
When do Vermont ski resorts open for 2018 - 2019?
Posted 10/25/18
Updated 12/13/18 Mount Snow joined Killington in spinning lifts in October. Cold temperatures and aggressive snowmaking allowed these resorts to open very limited terrain this early. In November,…
The end is nigh: 2018 closing dates for Vermont ski resorts
Posted 4/14/18
We've had quite a run this ski season! Some Vermont ski resorts have stopped their lifts already, while others are still chugging along with quite a bit of terrain open. Vermont ski resorts closing…
Women's World Cup comes to Vermont this weekend
Posted 11/20/17
The Women's World Cup is coming to Vermont this weekend. The best slalom and giant slalom skiers in the world will hit the Superstar trail at Killington, Vermont. Friday night kicks things off with…
When do Vermont ski resorts open for 2017 - 2018?
Posted 11/12/17
<<GO TO THE 2018 - 2019 OPENING DATES POST>> Important: Check resort snow report pages for the very latest on their opening dates and conditions. Know before you go! These projected opening dates…
Lifts will turn at a couple of Vermont ski resorts this week
Posted 11/7/17
Updated 11/8/17 Thanks to cold weather moving in to the area, snowmakers have been busy and will be working hard through the week. Killington has announced it will start spinning its lifts on…
What's new on the mountain at your favorite Vermont ski resorts for 2017 - 2018?
Posted 10/22/17
Snowmaking, lifts, grooming machines and more. Here's a look at on-mountain improvements at Vermont ski resorts for this winter. Bolton Valley Bolton Valley is upgrading its snowmaking system. The…
Mikaela Shiffrin is super-charged in Killington, Vt., World Cup races
Posted 11/27/16
Hats off to ski racing phenom Mikaela Shiffrin for her wonderful performances this weekend in Killington, Vermont! This Burke Mountain Academy grad scored a strong fifth in the giant slalom, and she…
More ski resorts poised to open + World Cup racing in Vermont
Posted 11/20/16
With the help of colder temperatures and natural snow moving into our area today, several Vermont ski resorts are poised to open during Thanksgiving week and weekend. We had a warm spell for a while…
2016 Opening dates for Vermont ski resorts. Are you ready?
Posted 11/7/16
Updated 12/21/2016 AM If Mother Nature cooperates and delivers cold weather, several Vermont ski resorts hope to make enough snow to open some limited terrain in November. Others plan on December…
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