The Outback, shown here in yellow, is a black diamond trail from the top of Killington Resort. By Tony Accurso The Outback, also known as trail 11, is a 2.7 mile machine built black diamond trail at Killington Resort. This trail […]
Category: Switching Gears
Building a bike park
Killington Resort’s terrain park supervisor and head excavator gives an insight into the process By Polly Lynn Killington Resort is in its second year of a five-year build-out of its mountain bike park, which it is building in partnership with […]
Bike park offers thrills for all skills
Progression of terrain designed for beginner and intermediate riders By Polly Lynn It may not be quite as tame as a “sidewalk in the woods” as Jay ‘Rosey’ Rosenbaum, the Terrain Parks Supervisor and Mountain Bike Trails and Will Conroy […]
Trail of the Week: Underdog
Courtesy of pinehillpark.org The trail of the week, Underdog, is highlighted in red. By Tony Accurso Underdog is a fun trail situated in the Pine Hill Park trail network in Rutland, Vt. This trail flows from the intersection of Salamander/Droopy Muffin to […]
New bike park attracks beginner riders
Killington’s new bike trails on the expanded Snowshed bike park have attracted beginner and intermediate riders looking to give the sport a try or improve their skills. The “flow ride” design offers a natural progression for learning. See page 22.
Trail of the week: Squiggle and Wiggle
By Tony Accurso Squiggle and Wiggle are two new beginner flow trails at Killington Resort. Located on Snowshed Mountain, these trails are accessible either by taking the Snowshed lift, or directly off Killington Road near the work road just below […]
Local days announced
KILLINGTON — Tuesdays and Wednesdays all summer long, Vermont and New Hampshire residents can save 50 percent off scenic lift rides, Adventure Center day passes, mountain bike lift and trail tickets, mountain bike learn-to-ride packages and Segway tours. To be eligible […]
Trail of the week: “Halfpipe”
Courtesy of pinehillpark.org “Halfpipe” is highlighted in solid yellow. By Tony Accurso “Halfpipe” is an advanced riders trail located in the Pine Hill Park trail system of Rutland. The trail is divided into an upper and lower section.The upper section […]
Trail of the week: Upper Blue Magic
Courtesy of Killington Resort A rider rides a trail at Killington Resort’s ever-growing Gravity Logic-built bike park. By Anthony Accurso, Upper Blue Magic is one of the new intermediate jump trails recently built by Gravity Logic at Killington Resort. Located on Snowshed […]
Trail of the Week: “Bubba”
By Tony Accurso The “Bubba” trail in the Green Mountain Trail system in Pittsfield is a technical freeride trail which descends from “Luvin It” and ends on “Fusters.” This may be one of the most technical trails in area, it is […]