On August 14, 2024
Local News

Killington’s new skills park at Snowshed delights beginner riders

By Victoria Gaither

Killington Resort recently made three new tracks with banked turns and small bridge features on an easy grade just up from Snowshed Lodge. The easiest trails on the mountain all finish there rewarding new riders with a boost of confidence to end their ride. 

By Polly Mikula
– Esme Mikula, 6, practices on one of three different tracks just above Snowshed Lodge.

The new park is so fun, that many choose to lap it rather than commit to a whole new run up the lift. And that’s exactly what it seems designed for. With varied radius turns and bridge obstacles, riders are challenged by the three courses’ variety. 

The secret ingredient to trail maintenance: volunteers!

Pine Hill Park’s Carriage Trail got its annual haircut last week thanks to dedicated volunteers! Additionally, the park got two more bench installed: one at Rocky Pond, the other one at Lunch Rocks on Broken Handlebar. In addition to volunteers, Rutland Rec aided with backhoe work to create a level site. Volunteers are the secret ingredient in maintaining trails to allow them to remain open and well-preserved throughout the season. Volunteers also have done additional work at Pine Hill Park to make trails more resilient to weather by improving rolling grade dips and grade reversals drainage.

Do you want to submit feedback to the editor?

Send Us An Email!

Related Posts

Killington Grand Hotel sale sets new sales record

November 6, 2024
The most expensive interval ownership condominium in Killington was sold by Killington Pico Realty on Nov. 1, for $210,000–one of two interval condominiums in Killington to sell for more than $200,000 in the same week. For perspective, this same interval condominium sold just 16 months ago for $134,000. Krista Mosher and Jessica Posch of Killington…

David Minard

November 6, 2024
11/09/45-01/07/24 Please join us to honor “One of the good guys” November 9th (his birthday) 1:00 p.m. Riverside cemetery Reception following at Sherburne Library

Ceramicist finds home in Hartland

November 6, 2024
By Curt Peterson Amanda Ann Palmer’s ceramics studio seems a “hidden corner of creativity.” She makes her beautiful array of hand-made pottery pieces that range in size from small tree ornament mushrooms and coffee mugs to good-sized fruit bowls. She exhibited her wares at Reading Greenhouse’s crafts fair last weekend, and generally at Long River…

Rutland Beer Works brings the taproom experience to Rutland

November 6, 2024
By James Kent Something exciting’s brewin’ in the RU; take a brief jaunt west a couple of blocks from downtown Rutland to 136 Granger St., and you’ll find a cozy brewery nestled into this mixed-use neighborhood of residences and businesses.The brewery isn’t new to the neighborhood. Rutland Beer Works arrived on the scene nearly a…