On October 30, 2024
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Killington Resort plans mountain bike expansion 

Courtesy Killington Resort Bike park season ended Oct. 27.

Killington Resort wrapped up the 2024 mountain bike season on Sunday, Oct. 27 after more than 80 days of lift-accessed downhill action. Then two days later, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, the resort announced plans for a trail expansion in summer 2025 as part of the $30 million investments from its new independent ownership. The permitting process is currently underway with the state for the new trail, which will be serviced by the Ramshead Express Quad. This portion of the expansion will cost $300,000. Killington’s bike park currently offers 30 miles of mountain biking trails.

The new trail will start at the top of the Ramshead head and continue down biker’s left of Blue Magic. The trail will be coded blue (intermediate difficulty) and span over 2 miles with an intermediate pitch. It’ll be mostly single track with a narrower feel than Blue Magic, the resort said. It will intersect with Blue Magic at several points, offering riders an option to easily switch between trails for new experiences on different laps. The trail will make use of natural terrain to create jumps, step downs and have wooden features including berms, diving boards, whale tails and more.

“The goal is to provide more options for riders to mix and match sections of different trails to add more variety to that side of the Bike Park,” said bike park manager Taylor Zink. “We hope to break ground in the spring and have some sections of the new trail open before the season ends. We have a lot of opportunity for future trail expansion, it’s very exciting.”

The new trail will add to the improvements to the bike park this past season, which included the debut of a learning zone on Snowshed, as well as new programing.   

For more information visit: Killington.com.

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