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Submitted Samples of a fall 1965 issue of Ski Area Management that ran info on new ticket system, and a ticket wicket.

Inventing a better ski day: the innovations that drew crowds to Killington

July 2, 2025
By Karen D. Lorentz Editors’ Note: This is part of a series on the factors that enabled Killington to become the Beast of the East. Quotations are from author interviews in the 1980s for the book Killington, A Story of Mountains and Men. “We’ve got a million dollars that says you’ll learn to ski at…

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Okemo’s summer lineup

July 2, 2025
By Karen D. Lorentz “Oh, it’s so beautiful,” I heard my 8-year-old grandtwin exclaim when she discovered the view from Okemo’s summit.  Days later, when recounting her favorite activities, she included the “lift chair” and explained that she liked the view at the mountaintop and during the ride down.  The “lift chair” is Okemo’s Sunburst…