By Polly Mikula Killington has received a new accolate, but you probably wouldv’e guessed it’d be an international award for religious architecture and art. Partners for Sacred Places announced the winners that represent the best in architecture, liturgical design, and art for religious spaces. The 2024 awards recognized excellence in the creation and restoration of…

Teams Clock Tower and Here We Go tied for the Killington Ski Bum Race Series season title with a perfect 900 points earned. Scores are based on the top three point-getters on each team, each week, with year-end standings taken from the top six finishes. First place in each category earns 50 points.  The local…

By Polly Mikula David Atherton will be Killington’s new town manager, the Select Board announced at a special meeting Tuesday, March 18. The 4:30 p.m. meeting took only 14 minutes as the confirmation of Atherton new town manager and his contract signing was the only thing on the agenda.  Chair of the Select Board Jim…

Spring looks a little different this year. Never mind that the rain stole all the snow off my lawn way before I was ready to put my Nordic skis away for the season. Or that all the local snowmobile trails shut down because the water bars are now exposed, and no one wants to ride…

On Sunday, March 9, about 50 members of the Pico Ski Club, coaches and parents embarked on a ski adventure from the top of Pico to the base of Ramshead at Killington via the Interconnect trail (mostly used by Snocats). The group returned to Pico via The Bus.

By Karen D. Lorentz Before their use as recreation destinations, the mountains in Vermont presented formidable barriers to travel and trade, especially in the southern half of the state. The unbroken ridge was not as penetrable as the northern half where river valleys traversed the higher peaks. The Green Mountain range cut off the eastern…

By Polly Mikula At Town Meeting Day Killington voters overwhelmingly approved Article 4, a bond not to exceed $11.2 million for the final portion of the new municipal water system — Contract 5, 6A, and 7. The vote was 225 yes to 106 no. The next day, Wednesday, March 5, the town signed a contract…

The sign went up this week: a beautiful diamond sign, construction orange with a reflective black border. In many ways, the sign brings uncertainty, a harbinger of what will come over the next few weeks and months. We don’t really know how big the monster it warns of will be—or how long it will be…

By Pearl Bellomo  Carve Bunnies, a nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting women through action sports and the outdoors, is hosting its third annual ski trip at Killington and Okemo on March 14-16, drawing in over a hundred women from around the U.S. and Canada.  This three-day event provides free time and planned activities to hit…

By Karen D. Lorentz As a grandparent who is part of a four-generation skiing bond, I always enjoy hearing from other families who have enjoyed recreational skiing, especially when the connection of loving the sport engenders stories with lots of coincidences that resonate. Or make me see how small the world really is! My dad…

The Killington Pico Rotary Club recently welcomed international Rotary exchange students for a weekend of winter activities, cultural exchange, and community engagement. Each February, the club hosts students spending the academic year in Vermont and New Hampshire as part of the Rotary Youth Exchange program. During their stay, students and their host families attended a…

Killington voters elected to add two additional Selectboard members to the board, bringing the number to five from its current 3-members. In addition, voters chose two new Selectboard members. Rick Bowan defeated incumbent Robert Hecker for a 1-year term, and Patrick Cushing defeated incumbent Christopher Karr for a 3-year term. Both Hecker and Karr could…

With tousled hair, a mischievous smile, Mud on her shoes and a laugh in her voice. Had enough snow yet? It seems we have snow every day, but that’s not the real problem.…temperatures hovering around 0 degrees are uncomfortable. However, it’s in our best interest to stay positive, and I have the best news. Daylight…

By Polly Mikula Voters in the town of Killington will be asked to consider expanding its current three-member volunteer Select Board to five at Town Meeting Day this Tuesday, March 4.  The question has been on the ballot before, and the measure failed, but there may be more appetite for it this time. Unfortunately, there…

Mikaela Shiffrin earned her 100th win Sunday, Feb. 23 at a Slalom in Sestriere, Italy, extending her record and solidifying her legacy as one of the greatest athletes of all time. The milestone was originally tee’d up to happen at Killington but just moments before she was able to secure the win in Giant Slalom…