Killington Cup welcomes the fastest women ski racers, will Shiffrin defend her Slalom title for the fourth year? By Polly Mikula There’s no question that Mikaela Shiffrin is at the top of her game — a true superstar in ski racing. For the past three years, nearly 40,000 fans have traveled to see her race…

Sunday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m.—KILLINGTON— The Pickle Barrel Nightclub and Whistlepig Whiskey are excited to host the World Cup finale party featuring Sunday’s race day headliner, Twiddle, on Sunday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. The show will close out the weekend of festivities - which features world class ski racing and special musical guests…

by Katy Savage The 2018 Killington Cup drew an estimated 39,000 people to the area over Thanksgiving weekend, breaking an attendance record since the World Cup debuted at Killington Resort in 2016. It’s estimated 30,000 attended the event in 2016 and 34,000 in 2017. Last year, American favorite, Mikaela Shiffrin, who attended Burke Mountain Academy…

Don't miss the FREE outdoor concerts in the Festival Village area Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Friday, Recycled Percussion will perform at the Festival Village before the athlete bib presentation and fireworks, starting at 4 p.m. Saturday, DJ Logic will perform after the first run and Grace Potter will perform following the second run. Then on…

Race Schedule** Saturday, Nov. 30 7 a.m. Festival Village opens 9 a.m. Opening ceremony parade featuring VARA athletes 9:45 a.m. Giant Slalom run 1 1 p.m. Giant Slalom run 2 Award ceremony will immediately follow Sunday, Dec. 1 7 a.m. Festival Village opens 9 a.m. Opening ceremony parade featuring USSA Eastern Division athletes 9:45 a.m.…

The Festival Village will be at the base of Superstar, located at the K-1 base area at the top of Killington Road. The spectating area will have free spectating zones surrounding the race finish, two ticketed grandstands, ticketed VIP areas and credentialed media zones. Spectators will be able to see approximately 40-50%of the Slalom course…

Parking and transportation options are plentiful KILLINGTON— Attendance as well as parking is free for spectators at the Killington Cup this weekend. Guests staying at a property on Killington Road are encouraged to use the free shuttle and those staying in condominiums on East Mountain Road will have their own shuttle service available. Guests driving…

Shiffrin won the first Slalom race of the season, took second in Giant Slalom Giant Slalom Soelden, AUT Oct. 26, 2019 Alice Robinson Mikaela Shiffrin Tessa Worley Slalom Levi, FIN Nov. 23, 2019 Mikaela Shiffrin Wendy Holdener Katharina Truppe Shiffrin breaks another record Record breaking skier Mikaela Shiffrin has broken another record ahead of the…

KILLINGTON – Killington Resort on Thursday, Nov. 21, received a positive snow control announcement from FIS (Internal Ski Federation), the governing body of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup. “This is to inform you that the Women’s' Audi FIS Ski World Cup races in Killington (USA) are confirmed following the official snow control from today…

Saturday, Dec. 29, 7 p.m.—MIDDLEBURY— The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival is pleased to announce a special screening of the compelling drama “The Kindergarten Teacher” on Saturday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. The film’s star, Maggie Gyllenhaal, will appear at Town Hall Theater for a Q&A session following the screening. The Q&A will be moderated by Ms. Gyllenhaal’s husband,…

By Abagael Giles/VT Ski & Ride KILLINGTON— On Thanksgiving Day last week Ripton resident Abi Jewett was feeling especially thankful: The 18-year-old U.S. Ski Team rookie was getting ready to spend the weekend at Killington, racing in her first World Cup giant slalom event on home turf. On Saturday she was set to toe the…

By Polly Mikula The Killington Cup held Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24-25, drew record crowds both Saturday for the Giant Slalom and Sunday for the Slalom races. On Saturday, sun and near-perfect snow on Superstar make for a very enjoyable and competitive race. A crowd of 18,500 cheered on the racers – especially Vermont-school Mikaela…

By Katy Savage Making snow in Vermont in November isn’t always ideal. The Killington Resort crew operates with a “no regrets plan” when it comes to snowmaking for the World Cup. Typical snow production at the mountain begins at 27 wet-bulb degrees. Web bulb is the ambient temperature adjusted for humidity. High humidity means the…

By Polly Lynn Mikula The Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of Alpine ski racing. Athletes compete in four events: Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G, and Downhill, plus a fifth event, the Combined, in which the fastest aggregate time of one run of Downhill and one run of Slalom is assessed. Slalom and Giant Slalom The…

By Polly Lynn Mikula The World Cup course on Superstar is icy. Really icy. And that’s intentional. Race officials literally inject water into the snow at varying depths along the course to make sure it’s hard enough to hold up from the first racer to the last, giving them an equal opportunity to compete. Most…