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…

Staff report In an overtime game, Green Mountain Union High School’s fourth seeded boys soccer team in Chester defeated No. 7 Mill River 4-0 Saturday, Nov. 2 to take the D-III title at Hartford’s Maxwell Athletic Complex. This was Green Mountain’s boys’ soccer team’s first state title in the school’s history. “It was awesome,” Athletic…

The playoffs are underway and two teams are already out: the Karrtel and Sushi Rolls. The latter is a bit of a shock since they were the three seed and last year's runner-up. The Clear River Tavern is the first team to punch its ticket to the Championship. The Clear is returning for the first…

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Killington Mountain School alum Alex Lewis has been nominated to the 2019-2020 U.S. Freestyle Ski Team. Lewis received a call from U.S. Team’s moguls coach and former KMS freestyle program director Matt Gnoza on Saturday morning informing him that he had officially made the team. Lewis, who hails from Carlisle, Massachusetts and will be attending…

Photo courtesy Cobra Gymnastics Eliza Dopkins

As the snow continues to fall in the Killington and Pico mountains, the Killington Aquatic Club swimmers continue to train at the Pico Sports Center. The swim season is winding down for the KAC Competitive Team with one last Silvers Championship meet to go on March 15-17. KAC Senior Competitive swimmers Heidi Alf, Julia Michel,…

By Karen D. Lorentz “Man wasn’t meant to play with water in winter. It’s a difficult task,” said Dave Lacombe with an ironic smile and a sense of humor. It’s a point that Dave Lacombe liked to stress to snowmakers working for him 30 years ago. It still holds true today, he said, evincing a…

Staff report Gymnasts from Killington, Manchester, Proctor, Pittsford, the greater Rutland area and parts of New York state compete as part of the Cobra gymnastics team, based in Rutland. The team recently traveled to Williston and North Adams, Massachusetts, for competitions taking top podium spots at each. In Williston’s Green Mountain Invitational, Level 7 and…