By Ariel Kent KILLINGTON—A trail builder is someone who has dedicated his or her time to creating a network of mountain bike trails that he or she can enjoy but, more importantly, that others can enjoy. The hard work of a trail builder often goes unnoticed, many not even realizing the hard work and time…

By Ariel Kent An exciting and fast-paced weekend is ahead of us in our little mountain town. This weekend we welcome a ProGRT Downhill Race to Killington. Here professional downhill mountain bikers take to the newly created downhill track on Ramshead to battle it out for the fastest time down the mountain.  Often times big…

KILLINGTON—This summer the USA Cycling Pro Gravity Tour will be stopping at the Killington Bike Park for an exciting downhill event. Come out to watch some of the sport’s top riders compete in this three day race series taking place on Thursday, July 28 through Sunday, July 31. Competitors will battle it out on the…

Ariel Kent It’s 7 a.m. It’s cool, dark and calm and the only sounds to be heard are the chirping birds and the steady breathing as I pedal uphill. Waking up at the crack of dawn is how I get saddle time in. Waking up early, before lifts are spinning and before people are really…

Courtesy of Killington Resort A woman takes to the trails of Killington Bike Park in a full-face helmet and goggles. KILLINGTON — Killington Bike Park will be starting a new event just for women riders. Every other Friday night, ladies are invited to a group mountain bike ride, aptly named Dirt Diva Fridays. The bi-weekly event…

Ariel Kent   By Ariel Kent There are two main types of mountain biking trails, flow and tech. Flow is typically wide machined trails that are smooth, fast, require minimal braking, and are full of bermed turns and oftentimes jumps. Flow is a fairly new style of mountain bike trail, whereas tech is rocky, rooty…

By Ariel Kent What a fun and exciting weekend for our little town of Killington. This Fourth of July coincided with the Eastern States Cup race for Downhill and Enduro. Both tracks at Killington mountain offered technical difficulty and attracted almost 200 racers to each event. Torrential rains overnight on Friday made the courses more…

KILLINGTON — The Vittoria Eastern States Cup returns to Killington Resort’s Bike Park July 2 and 3. Top mountain bikers across the country converge to compete in Enduro and Downhill races at the Killington Bike Park. The Downhill East Coast Showdown No. 2 will be held July 2; the Enduro East Coast Showdown No. 2 will…

By Ariel Kent It’s about a month early but the special day has arrived. It’s the day when the K-1 opens for summer lift service and mountain operations shift from just weekends to seven days a week. It happened on June 18 this year. It’s pretty amazing to see the mountain putting in such an…

Courtesy of Killington Resort A mountain bike rider soars over a jump in Killington Bike Park. By Ariel Kent There is a place not far from Killington that’s full of flowing singletrack and tall pines. This place, known as Green Mountain Trails, offers one of Vermont’s best mountain biking networks. The best part about it…

By Ariel Kent Saturday rides for me always start out the same at Killington. I’ve got two hours to get as many runs in as possible before I have to head back to work. This past Saturday I arrived early, got the first chair and hoped that the impending rain storm would hold off. I…

Submitted Ariel Kent By Ariel Kent The sisterhood of shred is about women who love to ride bikes. The sisterhood of shred is a group of women who push each other and motivate each other to try harder and work for their goals. The sisterhood of shred isn’t privatized — the more women the better!…

The warm, sunny skies stayed relatively clear for racers who came to the region for the Killington Stage Race held May 28 through 30.

By Ariel Kent The start of lift-served mountain biking is a monumental event in Killington, even more so than usual this year because bike trails opened Memorial Day weekend, almost two months ahead of schedule! Mountain biking in itself is much more than just a sport—it’s a community. The mountain bike community, especially the Vermont…

KILLINGTON — The first annual Beast of a Bike Swap is scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend at Killington Resort’s Snowshed Lodge during a three-day stretch, May 27-29. Scheduled to coincide with the long-standing Killington Stage Race and opening weekend of the Killington Mountain Bike Park, these holiday weekend events create an atmosphere of family-friendly cycling fun…