Editor’s note: Mike Solimano is the president and CEO of Killington Resort and Pico Mountain. Mountain Times: Killington Resort has officially asked the town of Killington to help offset the costs of hosting another World Cup event next year with […]
Tag: World Cup
Local News
Resort asks town for help to attract World Cup
By Evan Johnson KILLINGTON—Killington Resort got a big start to the 2016-2017 winter with some of the skiing world’s top skiers crashing the gates on Superstar in front of thousands of screaming fans. The races drew crowds numbering approximately 30,000, […]
AUDI FIS Ski World Cup, Local News
World Cup: Big business for Killington, competitors
By Karen D. Lorentz It can cost a million dollars or more to host a World Cup ski event, with the total expense varying by the number of events and competitors as well as any extra expenses (i.e., not required […]
Local News
Resort management students get behind-scenes experience at World Cup
By Evan Johnson KILLINGTON—Sam Budusky was standing at the merchandise booth at the recent Audi FIS World Cup on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 27, when Mikaela Shiffrin crossed the finish line to clinch first place. He looked up from where he […]
Column
Tears of pride as Killington hosts first World Cup
By Merisa Sherman, author of Tales from a Female Ski Bum blog Like so many East Coasters, I grew up ski racing. Membership in the Killington Ski Team meant that my family had a legitimate reason to spend every weekend […]
Featured, Local News
How Mikaela Shiffrin won the World Cup at Killington
Her 10th consecutive Slalom World Cup win, 22nd career Globe By Lisa Lynn KILLINGTON — In the last few minutes of the Audi FIS World Cup in Killington there were six winners. As each of the top women flashed down […]
Local News
Can Killington host another “groundbreaking” World Cup?
By Lisa Lynn “Groundbreaking” is the word Calum Clark used to describe this past weekend’s Audi FIS World Cup in Killington. Clark, a quiet Australian, knows a thing or two about really big events. As vice-president for events for the U.S. […]
Local News
World Cup brings local traffic
By Evan Johnson KILLINGTON — You would’ve been hard-pressed to find a seat at the hibachi table at Sushi Yoshi this weekend, the line for beer and groceries at the Killington Deli was long and foreign languages could be heard up […]
Letter, Opinion
Thanks for bringing the World Cup to Killington
Dear Editor, As I reflect on this World Cup weekend, I would like to offer my greatest thanks to Killington Resort and the volunteers that made this event a success. Without the town, the resort and the business community working […]
Events & Activities
AUDI FIS SKI WORLD CUP AT KILLINGTON
For the first time in a quarter century a World Cup event was hosted in the East. Killington Resort put on an unbelievable event where the worlds top women ski racers came out to prove who had what it took […]