I-Vermont's Killington Resort inemigwaqo yokuhamba ngezindiza kunoma yikuphi ukuvakasha eNew England kanye nesiko eliziqhenya lokuvula ngaphambili nokuvala kamuva kunanoma iyiphi enye indawo ye-ski esifundeni. Akusize nje igama lesidlaliso sezintaba "Isilo seMpumalanga."
Esikhathini eside ngempelasonto ukuhamba ukuya endaweni yezivakashi ezivela endaweni yeTri-State kanye nayo yonke iNew England, iKillington ine -scene efakwe ngemuva kwe-ski kanye nezinketho zokudlela eziningi nezinsuku zokugcina ebusuku ezingenakulinganiswa ne-East kanye ne- Stowe , okungenzeka Amaminithi angu-90 ngasenyakatho.
Kutholakala eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeVermont, i-The Beast isendaweni eseduze eduze kwe-I-91 ne-I-89 futhi cishe amahora angu-4 kuya ku-2 ukusuka eNew York City futhi ngaphansi kwamahora amathathu ukusuka eBoston.
Lokhu kuseduze ngokuhamba kosuku olude, kodwa iKillington inkulu kakhulu, inesibindi futhi iyathakazelisa ukuthi uzofuna ngempela ukuhlala okungenani ubusuku obulodwa uma ungakwazi, futhi ngokuqinisekile kukhona okwanele ukwenza eduze ukuze uhlale nomndeni nabangane ngesonto uma unesikhathi-ungakwazi ukuhamba ngesiphakamiso sezinsuku ezahlukene ngosuku ngalunye.
Terrain
Ngezinombolo, i-ski mountain inomxhwele: iziqongo eziyisikhombisa (kufaka phakathi kwesibili esiphezulu eVermont), amamitha angu-3,000 ogwadule oqondile, intaba ephakeme kakhulu ephakanyiswayo e-state kanye nemigwaqo engu-212 yezindiza. Izinkampani ezingama-20 ze-Killington zingathutha ama-skiable angu-38,000-plus phezulu entabeni njalo ihora, kanti i-Pico Mountain eseduze (futhi ehlangene) inezinkampani ezingaphezulu nakakhulu zokugijima. (Ukusikisela: uma usuqeda ukusizwa kancane ngosayizi omkhulu we-The Beast, i-Pico yilapho ehamba phambili futhi ephakathi kwesipiliyoni esinokuphatha futhi esingaqondakali.)
Yonke inani, i-Killington inezintaba ezingu-1,977 ze-skiable (on-and-f-piste) namathayela angu-92, kanti i-Pico inamanye amahektha angu-468 esendaweni yokudoba futhi ihamba ngamakhilomitha angaphezu kwangu-20 emigwaqeni. Abakwa-Skiers bangasebenzisa amathikithi abo aseKillington at Pico, kodwa lezi zintaba ezimbili azixhunyiwe ngemigwaqo.
I-Terrain ihlukahlukene, futhi ngezinqwaba eziningi, iBest isinikeza inqwaba yezigijimi eziluhlaza ezifana ne-Great Eastern (kusukela emhlanganweni we-Skye Peak nge-Superstar lift) nase-Great Northwestern, ama-sloping bunny abaqalayo ku-Snowshed, ama-blues aqinile ku-Ram's Head (kufaka phakathi i-glaque evulekile ku-Squeeze Play, indawo enhle ezokwethula ukuhamba kwezemithi), kanye nezinselelo ezinzima zezinkwezi ezihamba phambili, njengezintambo eziqhamukayo eziqhamukayo kanye nezindlala ezingaphandle kwe-Bear Mountain kanye nama-glades kanye ne-multiple-diamond egijima ku-The Canyon.
Izintaba ze-snowboarders (kanye nezikebhe zezintaba ezihamba phambili) nazo zinamapaki ayisithupha asezindaweni ezigcwele ukujula, ama-rails nezici zemvelo ezizodlala kuwo.
Phakamisa Amathikithi
Phakamisa izintengo zamathikithi zithekithi ezinjenge-The Beast uqobo: Ukuphela kweviki okungavumelekile ukudlula abantu abadala kungamadola angu-115 ngosuku ($ 89 for kids), nakuba ungagcina ngokuthenga ku-intanethi kusengaphambili noma uvakashele phakathi kwe-Killington phakathi nosuku. Izigigaba zonyaka ziqala ngo-$ 899 kubantu abadala abangaphezu kweminyaka engu-30, ngezaphulelo zabantu abadala, abaneminyaka ye-skies abaneminyaka engama-19-29, intsha eneminyaka engu-7-18, izingane ezineminyaka engama-6 nangaphansi futhi ezisebusheni ezingaphezu kuka-80 ezisencane. Amathikithi alungile kuzo zombili i-Killington ne-Pico Mountains.
Ukudla nokuphuza
I-Grand Hotel's upscale Restaurant yase-Preston kanye ne-Grand Cafe engavamile yizo zokudlela ezingu-13 zokudlela, ezihlanganisa izindawo ezinjengalezi:
- I- Motor Room Bar (etholakala egumbini lokushayela lokuqala lase-Killington lokuqala lokuphakama kwe-passenger skiing), isipiliyoni esingama-21 nesiphakamiso esidinga ukugibela ukukhishwa kwe-snowcat okukhunjulwayo;
- I- Yed Ledgewood Yurt , evulekile isidlo sasemini kanye nezidlo zokuthanda ama-five, kanye nezivakashi ezifika kuma-sleighs.
- I-steaks evelele ne-post-ski scene e- Barn Wobbly .
Ezinye izindawo ezishisayo zendawo zifaka i-Pickle Barrel Nightclub, i-Pubul Sports Pub, i-Choices kanye ne-Foundry yama-dinner-down-down, kanye ne-Domenic's for-thin, pizza ekhonswe ngesandla kanye namakhalitha ane-chubby.
I-Rentals & Gear
Izindawo zokuqoqa imishini ye-ski ne-snowboard ziyatholakala entabeni eSwitzerland Lodge, Bear Mountain Lodge, eRamshead Lodge naseK-1 Lodge. Ukuqashwa kwabantu abadala kungama-dollar angu-55 ngosuku, ama-R40 ama-skiers abaneminyaka engama-18 nangaphansi (engeza imali engu-$ 5 ukuze kusetshenziswe "ukusebenza" okuthuthukisiwe). Ukuqashiswa kweHelmet kungenye $ 15 yansuku zonke.
Ungaphinde uqashe kusukela ku-Killington Sports Store, ekhoneni le-Killington Road no-Route 4, noma izitolo zendawo zakudala ze-Black Dog Sports, i-Peak Performance Ski Shop noma i-Sports Basin.
Izifundo Nemitholampilo
I-Killington Snow Sports School inikeza ukuqeqeshwa kwe-skip kanye ne-snowboard yokufundisa izingane kanye nabantu abadala. Izifundo ezizimele ziqala ngo-$ 150 ngehora futhi zingahle zihambisane nezidingo ezithile ezifana nokuqonda ama-freestyle akho, ama-mogul namageyimu we-racing noma ukufunda ukweqa ama-glades ngokuphepha.
Amakilasi eqembu ahlelwe ngezinga lekhono futhi abiza u-$ 75 ngehora. I-Killington iphinde inikeze ama-ski camp abesifazane, abagibeli be-mogul, abagibeli be-telemark, abagibeli be-skier kanye nama-racers.
Izenzo ze-Skiing kanye ne-snowboarding nemisebenzi yasehlobo
Ukuvakashela i-Vermont nabangewona ama-skier? I-Killington inikeza okuningi okungaphezu kokuphuza ubhiya endaweni yokulala noma ukuthambisa indawo yokushisa emgodini.
- I- gill ye-Killington K-1 ayiyona nje yezinkwezi zezindiza: Ungaphinde ugibele izimoto ezifakwe emhlanganweni wesigodi u-4,241 ngezinyawo ukuze uthole ukudla ngombono e-Peak Lodge. Ukugibela kwe-Gondola kuyisenzo esithandwayo sokuwa kweqabunga-umsebenzi wokuphinda, futhi.
- I-Beast Mountain Coaster yase-Killington isebenza unyaka wonke, abagibeli be-swooshing abangu-4,800 amamitha ehla elandelanayo, ama-coorkscrews kanye nezinyawo.
- Ukuvakasha kunikezwa i-snowcat, i-snowmobile ne-snowshoe.
- I-Killington Tubing Park inemigwaqo eminingi futhi iphakamisa insizakalo, ngakho ungathola inombolo ephezulu yokugijima okujabulisayo phakathi neseshini yakho yokudonsa imizuzu engu-90.
Umsebenzi omkhulu weqhwa iKillington yisona sizathu esiyinhloko ukuthi intaba ingahlala ivulekile kusukela ngasekupheleni kuka-Okthoba kuya kuJuni 1 ngisho nalapho kubhekene nesimo sezulu sasebusika saseNew England esingenakulinganiswa. Kodwa lesi senzo asiyeki kalula lapho iqhwa lingcolisa ngokungazelelwe. Ngaphezu kwe-Beast Coaster, imisebenzi yokushisa yasezulu e-Killington ihlanganisa igalofu, ipaki yezintaba zezintaba enezingoma ezingu-29 kanye nokuhamba okungaphezu kwamamitha angu-30 (ikakhulukazi) ekukhuphukeni okukhuphuka okukhuphuka futhi ngaphezulu kweminye imisebenzi e-Snowshed Adventure Centre kuhlanganise i-zipline, inkambo yezintambo, i-jump tower, i-trampoline kanye ne-maze engu-5,000-square-foot.
Ukuhamba kwamalanga kuyi-$ 69 yabantu abadala kanye ne-$ 39 yezingane, kodwa ungagcina ngokuthenga kusengaphambili; engeza ngo-$ 10 uma ufuna ukuthatha uhambo lwe-gondola oluya e-Killington Peak.
Ukuhlala
Usuku emithambekeni noma epakini le-adventure kuzokugqokisa, okuyisinye sezizathu eziningi okufanele ucabange ukuhlala ubusuku bonke eKillington kunokuba uphakamise imoto ekhaya. Indawo yokubhuka inezinketho ezihlukahlukene zokulala, kusukela ku-posh Killington Grand Resort Hotel kanye ne-rustic Killington Mountain Lodge kuya kwi-inns kanye ne-condos.
Izinzuzo zokuhlala e-Grand Hotel zihlanganisa ukufinyelela kwe-ski-bridge emithambekeni ebusika, ukuhamba okufishane kuya epakini le-adventure kanye negalufu e-summer nasezindaweni ezigcwele zokusiza izindawo ezihlanganisa indawo yokunethezeka, indawo yokuzivocavoca kanye nedamu lokushisa ngaphandle kanye nama-tubs amabili ashisayo-aphelile ekunciphiseni imisipha yakho yeqhwa elineqile njengoba ama-snowflakes aphuma esibhakabhakeni.
Kukhona amahhotela amaningi, ama-motels, ama-B & Bs, i-AirBnBs nezinkampani zokuqashisa eholidini endaweni eseduze, kufaka phakathi izindawo ezisemqoka njenge-Mountain Green Resort, i-Mountain Sports Inn ne-Mountain Inn; konke kungabhalwa nge-inthanethi noma ngokubhuka okuphakathi kwe-Killington ku-800-621-6867.