By Karen D. Lorentz KILLINGTON—With parents who were avid skiers, Kristel Fillmore was one of the lucky kids who skied from an early age. Although she was born in Somers Point, N.J., her parents took the family to Pico Mountain […]
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Local News
Pico plans opening day, weekend community “food raiser”
Pico Mountain is scheduled to kick off its 2017-18 winter season at 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 15. The fifth annual Opening Weekend Food Raiser will take place on Dec. 16-17, when discounted lift tickets will be provided in exchange for food donations for low-income […]
Local News
$25,000 grant to enable more students to ski, snowboard at Pico
By Karen D. Lorentz Pico may have just turned 80 years old, but the area is still young at heart. True to its long history, Pico Mountain continues to foster lessons for children that the National Winter Sports Education Foundation […]
Sports
Veterans hit the slopes at Pico Mountain
KILLINGTON— An abundance of snow and chilly temperatures could not keep Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) veterans away from the slopes of Pico Mountain last week. Participants skied, snowboarded, and enjoyed the benefits of getting out of the house and connecting […]
Local News
Q&A with Mike Solimano
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 […]
News Briefs
Killington Resort and Pico Mountain announce new hires, promotions
Rich McCoy to lead Pico; KSRM grad Jordan Spear to manage marketing KILLINGTON—On Friday, Sept. 9, Killington Resort announced the hiring of talented leaders to fill positions ahead of the 2016-17 winter season at Killington Resort and Pico Mountain. Two […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Killington to thank pass holders with free lunch
Saturday, April 23 — KILLINGTON — Saturday, April 23 is the Dazed and Defrosted Festival with on-snow demos, live music and season pass holder appreciation party! Pico Mountain season pass holders and midweek pass holders too are invited to the barbecue, and […]
Altitude Sickness
Getting back to my true self: lean, clean, energetic, clear
By Brady Crain Pico Mountain, as seen with slim to no coverage, is grounds for a good hike I had a pet subject all picked out for this week, and then I completely forgot it. Gone. Poof. And now I […]
Local News
Pico closes mid-week
KILLINGTON — This season’s weather has challenged us at every turn, wrote officials for Killington Resort in a Feb. 25 newsletter explaining conditions at Pico Mountain. “The lack of natural snow, or even consistently cold temperatures, has left us with limited […]
Sports
The best time ever to discover snowsports is now
Courtesy of Karen D. Lorentz A Killington Resort instructor leads a Learn to Ride class, as participants stand atop their snowboards. Killington offers lessons for skiing and snowboarding. By Karen D. Lorentz When it comes to winter sports that exude […]