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. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
First World Cup at Killington a huge success
Record-setting crowd of 30,000 fans attend both races at Killington, Shiffrin wins in storybook fashion By Polly Lynn Mikula KILLINGTON—According to U.S. Ski Team estimates, 30,000 fans came out to cheer on the fastest female alpine skiers in the world […]
Killington will host World cup, first in state since 1978
International Ski Federation gave the green light to Killington to hold Alpine World Cup Races Nov. 26-27 KILLINGTON— On Thursday, Nov. 17, Killington Resort received a positive snow control announcement from FIS (Internal Ski Federation), the governing body of the […]
Snowmaking Horsepower
The World Cup Expo Village at the base of Superstar is situated at 2,500 feet above sea level and nearby Killington Peak reaches to 4,241 feet — making it the second highest in the state. This elevation gives the resort an […]
The Bus adds routes for World Cup
By Evan Johnson RUTLAND—As visitors head to the Rutland and Killington area for Thanksgiving and the FIS World Cup races on Nov. 26 and 27, Marble Valley Regional Transit (“The Bus”) is rolling out three additional routes during the weekend […]
Never in Vegas to play Pickle Barrel two nights
Friday & Saturday, Nov. 25-26—KILLINGTON—Never in Vegas will perform live at the Pickle Barrel Nightclub on Friday and Saturday night, Nov. 25-26. Doors open at 8 p.m. for the shows. Hit the club, and take the Barrel Rider home—don’t drink […]
World Cup A to Z
By Karen D. Lorentz Editor’s Note: This is part four in a series on Killington hosting the Audi FIS World Cup Women’s Giant Slalom and Slalom races on November 26-27, 2016. With less than two months to the first World […]