Vermont's Killington Resort ine magwagwa akawanda emigwagwa yenzvimbo chero ipi zvayo yekugara muNew England uye tsika yekuzvikudza yekuzarura mberi nekuvhara gare gare kupfuura chero nzvimbo ipi neipi inharaunda munharaunda yacho. Kwete yekuti gomo rezita rezita rokuti "Chikara cheEast."
Nguva yakareba yevhiki nevhiki kuenda kunzvimbo kune vashanyi vanobva kune Tri-State nzvimbo pamwe chete neNew England yose, Killington yakave yakagadzirwa shure-ski scene uye yakawanda yokudyira uye zvisarudzo zveusiku zvisingawaniki muEast pamwe chete zvichida kunze kwe Stowe , iyo iri Maminitsi 90 nechekuchamhembe.
Inowanikwa kumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumadokero kweVermont, Chikara chinonyatsosvika pedyo nechepakati pei-I-91 uye I-89 uye inenge 4-1 / 2 maawa kubva kuNew York City uye pasi pemaminetsi matatu kubva kuBoston.
Izvo zvave pedyo zvakakwana nokuda kwekufamba kwezuva refu, asi Killington yakakura kwazvo, yakashinga uye inofadza kuti iwe unonyatsoda kugara kweusiku humwe kana iwe uchigona, uye pane chokwadi chakakwana kuita pedyo kuti ugare nemhuri uye neshamwari kwevhiki kana iwe uine nguva-iwe unogona kunyatsotiza rimwe zuva rimwe zuva.
Terrain
Nenhamba, gomo remhepo rinonakidza: zvikomo zvinomwe (kusanganisira yechipiri-yakakwirira muVermont), 3 000 mamita ehomwe yakadzika, yepamusoro-soro refu-serviced mountain muhurumende uye 212 zviteshi zvechikepe. Killington's 20 kukwidza kunogona kufamba zvinoshamisa zve 38,000-plus vanofamba-famba mugomo nguva imwe neimwe, uye iyo iri pedyo (uye yakabatanidzwa) Pico Mountain ine kunyange kupfuura inopfuura nemhepo inosimudza uye inosimudza. (Hint: kana iwe ukaguma uchinge uchinetseka nekukura kwechikara chePeast, Pico inonyanya kutarisirwa uye inotanga kuwedzera uye inenge iri pakati nepakati.
Zvose, Killington ine 1,977 skiable acres (on-and-f-track) uye makiromita 92 emigwagwa, apo Pico ine imwe nzvimbo 468 acres yenharaunda uye iri pedyo nemakiromita makumi maviri emigwagwa. Vanofamba-famba vanogona kushandisa kateti dzavo dzeKillington kusimudzira paPoo, asi makomo maviri haana kubatana nemigwagwa.
Nharaunda yakasiyana-siyana, uye ine migwagwa yakawanda, Chikara chinopa zvakawanda zvezvikepe zvinotakura zvakadai seGreat East (kubva kumusangano we Skye Peak kuburikidza ne Superstar kusimudzira) uye Great Northwestern, bunny slope yevatangi vekuNyoka, yakasimba blues paRam's Head (kusanganisira iyo yakasununguka inosvika paSqueeze Play, nzvimbo yakanaka kuti iwanikwe kumuti wechikepe), pamwe chete nedambudziko rakaoma remakore akapfuura, sezvinozivikanwa zvakanyanya uye zvakasvibiswa neOuter Limits pa Bear Mountain uye ma glades uye akawanda emadhani-diamond anomhanyira muThe Canyon.
Snowboarders (uye adventurous skiers) vanewo mapaki matanhatu eminda ane zvipfeko, mairi uye zvinhu zvepanyama zvinogona kutamba.
Simudzai Makitikiti
Simudza mitengo yetikiti yakanyanyosimbiswa seChiratidzo pachayo: Kupererwa kwevhiki vhiki vakuru vakuru vanopfuura $ 115 pazuva ($ 89 yevana), kunyange zvazvo iwe unogona kuchengetedza nokutenga paIndaneti mberi kana kushanyira Killington midweek. Nyaya inopfuura inotanga pa $ 899 kuvanhu vakuru vanopfuura makore makumi matatu, vane zvitukuro kune vakwegura, vanopfuura makore 19-29, vechidiki vane makore 7-18, vana 6 uye pasi uye nokusingaperi vari vaduku vanopfuura 80 vakatarisa. Mitikiti yakanaka kune zvose Killington uye Pico Mountains.
Zvokudya & Zvinwiwa
The Grand Hotel's upscale Preston's Restaurant uye iyo yakawanda inonzi Grand Cafe inongova shomanana yezvokudya zvekudya zvekudya, izvo zvinosanganisira nzvimbo dzakasiyana dzakadai se:
- The Motor Room Bar (iri muimba yekutanga yechitima yeKillington yekutanga yechina-yevatambi vanosimudza chikepe), ruzivo rwemashumi maviri nemaviri rwunodikanwa rwunoda kusakanganwa kufamba kwechando;
- Yurt yeLedgewood , yakazaruka kwemasikati pamwe chete nemanheru ezvidzidzo zvemazuva mashanu, nevashanyi vachisvika munzvimbo dzevarume.
- Iyo inofanirwa steaks uye shure-ski scene paWobbly Barn .
Dzimwe nzvimbo dzinopisa dzomunharaunda dzinosanganisira Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Pubul's Sports Pub, Zvisarudzo uye The Foundry yezvokudya zvekugara-pasi, uye Domenic's for thin-crust, pizza yakadonhwa nemaoko uye chubby calzones.
Rentals & Gear
Ski and snowboard equipment package rentals zvinowanikwa pagomo kuStockhed Lodge, Bear Mountain Lodge, Ramshead Lodge uye K-1 Lodge. Kubhadharwa kwevanhu vakuru kune $ 55 pazuva, $ 40 yevashambadziri vane makore gumi nemasere uye pasi (kuwedzera $ 5 kuti vashandise "mashandiro" ekushandisa). Hemhethiza rendi idzi imwe $ 15 zuva rega rega.
Iwe unogonawo kubvarura kubva kune rimwe gomo-rakabatana neKillington Sports Store, riri pakona yeKillington Road uye Rwendo 4, kana kuti vashandi vekuNew Dog Sports, Peak Performance Ski Shop kana Basin Sports.
Zvidzidzo & Makliniki
Chikoro cheKillington Snow Sports chinopa ruzha uye nordic skiing uye mirairo yechando yebhodi yevana nevakuru. Zvidzidzo zvega pachedu zvinotangira pa $ 150 neawa uye zvinogona kugadziriswa kune zvido zvakadai sekuziva mahara yako, fregling uye kukwanisa kudzidzira kana kudzidza kudzika glades zvakachengeteka.
Makirasi eboka akarongerwa nekwanisi yepamusoro uye inodhura $ 75 neawa. Killington inopawo mapoka ezvikepe zvevakadzi, vafambisi vezvikepe, vafambisi vepa telemark, vanoita zvechikepe nevanotamba.
Kuchechera uye Snowboarding Alternatives uye Mabasa eChirungu
Kushanyira Vermont nevasiri vambo? Killington inopa zvakawanda kwavari kuti vaite pane kunwa doro muhotera kana kutora nzvimbo ye moto mumutambo.
- IKillington K-1 gondola haisi yevashambadziri chete: Unogonawo kukwira motokari dzakapoteredzwa kumusangano wepamusoro 4241-foot kwekudya nemaonero paPeak Lodge. Gondola kukwira ishizha rakakurumbira richiwa-basa rekusimudzira, zvakare.
- Killington's Beast Mountain Coaster inoshanda kwegore rose, swooshing vatasvi 4,800 mamita pakadzika mumakwikwi emakwikwi, corkscrews uye kufamba-famba.
- Kurwendo kunopiwa nechando, snowmobile uye snowshoe.
- IKillington Tubing Park ine migwagwa yakawanda uye inosimudza basa, saka unogona kuwana nhamba yakawanda yekuseka inomhanya mukati memaminitsi makumi mapfumbamwe ekuputira.
Killington yakaita basa guru rechando ndiro chikonzero chikuru chegomo rinogona kuramba rakavhurika kubva muna October kusvika munaJune 1 kunyange pakatarisana neNew England yakangoerekana isingazivikanwi yechando. Asi chiito chacho hachina kumbomira apo chando chinongonyauka. Mukuwedzera kune Chigadzirwa chechikara, kutonhora-mamiriro ekunze kweKillington kunosanganisira gorofu, gomo rebhazi yepagomo rine 29 makiromita uye kupfuura makiromita makumi matatu ((kunyanya) kumucheto kukwira-kushandiswa kukwira uye zvinopfuura mabasa gumi nemaviri kuS Snendhed Adventure Center kusanganisira zipline, ropes course, jump jump, trampoline uye yakaoma 5,000-square-foot-maze maze.
Zuva rinopfuura re $ 69 kuvanhu vakuru uye $ 39 yevana, asi iwe unogona kuchengetedza nokutenga nguva isati yasvika; wedzera ne $ 10 kana uchida kutora ganda rinoshamisa reKingington Peak.
Lodging
Zuva riri pamatope kana mu park inofadza ichakupfekedza kunze, iyo inongova chimwe chezvikonzero zvakawanda zvaunofanira kufungidzira kugara kweusiku kuKillington pane kutakura motokari kumba. Nzvimbo yacho ine nzvimbo dzakasiyana-siyana dzekugara, kubva ku posh Killington Grand Resort Hotel uye rustic Killington Mountain Lodge kune inns and condos.
Kubatsira kwekugara paGreat Hotel kunosanganisira ski-bridge kusvika kumahombekombe munguva yechando, kufamba kwenguva pfupi kuenda kunzvimbo inoshamisira uye gorofu muzhizha uye zvizere zvebasa rinoshandiswa kushandiswa zvinosanganisira nzvimbo inochengetedza spa, fitness centre uye dziva rinopisa rine kunze uye mabhati maviri anopisa-akakwanisa kunhudza matsipa ako aneta ane simba sezvo zvipfeko zvechando zvinoputika kubva mudenga.
Ikoko kunewo mahotera akawanda, motels, B & Bs, AirBnBs uye zvikwereti zvezororo munzvimbo iri pedyo, kusanganisira zvinyorwa zvakadai seGomo re Green Green, Mountain Sports Inn uye The Mountain Inn; zvose zvinogona kubhadharwa paIndaneti kana kuburikidza neKillington Central Reservations pa800-621-6867.