I-Killington Resort yaseVermont inomzila we-ski ehamba phambili kwiNew England kunye nekratshi lokuvulwa kwangaphambili kunye nokuvala emva kweyiphi na indawo ye-ski endaweni. Ayikho into eyenziwa yi-nickname "Inqatha yaseMpuma."
Kudala ixesha lokuphela kweveki lokuya eendaweni ukuya kwiindwendwe ezisuka kwi-Tri-State ndawo kunye ne-New England yonke, iKillington ine- post-ski ski scene kunye neendlela zokudlela ezinzulu kunye nezinketho zasebusuku ezingenakulinganiswa kwi-East kunye ne-exception ye- Stowe , Imizuzu engama-90 ukuya ngasentla.
Ifumaneka kumzantsi we-Vermont, i-Wildlife iyindawo efanelekileyo kufuphi ne-I-91 kunye ne-89 kunye neeyure ezi-4-1 / 2 ukusuka kwiNew York City kunye neeyure ezingama-3 ukusuka eBoston.
Oko kusondele ngokukhawuleza ukuhamba kohambo olude, kodwa iKillington inkulu kakhulu, inesibindi kwaye inomdla ukuba uya kufuna ngokwenene ukuhlala ubuncinane ubusuku obubodwa ukuba unako, kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo kunokwaneleyo ukuyenza kufuphi ukuze uhlale kwintsapho kunye nabahlobo ngeveki Ukuba unayo ixesha-unokwaluqhankqalaza uqobo lweentsuku ezahlukeneyo ngosuku ngalunye.
Terrain
Ngamanani, i-ski entabeni iyamangalisa: iindawo eziphakamileyo ezisixhenxe (kuquka i-second-high in Vermont), ii-3,000 iinyawo zokunqumla, ukuphakama kwentaba ephakamileyo ephakamileyo kunye ne-212. Ukunyuka kwama-20 e-Killington kunokunyusa ama-38,000-plus-skiers entle kwiintaba nganye, kunye ne-esondeleyo (kunye kunye) kunye ne-Pico Intaba ine-skiing runs and rises. (Isicatshulwa: ukuba ugqiba ukufumanisa ubuncinane obukhulu besigqirha, iPoo yinto enokuphatha ngokufanelekileyo kwaye ihamba phambili kwaye iphakathi kwe-skier inobungane.)
Yonke into, i-Killington ine-1,977 ii-acres ze-ski (kwi-and-f-piste) kunye neekhilomitha ezili-92 zeendlela, ngelixa iPio inamanye amahektare angama-468 e-skiable land and kufuphi 20 miles miles. Abakwa-Skiers bangasebenzisa amathikithi abo aseKillington ekuphakanyiseni kwi-Pico, kodwa iintaba ezimbini azixhunyiwe ngeendlela.
I-Terrain ihlukeneyo, kwaye ngeendlela ezininzi, i-Beast inika ininzi yezihamba ezilwanyana ezinjenge-Great East (ukusuka kwi-summit ye-Skye Peak nge-Superstar ephakamileyo) kunye ne-Great North-western, i-sloping bounes kwi-Head of Rows, i-blues eqinile kwiNtloko yeRam (kuquka i-glaque evulekile kwi-Squeeze Play, indawo enkulu yokufumana ukukhwela kwezemithi), kunye nemingeni emininzi yabaphambili be-skier, njengeziqhamo ezigqithiseleyo kunye nezixhamla ngaphandle kwe-Bear Mountain kunye ne-glades kunye ne-diamond emnyama egijima kwi Canyon.
I-Snowboarders (kunye ne-skiers) zibuye zibe neepaki ezithandathu zeendawo ezihambayo, ukuhamba kunye nezixhobo zendalo.
Phakamisa iikiti
Phakamisa ixabiso leethikithi liphezulu njengokuba iSilwanyana ngokwawo: Ukuphela kweveki yokudlula abantu abadala abadala abayi $ 115 ngosuku (i-89 zama-kids for kids), nangona ungasindisa ngokuthenga intanethi kwangaphambili okanye uvakashela i-Killington phakathi kweeklasi. Ixesha lidlulayo kwi-$ 899 abantu abadala abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-30, kunye nezaphulelo zabantu abadala, abaneminyaka ye-skiing abaneminyaka engama-19 ukuya ku-29, abatsha abaneminyaka engama-7 ukuya kwe-18, abantwana abaneminyaka engama-6 nangaphantsi kunye nabaselula abangaphezu kwe-80 abasetyenziswe. Amathikiti alungileyo kwii-Killington kunye ne-Pico Mountains.
Ukutya & Ukusela
I-Grand Hotel's upscale ye-Preston's Restaurant kunye ne-Cafe Grand Cafe yindawo ekhethiweyo yokutya, ezibandakanya iindawo ezifana nale ndawo:
- I- Motor Room Bar (efumaneka kwigumbi lokuqala lokuqhuba i-ski ye-skiver), i-21-and-up amava adinga ukukhwela i-snowcat ekhunjulwayo;
- I- Yurt yaseLedgewood , ivule isidlo sasemini kunye nezidlo zothando zantlanu, kunye neendwendwe ezifihlayo.
- I-steaks eyaziwayo kunye ne-post-ski scene kwi- Wobbly Barn .
Ezinye iindawo ezitshisayo zendawo ziquka i-Pickle Barrel Nightclub, i-Pub ye-Sports Pub, i-Choices kunye ne-Foundry ye-fast-down dinners, kunye ne-Domenic ye-thin-crust, i-pizza ephosiweyo ngesandla kunye ne-calzones ekhukhulayo.
Ukuqeshiswa kunye neGear
Izakhiwo zokuqashisa iipakethi ze-Ski ne-snowboard ziyafumaneka entabeni kwi-Snowshed Lodge, i-Bear Mountain Lodge, i-Ramshead Lodge ne-K-1 Lodge. Ukuqashwa kwabantu abadala ku-$ 55 ngosuku, i-R40 yama-skiers abaneminyaka engama-18 nangaphantsi (bongeza i-$ 5 kwizinto zokusebenza eziphuculweyo "zokusebenza"). Indawo yokuqashisa iHelmet yongezelelwa nge-15 yeentsuku zonke.
Unako ukuqasha kwi-Killington Sports Store, ekhoneni leKillington Road ne-Route 4, okanye i-Black Dog Sports, i-Peak Performance Ski Shop okanye iBasin Sports.
Izifundo kunye neeKlinikhi
ISikole sezemidlalo saseKillington seSikolo sinika i-skip and nordic skiing instruction for children and adults. Izifundo ezizimeleyo ziqala nge-$ 150 ngeyure kwaye ziyakwazi ukulungelelaniswa neemfuno ezithile ezifana nokuqonda i-freestyle yakho, u-mogul kunye nokukhwela izakhono okanye ukufunda ukukhwela i-glades ngokukhuselekileyo.
Iiklasi zeqela zihlelwe ngamanqanaba okukwazi kwaye zibiza i-$ 75 ngeyure. I-Killington inikezela ngeenkampu ze-ski kubafazi, i-mogul skiers, i-telemark skiers, i-skier-skiers kunye nabadlali be-racers.
I-Skiing ne-Snowboarding Alternatives kunye neMisebenzi yehlobo
Ukutyelela iVermont kunye nabangenabhakabhaka? I-Killington inikezela okungakumbi ukuba bayenze kunokuba batye ubhiya kwindawo yokulala okanye bathabathe indawo yomlilo kwi-condo.
- I- gill ye-Killington K-1 ayikho nje i-skiers: Unako ukukhwela iimoto ezifakwe kwi-summit 4,241-foot for food with view at Peak Lodge. Ukukhwela kwe-Gondola yinto ekhethiweyo yeqabunga-ukunyuka kwezinto, kwakhona.
- I-Killington ye-Beast Mountain Coaster isebenza konyaka, abagibeli be-swooshing 4,800 iinyawo zehla e-series of turn turns, i-coorkscrews kunye neendlela zokuhamba.
- Ukutyelela kunikelwa yi-snowcat, i-snowmobile ne-snowshoe.
- I-Park ye-Killington Tubing ineendlela ezininzi kunye nenkonzo yokuphakamisa, ngoko unako ukufumana inani eliphezulu lemidlalo yokuzonwabisa ngexesha leseshoni ye-tubing yakho ye-90.
Umsebenzi we-snowmaking omkhulu we-Killington yisona sizathu esiyintloko sokuba intaba ihlale ivulekile ukususela ngo-Okthobha ukuya ngo-Juni 1 nangona ebusweni bemozulu busika obungenakuqikelelwa kwe-New England. Kodwa isenzo asinakuyeka xa iqhwa lichithwa. Ukongeza kwi-Coaster yezilwanyana, imisebenzi yezulu yefudumala e-Killington ibandakanya igalofu, ipaki yebhayisikili yeemitha kunye neendlela ezingama-29 kunye neekhilomitha ezingaphezu kwama-30 (ikakhulukazi) ekuhlaleni okunyukayo kunye nokusebenza ngaphezu kwezinto ezili-12 kwi-Snowshed Adventure Centre kuquka i-zipline, inkambo yezintambo, ukunqabana kwinqaba, ukunyathela i-trampoline kunye no-5,000-square-foot-maze.
Ukugqithiswa kweSuku kubangamaRandi angama-69 kubantu abadala kunye ne-39 yeeyure, kodwa ungasindisa ngokuthenga kwangaphambili; engeza malunga ne-$ 10 ukuba ufuna ukuthatha uhambo lwe-gondola kwi-Killington Peak.
Ukuhlala
Umhla kwiintlaba okanye epakini yokuzonwabisa uya kukugqokhula, nto enye yezizathu ezininzi omele uqikelele ukuhlala ubusuku bonke eKillington kunokuba uphakamise imoto ekhaya. Indawo yokubhula ineendawo ezahlukeneyo zokulala, ukusuka kwi-posh Killington Grand Resort Ihotele kunye ne-rustic iKillington Mountain Lodge kwiingns and condos.
Iintlobo zokuhlala kwi-Grand Hotel ziquka ukufikelela kwi-ski-bridge ukuya kumathambeka ebusika, ukuhamba okufutshane ukuya epakini yokuzonwabisa kunye nekhosi yegalufa e-summer kunye neenkonzo eziqhelekileyo zokuncedisa indawo ezibandakanya i-spa ye-luxury, isikhungo sempilo kunye ne-pool yangaphandle kunye nezibhabhu ezibini ezifudumayo-eziphelile ukuthobisa izihlunu zakho ezidiniweyo ezikhathekayo njengoko iziqhwala zeqhwa zikhupha esibhakabhakeni.
Kukho neehotele ezininzi, ii-motels, i-B & B, ii-AirBnBs kunye neeholide zokuqeshisa kwiindawo ezikufutshane, kubandakanywa izinto ezinjenge-Mountain Green Resort, i-Mountain Sports Inn kunye ne-Mountain Inn; zonke zingabhalwa kwi-intanethi okanye nge-Reservations Central Killington ngo-800-621-6867.