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KILLINGTON VS. STOWE FOR XMAS '03



 
 
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Old September 7th 03, 08:57 PM
Bedroomdj2005
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Default KILLINGTON VS. STOWE FOR XMAS '03

I got the two to pick from, killington or stowe, here some things my
party needs/would like:
1.not too cold, consider weather
2. X county skiing
3.snowboarding parks
4. good snow(i know this is the east coast and it is very
unperdictable)
5.and Nightlife/tourist cr*p?


thanks for any answer, im open to both
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Old September 8th 03, 01:09 AM
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Not too cold??? You are going to Vermont in December! I skied at Stowe the
day after Christmas one year and it was -38 with 40 knot winds. The next year
it was raining and +38. Killington can be brutal too. I would rate this one a
tossup.

X-country? No contest...Stowe wins hands down. Trapp family lodge has the
best X-country skiing in the NE if not all of N. America.

I haven't been to Stowe since 1995...don't know if they have a snowboard park,
but I'm guessing that Killington has more to offer.

Killington's snowmaking is legendary. If there is a snow guaranteee in the NE,
Killington is it.

Killington's nightlife is legendary. I prefer Stowe, but I'm an old fart.
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Old September 9th 03, 01:30 AM
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Default KILLINGTON VS. STOWE FOR XMAS '03

(Bedroomdj2005) wrote:

I got the two to pick from, killington or stowe, here some things my
party needs/would like:
1.not too cold, consider weather
2. X county skiing
3.snowboarding parks
4. good snow(i know this is the east coast and it is very
unperdictable)
5.and Nightlife/tourist cr*p?


thanks for any answer, im open to both


First both can be very pricey.

Last year we had more snow at Killington than did Stowe but Stowe is
farther North.

The year before Stowe was buried in the white stuff.

Not sure about x country at Stowe but the are many x country places
near Killington.

Nothing on the Killington mountain itself but about 2 miles away.

Killington has 3 board parks with a border cross and a large pipe.

As far as night life Killington has a ton of bars mostly geared toward
the 20s crowd.

Many very good restaurants and Rutland is only 20 minutes up Route 4
with many more places, a mall, etc.

Stowe is a village, kinda small but good.

Conditions can vary widely, this is the East Coast and there can be
ice.

If you can ski here, you can ski anywhere in the world.

It can be cold as well, I have seen it -80 F with the wind but I have
also seen it 40 F.

If you are a good skier or boarder, Bear Mountain is the place to go
at Killington or the Glades.

http://www.teamkillington.com/freest...terlimits.html

This is Outer Limits the steepest hill in the East.

It's about 1100 feet long and the bumps can be the size of a small
car.

Here's more of Bear Mountain,
http://www.daveskillington.com/Bearmnt.html
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Old September 11th 03, 10:48 PM
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Default KILLINGTON VS. STOWE FOR XMAS '03

Both are great choices for Vermont Skiing (I like Surgarbush as well).

I settled on Killington for the following:

1. Terrain, you can't find more in the East.
2. Other activities X-Country, snow shoeing, snowmobiling, skating.
3. I am a snowboarder and the amount of terrain on the mountain that I
considered poor skiing is great on the snowboard.
4. The largest snowmaking facility in the East.
5. Ton's of nightlife, ask the locals where to go.

Need a Killington Condo? http://vtcondo.jsacks.com


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I got the two to pick from, killington or stowe, here some things my
party needs/would like:
1.not too cold, consider weather
2. X county skiing
3.snowboarding parks
4. good snow(i know this is the east coast and it is very
unperdictable)
5.and Nightlife/tourist cr*p?


thanks for any answer, im open to both



 




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