RootDKJ Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Sometimes The Beast can be tough to get around - after all, seven peaks means a lot of terrain. We'll be adding additional way-finding signage this year, including ‘Easier Routes’ in both green circle and blue square categories so no one gets stuck outside of their comfort zone. Expect some blue square signage on fourteen old green circle trails from Frolic to Great Northern. Get acquainted with the 2014-15 Trail Map now! http://www.killington.com/site/culture/blog/authors/killington/beast-news-trails-snowguns-signs Most obvious is Great Northern is now a blue intermediate trail down to the base of Snowdon where it becomes green to Ramshead base.Mouse Run, Killink, MTS, Royal Flush on Snowdon Peak. Upper Bear Trax, Skyewalker, Upper Pipe Dream, Escape, Juggernaut, Solitude, SSassafrasoff Killington peak are also now intermediate rated trails. Killington and Snowdon peak no longer have any green terrain. Ramshead, Skye, and Bear still do.14/15 trail map http://www.killington.com/site/mountain/trail_map/W14-15_Killington_Trail_Guide_web.pdf13/14 trail map https://skimap.org/data/211/7/1382470606.pdf I can't recall the last time a resort changed trail ratings. I think I understand why they did this. Someone usually gets seriouslly injured (or worse) on GN every season. Any attempt to cut down on the amount of gapers on Snowdon is a good idea. Juggernaut, Solitude, Sassafras, wow just wow. I haven't skied those in over a decade but I'm smh at those. Frolic too for that matter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justo8484 Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Not sure about the update to frolic, but juggernaut should be a double black. It's the dumbest, most boring trail there aside from sunrise, and you need to be in marathon running shape to ski it because about half of it seems like you're actually going uphill. It'd probably be a great xc trail though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justo8484 Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Blue needs to make Paradise a blue. i see robert2 got a hold of your return key... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootDKJ Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Agree with 8484 on Juggernaut. I'd rather ski down to Skyship base than make a wrong turn and wind up on Sunrise. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 As long as they didn't fuck with Great Eastern.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride Delaware ? Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Great Eastern hasn't been fucked with since they removed the deadliest trail ever, the Snowshed Crossover. Camelback revised their trails a couple years ago, getting rid of the double green/blue rating and going to Blue for Nile etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootDKJ Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Great Eastern hasn't been fucked with since they removed the deadliest trail ever, the Snowshed Crossover. I miss that trail. [emoji26] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justo8484 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Ha wtf happened to snowshed crossover? That trail was a life saver many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootDKJ Posted November 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Ha wtf happened to snowshed crossover? That trail was a life saver many times. uh, I believe somebody died from a collision where the crossover crossed over Needles Eye. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justo8484 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 uh, I believe somebody died from a collision where the crossover crossed over Needles Eye.one of the best cat track gaps at Killy, such a shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride Delaware ? Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 It was insane. It crossed so many high speed trails. I watched a 5 year old get tackled at 30 plus miles an hour halfway down a black/double black high speed cruiser one of my first trips to K-Mart. I couldn't see if he was still alive. That being said, it was definitely a lifesaver to get back to the base. Even on a snowboard I could appreciate that fact. I believe they covered the entrance with trees and did the same on the crossover trails. I tried to find it last season, but I had no luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 I'm possibly heading up to Kmart on sunday for the day. Hoping they get to really lay into the snowmaking after this warm spell, either way it should be a good time. Can't complain about riding before thanksgiving 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar73 Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 I'm possibly heading up to Kmart on sunday for the day. Hoping they get to really lay into the snowmaking after this warm spell, either way it should be a good time. Can't complain about riding before thanksgiving get after it, yo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 get after it, yo! I get out of work at 3 am Saturday night, getting in my buddies car and hopefully sleeping until we get to rutland, then driving back Sunday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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