Killington Resort na Vermont yana da mafi yawan hanyoyin hawan tsaunuka na wani yanki a New England da kuma al'adun alfahari da ya buɗe a baya da kuma rufewa fiye da kowane yanki a yankin. Ba kome ba ne sunan sunan dutse "Labaran Gabas."
Gudun tafiya a karshen mako don baƙi daga Yankin Tri-State da kuma sauran New England, Killington yana da labaran wasan kwaikwayon bayanan wasanni da kuma yawancin abincin cin abinci da kuma rayuwar dare a cikin Gabas tare da yiwuwar bita na Stowe , wanda shine 90 mintuna mafi nisa arewa.
Yana zaune a kudu maso yammacin Vermont, Beast yana da kyau a kusa da tsinkayar I-91 da I-89 kuma yana da kimanin 4-1 / 2 hours daga New York City da kuma a karkashin sa'o'i uku daga Boston.
Wannan yana kusa da tafiya mai tsawo, amma Killington yana da girma, mai ƙarfin gaske da kuma ban sha'awa cewa za ku so gaske ku zauna na akalla dare ɗaya idan kuna iya, kuma akwai shakka isa ya yi kusa da ku zauna iyali da abokai har mako guda idan kun sami lokacin-za ku iya zahiri zazzabi daban-daban tsaka kowace rana.
Terrain
Da lambobi, tsaunin dutse yana da ban sha'awa: kwasfa bakwai (ciki har da mafi girma a cikin Vermont), matakan mita 3,000 na sauke tsaye, mafi girma a kan dutse a cikin jihar da kuma hanyoyi 212. Killington na 20 lifts zai iya motsawa mai dadi 38,000-da skiers sama dutsen a kowace awa, da kuma kusa da (da kuma haɗin gwiwa) Pico Mountain yana da karin ski gudanar da kuma dauke. (Abinda ke ciki: idan har ka ci gaba da samun dan kadan daga cikin ƙwarƙashin Beast, Pico ya fi dacewa kuma yana mai da hankali sosai da farawa da kuma sada zumunta na tsakiya.)
Dukkanin, Killington yana da gine-gine mai tsayi 1,977 (a-da-f-piste) da kuma miliyon 92 na hanyoyi, yayin da Pico yana da gonaki 468 na wuri mai zurfi da kuma kusa da 20 miliyoyin hanyoyi. Skiers iya amfani da tikitin Killington sama a Pico, amma dutsen biyu ba su da alaka da hanyoyi.
Ƙasa ya bambanta, kuma tare da hanyoyi masu yawa, ƙudan zuma yana ba da kyawawan magunguna masu girma irin su Great Eastern (daga taron kolin Skye Peak ta hanyar Superstar) da kuma Great Northwestern, yankunan da aka fara amfani da shi don farawa a Gidan Gishiri, da batu a kan Ram's Head (ciki har da da bude murna a kan Squeeze Play, babban wurin da za a gabatar da shi a kan bishiyoyi), da kuma wasu kalubale masu wuya ga masu kwarewa masu ci gaba, kamar kwarewa da ƙananan ƙananan ƙananan kan iyakoki a kan Bear Mountain da kuma masu farin ciki da ƙananan baki-lu'u-lu'u suna gudana a cikin The Canyon.
Snowboarders (da kuma masu tsalle-tsalle masu tsada) suna da filin wasanni shida da ke cike da tsalle, hanyoyi da siffofi na jiki don yin wasa.
Ɗauki tikiti
Fara farashin tikitin ya zama mafi girma kamar ƙwaƙwalwar da kanta: Kwanancin karshen balagagge na balagagge na $ 115 a kowace rana ($ 89 ga yara), kodayake zaka iya ajiyewa ta hanyar siyan sayan sayan yanar gizo a gaba ko ziyartar Killington midweek. Lokaci ya fara da $ 899 na manya fiye da shekaru 30, tare da rangwamen kudi ga tsofaffi, ma'aikata masu shekaru 19-29, matasa masu shekaru 7-18, yara 6 kuma ƙarƙashin kuma samari na sama da 80. Kasuwanci suna da kyau a Killington da Pico Mountains.
Abinci & Abin sha
Gidan cin abinci na Preston na Grand Hotel da kuma Grand Cafe mai ban mamaki ne kamar 'yan cin abinci iri na 13, wanda ya hada da wuraren da suka dace kamar:
- Motar Motor Room Bar (wanda ke cikin dakin gwajin farko na Killington na farko), aikin da ya wuce 21 da yake buƙatar kullun ruwa mai ban mamaki;
- Ledgewood Yurt , bude don abincin rana tare da hutu na yau da kullum, tare da baƙi zuwa cikin kwatsam.
- A tarihin wasan kwaikwayo da kuma bayanan wasan kwaikwayo a Wobbly Barn .
Wasu wurare masu zafi na gida sun hada da Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Mogul's Sports Pub, Choices da Founded don cin abinci, da kuma Domenic's na bakin ciki-ɓawon burodi, bugun da aka yi wa maniyyi da ƙyamar calzones.
Gida & Gear
Gudun kankara da katako a kan dutse a cikin Snowshed Lodge, Bear Mountain Lodge, Ramshead Lodge da K-1 Lodge. Adadin maza da yawa suna da $ 55 a kowace rana, $ 40 ga masu kwarewa shekaru 18 da kasa (ƙara $ 5 don inganta kayan aikin "aikin"). Gidajen jigilar kuɗi ne ƙarin $ 15 kowace rana.
Hakanan zaka iya hayan kuɗi daga Killington Sports Store, wanda ke kan kusurwar Killington Road da Route 4, ko kuma ma'aikatan kaya na Black Dog, Gidan Wasan Kayan Gudanar da Kasa ko Gidan Wasan Wasan.
Darasi & Kwayoyi
Makarantar Wasannin Wasannin Killington Snow tana ba da layi mai tsayi da na Arewa da kuma koyarwar snowboarding ga yara da manya. Ɗaukaka darussa farawa a $ 150 awa daya kuma za'a iya tsara su zuwa bukatun musamman kamar yadda kake jagorancin kwarewar ka, kwarewa da racing ko kuma koyon koyo cikin farin ciki.
Ƙungiyoyin rukunin an shirya su ta hanyar ƙwarewa da kudin $ 75 a kowace awa. Har ila yau, Killington yana bayar da sansanin sansanin ga mata, da magunguna, da manyan jiragen sama, da masu fafutuka, da kuma raga.
Gudun Gudanar da Hanyoyin Wuta da Saukewa da Ayyukan Yara
Baƙi na Vermont tare da wadanda basu da kaya? Killington yana ba da mafi yawa a gare su su yi fiye da giya giya a cikin ɗakin gida ko kuma suna da makami a cikin kwamin.
- Killington K-1 gondola ba kawai ga masu kwarewa ba: Zaka iya hawa motocin da aka kewaye a cikin karamin mita 4,241 don cin abinci tare da ra'ayi a filin Peak Lodge. Gondola rudun ruwa suna aiki ne mai mahimmanci-leafy-peeping, ma.
- Killington ta Beast Mountain Coaster yana gudana a kowace shekara, yana sa masu tseren mita 4,800 sauka a cikin jerin tsararru, sassan kaya da kuma hanyoyi.
- Ana bayar da motsa jiki ta snowcat, snowmobile da shinge.
- Killington Tubing Park yana da hanyoyi masu yawa kuma ya tashi da sabis, saboda haka zaka iya samun yawan adadin juyayi a yayin da kake yin minti 90 na minti.
Killington yawancin aiki na dusar ƙanƙara shine dalilin da ya sa dutsen zai iya budewa daga Oktoba Oktoba har zuwa Yuni 1 har ma a cikin sabon yanayin hunturu na sabuwar Ingila. Amma aikin ya daina jinkiri lokacin da dusar ƙanƙara ta narke. Baya ga Beast Coaster, ayyukan kyawawan yanayi a Killington sun hada da golf, filin ajiye motocin hawa tare da hanyoyi 29 da kuma fiye da kilomita 30 daga (mafi yawan) gangaren hawa da yawa da kuma fiye da abubuwa goma sha biyu a Cibiyar Adventure ta Snowshed ciki har da ƙididdigar, igiyoyi, tsalle-tsalle, trampoline da kuma kalubalen mita 5,000.
Kwanan wata yana da $ 69 ga manya da $ 39 ga yara, amma zaka iya ajiyewa ta sayen gaba; Ƙara game da $ 10 idan kana so ka dauki gondola na tafiya zuwa Killington Peak.
Gida
Wata rana a kan gangarawa ko a cikin filin wasan kwaikwayo zai shafe ka, wanda shine daya daga dalilai da dama da ya kamata ka yi la'akari da zama da dare a Killington maimakon ɗaukar mota a gida. Wurin yana da dama da dama, daga Killington Grand Resort Hotel da Killington Mountain Lodge mai ban dariya zuwa gidaje da kwalliya.
Abubuwan da ake samu na zama a Grand Hotel sun hada da hawan tsaunuka zuwa duniyar hunturu, wani ɗan gajeren tafiya zuwa filin wasan kwaikwayo da golf a lokacin rani da kuma wuraren hidima da ke kunshe da ɗakunan ajiya da wuraren jin dadi da kuma ɗakin da ke cikin ɗakin waje. da kuma cikakke tubs guda biyu masu kyau don jin daɗin tsofaffin tsokar kaji kamar yadda dusar ƙanƙara ta fadi daga sama.
Har ila yau, akwai dakunan otel, motel, B & B, AirBnBs da kuma hutu a cikin kusanci, ciki har da manyan abubuwa kamar Mountain Green Resort, Mountain Sports Inn da Mountain Inn; za a iya yin rajista a kan layi ko ta hanyar Killington Central Reservations a 800-621-6867.