Skye Peak Quad

Skye Peak Quad

In a note to season pass holders sent out this afternoon, followed by a press release, the Killington-Pico Ski Resort announced a series of improvements that they plan to make for next ski season. Overall the mountain estimated that they would spend $8.4 million on improvements to the resort during the months leading up to the 2008-09 season.

The big announcement on the improvement list is replacement of the Skye Peak fixed grip quad with a high speed detachable quad. The mountain claims that the new lift will cut the time to ride up Skye Peak from 13 minutes to 5 minutes. From personal experience, the 13 minute ride was not unpleasant on sunny days like yesterday, but with the wind blowing in the middle of January, shaving 8 minutes off the time on the Skye Peak lift will be greatly appreciated.

Concurrent with the improvement announcement, Killington also announced Season Pass prices for the 2008-2009 season. If you would like more details, you can click through to the press release, and season pass pricing information on the resorts website: killington.com.

Let it snow!