Killington Adventure Center at Snowshed Base.

Killington Adventure Center at Snowshed Base.

Mary and I have considered Killington to be an "Adventure Center" for more years than we would like to admit. With hiking trails, mountain biking, gondola rides, golf courses, concerts, wine tastings, beer festivals, and the ever present apre adventure Killington Road, we have always been able to find something do do at Killington. Being self motivated baby boomers, the activites we have enjoyed at Killington are virtually endless.

In recent years, as the number of active outdoor oriented baby boomers declines, mountain venues have found that they have needed to take a more direct approach to organizing activites to attract summer visitors. This has been a constant source of discussion around the town of Killington for years, as the resort has shifted ownership from it's visionary creator Pres Smith through a succession of companies culminating in it's current owner Powdr Corp.

Powdr Corp across the country has been aware of the need to attract new summer visitors to all of its resorts. Their acquisition of Camp Woodward several years ago is a great example of that awareness put into acton. Now it is the Killington Resorts turn to move forward with the creation of the Killington Adventure Center at Snowshed.

The Adventure Center includes a variety of organized options for people to enjoy. Instead of a simple hike through the forest, there is a Skye Ropes Course in a 4 store open frame steel superstructure at the base of Snowshed. If you savor the prospect of getting lost on your hike at Killington, but want to be within close proximity to the base lodge, there is the Terra-Maze underneath the Skye Ropes Course to keep you entertained.

Everyone loves taking chair lift rides in the summer. Killington is operating both the Snowshed Quad and the K1 Gondola for scenic rides this summer. Many people also like zip lines to cruise through the mountains freefalling suspended from a cable over the forest canopy. Killington has combined both of these activites into one ammusement called the Skyeride.

While hard core mountain bike enthusiasts dressed in full armour can still careen down the expert bike trails of Killington Peak, a more pleasant course for those to gain experience on has been set in the forest beside Snowshed. Underneath, over, and around the new mountain bike terrain, the Killington Resort has installed a new mountain coaster. The 4800 foot Killington Beast Coaster opened to the public this weekend to rave reviews.

The terminal for the new Beast Coaster at Killington.

For those who want the excitement of heading down the mountain, but not on a mountain bike, Killington has also introduced motorized mountain tours using all-terrain vehicles.

And not to be outdone, for those who want to "Strike it Rich", Killington has introduced Roaring Brook Mining where kids can pan for hidden gems in a sluice set up from the Roaring Brook.

From an unstructured hike in the mountains, to a day filled with organized activities; you will find it all at Killington this summer.

We look forward to seeing you soon at the inn. Wherever you may be... hit them straight... keep it in the fairway... and don't forget your sunscreen.