Arrive Magazine - January/February, 2012

the second stop of the 2011–12 Winter Dew Tour, featuring the world’s top freeski and snowboard athletes competing in slopestyle and superpipe events.

This will be Killington’s second year hosting Winter Dew’s sole Eastern stop, the biggest snow sports event in the East. It represents yet another marker in the evolution of downhill winter sports from their relatively staid traditions to the extreme, freestyle competitions that have become more popular with each passing season. It’s a transformation that has—sorry—snowballed on the world stage with the International Olympic Committee’s decision this past summer to add ski and snowboard slopestyle medal events to the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.

Killington’s own embrace of these exciting trends can be seen in its premier 22-foot superpipe and in terrain parks such as the Stash, the only such Jake Burton-designed course in the East. The superpipe, recently expanded from 18 feet, will be a focal point of the Winter Dew competition, as will a top-notch slopestyle course with strategically placed jumps and rails designed to bring out the creativity and athleticism of the world’s best freeskiers and boarders.

With big names like Louie Vito and Kelly Clark among the competitors last year, this is a chance for East Coasters to see some of the most thrilling winter sports action anywhere, live and in person. Cutting-edge musical acts also will be part of the fun and, for those inspired to get in on the action, Killington’s trails and terrain parks— including the Stash—will remain open to the public. If you haven’t booked yet, don’t despair—even last-minute travelers are likely to find a place to stay in a resort town rich in lodging options.

allisports.com/winter-dew-tour/ event/killington-2012

—Eric Wybenga

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