School ski trips to Killington, New England
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Resort facts
| Top piste altitude: | 4220ft |
| Vertical drop: | 900ft |
| Total no of trails: | 141 |
| Skiable acres: | 1215 |
| No lifts: | 32 |
| Artificial snow: | 71% |
| Longest run: | 16000m |
| Beginner: | 26 |
| Intermediate: | 34 |
| Advanced: | 40 |
| Ski bus: | |
| Activities: | Killington Grand Resort Hotel has massage, fitness centre, outdoor pool, hot tub, sauna, theatre, cinema, bowling. Also climbing wall, ice rink, snowshoeing, dogsledding, snowmobile tours, sleigh rides. |

New England Largest Ski Area
Killington is New England’s leading ski resort, with great slopes and après-ski. ''The Beast of the East'' as its commonly know due to its 191 trails that cater for every ability. It also claims to have the longest seasonon the east Coast due to largest snowmaking installation in the world. The mountain is also the biggest in the Eastern US at 4220ft and has America’s longest lift and longest trail of 16km (10 miles).
The area has six peaks which are connected by 32 lifts. Experts have a choice of 40% advanced runs, notably the Killington Peak has a handful of steep slopes. There are 26% green runs and 34% blue runs, so plenty of easy cruising slopes for intermediates. Complete beginners have excellent facilities with the Snowshed home slope really a vast nursery slope. The après-ski in Killington has a well-deserved reputation for a lively atmosphere. The popular Wobbly Barn live music venue claims to be one of the leading après-ski venues in the US.
What is included?
- Return travel, and airport transfers where applicable
- Half board accommodation
- 5 or 6 days lift pass (as preferred)
- 5 or 6 days x 4 hours of ski lessons (as preferred)
- Optional City Break (with supplement)
- Ski, boot and pole hire
- Group leaders allowance
- Group Leader’s family discount
- Full “in house” après ski programme in most hotels
- Detailed Information Pack including ski video/DVD and parents evening presentation
- Winter Sports Travel & Medical Insurance , Piste Closure Insurance, Ski Breakage Insurance
- In resort representation service (Halsbury Representative)
- 24 hour emergency contact assistance from the UK
Examples of accomodation
The Mountain Inn
The Mountain Inn of Killington, Vermont has a fantastic location and great facilities. All of the comfortable rooms are en-suite, have 2 double beds, more...
Sample itinerary
Please note this is a sample itinerary only and may vary according to requirements and availability.
Saturday
:: Travel to resortSunday
:: Daily ski-lessons:: Organised Apres ski activities
Monday
:: Daily ski-lessons:: Organised Apres ski activities
Tuesday
:: Daily ski-lessons:: Organised Apres ski activities
Wednesday
:: Daily ski-lessons:: Organised Apres ski activities
Thursday
:: Daily ski-lessons:: Organised Apres ski activities
Friday
Either:: Transfer to airport to fly back to UK
or
:: Daily ski-lessons
or
:: City Break
As preferred.
Saturday
Either:: Arrive back in UK
or
:: Transfer to airport to fly back to UK
Why choose Halsbury for your school ski trip?
20 years experience
More than 20 years experience in arranging school and group trips abroad is your guarantee for a successful trip.Health and safety
We regard safety as paramount and we are a proud member of the stf. More about health and safety and risk assessments here.Tailor it
We can tailor any of your tours to meet the objectives of your adventure abroad.Beat any quote
We promise to beat any like-for-like ABTA quote.
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