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Killington World cup
- Thread starter Peaheartsmama
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Peaheartsmama
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
That’s amazing - and the nice thing is it really didn’t feel over crowded. The bleachers were not totally full. In fact I think the second set was only half full. We did bring in a picnic lunch so didn’t have to battle the food line at the lodge. That said when we checked it out after the event I was kinda sticker shocked - the prices were higher than Disneyworld food - really. I think it was $14 for a personal pizza. Most entrees were $18-20 and they didn’t take the ikon discount. But I guess that’s inflation for you. Even Stratton charged $12 for a small bowl of soup or Mac and Cheese. We will definitely make the effort to bring our own food next time. I used to not do this as much. But $60 for lunch is nuts.
marzNC
Angel Diva
May be worth keeping in mind that Killington didn't make a dime from ticket sales. All that money went to the non-profit foundation. So the only money to be made by the resort to help pay for the early, early season snowmaking was from Food & Beverage, and parking fees.
My impression is that there was a bigger crowd on Saturday.
Susanvt
Diva in Training
Thank you for these helpful tips. I’m going this year. How much before the race did you arrive? It sounds like you bought the regular grandstand tickets and they were fine?
Peaheartsmama
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I’m going this year too! I think we arrived an hour or so before and were able to get the highest level row seats in the regular section - just one row down from the VIP section so it was great!
Peaheartsmama
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
We are going on Saturday this time so I think we will try to get there even earlier. Once we marked our seats we were free to roam and collect cowbells on lanyards to use for cheering during the races.
Susanvt
Diva in Training
Thanks so much for your reply. I’m going Sunday. What do you use to secure your seats? Duct tape?
Peaheartsmama
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Yes. Or even just packing tape
Susanvt
Diva in Training
Thanks. I’m looking forward to it. Sounds like a lot of fun and energy.
ride_ski
Angel Diva
Using bungee cords is easier than tape. The first year we taped and then figured out using bungee cords is easier (especially getting them off at the end)
Peaheartsmama
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Had a great day today! It was incredibly cold and windy at times. Arrived at 8:00 and was able to park at Snowshed. Got great seats on the grand stand. Bungees worked great! Shutttles to and from the lots were challenging though. Lines were super long and lots of people were cutting into the line and acting all innocent. Had $22 chicken fingers and $11 pretzel. :p now at the Advice for Girls panel and movie screening. Hope it’s good! Hoping to try the ramen place up the road after.
Peaheartsmama
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Yes at 10 and 1 for each of the runs. The second round is so exciting!
Peaheartsmama
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Advice for girls was wonderful. Highly recommend. Was glad I was able to watch it with my girls. It spurred an interesting discussion on how boys pick teams during gym class. And ramen was very tasty.
