Skier loses control, dies at Killington

Skier loses control, dies at Killington ^ | January 4, 2005 | By Brendan McKenna Herald Staff

[zipcode101]

Any local car wreck news?

[paltz]

Hello Senor Newbie...this is why I didn't post it in NEWS AND CURRENT AND EVENTS but in MISC and CULTURAL...ETC.. Don't you have some html to go screw up now or a dumb vanity to post?

[AnAmericanMother]

People who are used to skiing powder in the West don't realize how bad the ice is back east. Your edges won't bite and you can't turn or stop - you might as well be on a skidpad.

Take it easy in the Appalachians . . .

[steve86]

People who are used to skiing powder in the West.

You must be referring to the Rockies. Here on the coast we have slush.

[paltz]

The powder in the west is fantastic, but if its hard packed, navigating through it can be difficult.

[jackbill]

Any relation to the Kennedys?

[mountaincry]

I just heard that a skier died on Monday at Jay Peak VT. We had rain on Fri, and that put the icing on the cake. The one hope I have is that there are no lawsuits against the ski areas. Skiing is a naturally hazardous sport, and it will take down those that are unprepared or foolish.

[38special]

That's why I snowboard, it's much safer than skiing.

[pgobrien]

I'm surprised his SUV wasn't blamed. Harsh lesson....Gravity....not just a good idea....it's the LAW!

[AGreatPer]

"That's why I snowboard, it's much safer than skiing."

I respect snowboarders, but give me two feet and two edges.

BTW, have skiied Killington a lot, not my favoriate. Stowe is better.

Ice in the East.......can be a killer. The problem with the East and ice is the climate change. You never know, while skiing all day, how the surface is changing.

[AGreatPer]

Skiing is very much like landing an airplane.

It is a controlled crash.

[paltz]

I never really thought about the climate changes, but I guess you're right. The ice patches can pop up out of nowhere and really mess you up.

[Mase]

"The conditions on that trail that day were frozen granular and hard packed," Covell said. "But there's no way to determine at this point if that was a factor."

___________________

From my experience with Vermont skiing hard packed = ice. I'll bet anything it was in some way responsible for the accident.

I've only skied Double Dipper once and that was a long time ago when they used to have moguls on it that looked like buried Volkswagen's. Lots of ice and very unforgiving. Slid down most of it on my butt - too much self preservation instinct.

[Mase]

"BTW, have skiied Killington a lot, not my favoriate. Stowe is better"

___________________

Always liked Stowe as well but much farther North and talk about cold! The wind at Mt. Mansfield could really rip. I remember they used to give you a blanket to go up on the chair with. Long time ago though, back when lift tickets were $10.00.

Always liked Pico - Closer, never crowded and much friendlier than Killington. Good place for a family but not the best at grooming and keeping trails open. Sad when Killington bought them. Had many a good time at the Wobbly Barn.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

...have skiied Killington a lot

Been to the Wobbly Barn?

[steplock]

extreme skier = extreme dufus!

[Husker8877]

Hard to tell whether the guy Bonoed or Kennedyed.

[groanup]

Take it easy in the Appalachians . .

Agreed. But this guy was obviously out of control. Any experienced skier knows when ice is about. What if he had plowed into a child?

[kstewskis]

The powder in the west is fantastic, but if its hard packed, navigating through it can be difficult.

The hard pack in the East makes our double diamonds in the West look like single diamonds.

Definitely a thrill ride there, and very dangerous. I'll take our double diamonds (in the West) anytime over Eastern hard pack.