Area Activities

Music in the Mountains Series - a weekly concert series featuring world-renown musicians.

Now in its 26th season, the Killington Music Festival is the only resident professional classical music organization in central Vermont. Performances by the faculty and invited guest artists have made the festival a mainstay of summer culture in the Killington Region. Artistic Director and cellist Allison Eldredge has been soloist with the New York Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, and Boston Pops to name a few, and is a member of the Boston Trio.

Concerts take place at Ramshead Lodge at Killington Resort, Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. June 28 - August 9, 2008.

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P.O. Box 386, Rutland, VT 05702, 802-773-4003

Outdoor Wilderness Leadership School

The Organizational Wide Leadership Solutions, Inc. (OWLS) is now offering, world-class experiential education program opportunities for guests and clients of Killington Resort. Focused on learning, managing change, teaming skills, communication, and fun. Groups of all sizes can participate in low initiative course simulations, portable ropes challenge course events, or adventure based recreational activities. The activities provide practical tools that focus on individual and team performance. Participants are challenged to continuously improve and produce new and powerful results in an environment that's supportive, physically and emotionally safe, and gives each individual the choice as to how they participate.

Killington Resort is collaborating with OWLS to provide these professional, experiential programs and opportunities for our guests. Let the experienced staff of OWLS design a conference retreat event to be never forgotten. All course and design proposals are free of charge. Contact your conference service manager or visit www.owlsinc.com for more information. Please feel free to call Debbie Taylor at OWLS, 434-326-4133, for more information. debbie@owlsinc.org

1321 Wimbledon Way, Charlottesville, VA 22901, 434-326-4133

KMS - Dry Land Training Camps

Killington Mountain School is a fully approved Vermont independent school that provides student athletes with an academically supportive education in an intense athletic environment with the goal of inspiring a continuing commitment to learning and responsibility, nurturing self confidence, encouraging personal achievement in the areas of academics, alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, and snowboarding.

2708 Killington Road, Killington, VT 05751, 802-422-KMS1

Vermont's Premier Balloon Festival

The highways, byways, hills and valleys of this small Vermont village, home of Quechee Gorge, Vermont's answer to the Grand Canyon, will fill with over 20 hot air balloons. The Festival's sponsor, the Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce, will be rolling out a special red carpet on Father's Day Weekend, June 13, 14, and 15, 2008, as the Festival marks its 29th anniversary.

100 Railroad Row, White River Jct, VT 05001, 802-295-7900

Balloons of Vermont

Take an unforgettable voyage over the Magical Quechee, Vermont area. View the grand canyon of the east, the Quechee Gorge, or float above the tree tops and follow the Ottauquechee River. Fly over the magnificent Upper Valley Area of Vermont and New Hampshire.

P.O. Box 671, Quechee, VT 05059, 802-291-4887

Appalachian Trail

The Trail approaches treeline at Killington and Stratton mountains, and parts feature strenuous ascents. But, in general, Vermont hiking crosses varied terrain, at lower to mid-range elevations with a fair amount of elevation gain and loss. It passes through forests of paper birch and white pine, wooded mountains, and farm valleys.

799 Washington Street, P.O. Box 807, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425, 304-535-6331

Long Trail

Built by the Green Mountain Club between 1910 and 1930, the Long Trail is the oldest long-distance trail in the United States. The Long Trail follows the main ridge of the Green Mountains from the Massachusetts-Vermont line to the Canadian border as it crosses Vermont's highest peaks.

4711 Waterbury-Stowe Rd, Waterbury Ctr, VT 05677

VT Trout Bum

Just a short drive from Boston, New York, and Montreal, Vermont as a fly fishing destination has it all; A long list of quality trout streams, and a variety of lodging accommodations. Vermont is also known for it's incredible scenery, and there's no better way to see it than from the water. When you plan your next trip, give us a call and let a Troutbum take you fly fishing.

PO Box 818, Pittsfield, VT 05762, 802-234-5281

Morningside Flight Park

Morningside Flight Park is a hang gliding and paragliding flight center long recognized as one of the premiere sites in the USA. Serving the flying community since 1975 Morningside brings unparalleled convenience and safety to flight. Renowned by industry experts as the most complete flying site in the USA, Morningside boasts a country club setting complete with transportation to launch sites, carefully groomed slopes and landing fields and a friendly staff to assist you. Whether you want to practice takeoffs and landings all day or launch into a thermal and fly cross country Morningside has what you're looking for.

357 Morningside Lane, Charlestown, NH 03603, 603-542-4416

The Stockbridge Yacht Club

The Stockbridge Yacht Club has the finest tubing on the white river. Affectionately know as the tubing capital of Vermont. Call 802-746-8106 for reservations and river conditions. Open Mid June to Labor Day.

Located on Route 100, 10 miles North of Route 4

VINS Nature Center

Tour through the VINS exhibits and outdoor enclosures and visit our rehabilitated birds of prey. Find out the story of the 22 resident raptors from the Snowy Owl to the Bald Eagle. Walk the nature trails. New programs and exhibits coming this summer "The Treehouse" and "Small Wonders".

Live bird programs offered daily at 11 am and 2:30 in the winter; and 11, 1:30 and 3:30 during the summer season.

The VINS Nature Center is open year round.
May 24 to October 31: 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m;

November 1 to April 30: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.(Wed-Sun)
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s

6565 Woodstock Road, Route 4 - Quechee, (802) 359-5000

Not owned or operated by Killington/Pico Ski Resort Parners, LLC. Killington/Pico Ski Resort Parners, LLC has no legal relationship with these activities nor any control over operations or maintenance and does not make any representations as to their fitness or suitability for their advertised purposes.