Mont St-Sauveur and Killington have been the only game in the East in two weeks. I remember in the 1980s when I had just gotten my license, for us Canadian diehards, skiing on the Victoria Day weekend in May was a tradition, be it at the now defunct Gray Rocks, Killington or Tuckerman Ravine. This Victoria Day weekend marks the sixth consecutive season (7 of the last 8 years) where at least one lift span.
The clueless that see you loading your skis again in the car at 60-70F degrees will surely say, “this weekend is the last, right?” NO!!! Killington is aiming for June and Mont St-Sauveur decided to add an extra weekend, so don’t put your skis away!!! Last season Killington made it to June for the first time since 2002 and it has been at least that long since MSS made offered skiing on Memorial Day weekend and 21 years since their record closing June 2, 1997.
It’s a shame that so many decided to quite even before the Spring skiing started; the last few weekends have offered us amazing Spring skiing.
Remember, the ski season is never over, it just moves elsewhere.
GO SKIING!!!!
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LIST OF 2 SKI AREAS TENTATIVELY OPEN THIS WEEKEND
Open DAILY : 0
An important note to remember, this information can change at any moment. Even if there is snow, call ahead, prices, deals, trails, some might not bothering spinning if the weather doesn’t compare with the notion of Spring skiing. MSS didn’t open last Sunday due to the rain, so call ahead.
St-Sauveur QC – May 27 (Friday to Monday then weekend only)
Lift : L’étoile
Time : 9am to 5pm
Cost : $34.99CDN (plus taxes)
Killington VT – June tentative (Fri-Sun and Memorial Monday only)
Lift : Superstar Express Quad
Time : 8am (9am on Friday & Memorial Monday) to 5pm
Cost : $70US lift tickets (advance discount online).
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Previous years:
Here was the head-to-head showdown since the Beast came back in town.
2013:
May 26 – Killington
May 19 – MSS
2014:
May 19 – MSS
May 18 – Killington
2015:
May 25 – Killington
May 10 – MSS
2016:
May 29 – Killington
May 23 – MSS
2017:
June 1 – Killington
May 13 – MSS
2018 tentative:
June – Killington
May 27 – MSS
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Last chair in the East since 2006:
2006: May 5 – Bretton Woods
2007: May 6 – MSS, Killington, Sugarbush, Wildcat
2008: May 11 – MSS
2009: May 4? – Sugarloaf on Monday?*, MSS, Jay and Sugarbush
2010: May 3? – Sugarloaf on Monday?*, MSS and Jay
2011: May 22 – MSS
2012: May 6 – MSS
2013: May 26 – Killington
2014: May 19 – MSS
2015: May 25 – Killington
2016: May 29 – Killington
2017: June 1 – Killington
2018: Tentative June – Killington
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Ski Mad World’s weekly Eastern Closing 2018 post:
Eastern Closing Thread 2018 …No fooling with Easter skiing – Part 1
Eastern Closing 2018 : April’s Second weekend or Is It Still Winter?
Eastern Closing 2018 : Calendar creep closures – Week 3
Eastern Closing 2018: Mixed bag options – Week 4
Eastern Closing 2018 : Spring has sprung – Week 5
Eastern Closing 2018 – May!!! – week 6
Consistent as Mothers’ Day Skiing (again) – Eastern Closing Thread 2018 – Week 7
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