What the Killington World Cup Will Look Like
At the end of June, officials from the USSA, FIS and Killington headed out to the official site of the Killington World Cup to map out the event in which the best female racers in the world will race in Vermont for the first time since 1978.
The crew included Tao Smith—the president Vermont Alpine Racing Association and headmaster of Killington Mountain School—and FIS women’s Chief Race Director Artle Skaardal, among others. Discussions ranged from hill set and spectator seating to weather and snowmaking on the hill ‘Superstar.’
The crew walks the hill that will hold the upcoming World Cup race. (Ski Racing-Gabbi Hall)
“According to Killington Communications Manager Michael Joseph, it will take six non-consecutive days—or 144 hours—of snowmaking throughout the month of November to prepare Superstar for the race,” wrote Ski Racing journalist Gabbi Hall. “The snowmaking team will measure temperatures and humidity, weighting all the variables necessary to get the hill hard-packed, groomed and ready to go.”