Burton Opens The Stash at Killington
lgallagher
- September 29 2008
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Burton Snowboards Brings The Stash to Killington Resort in Vermont
Burlington, VT (September 29, 2008) – Burton Snowboards and Killington Resort today announced plans to build The Stash®, a revolutionary resort run created by Jake Burton and Burton team riders that utilizes the natural terrain, local wood products and organic features to create the ultimate freestyle riding experience. The first run of its kind in New England and Burton’s home state of Vermont, The Stash at Killington is slated to open to the public on December 19, 2008.
“Bringing the Stash to Vermont has been an objective from the start,” says Jake Burton, Founder and Chairman of Burton Snowboards. “Vermont riders are all about tree riding and jibs. This will take it to the next level, giving local riders a chance to have that much more fun on the mountain.”
Located at the Bear Mountain area of Killington and accessible by the new Skye Peak Express high-speed quad chairlift, The Stash will be a half-mile long run that features wooded glades, banked turns, log slides and pillow lines. The Stash at Killington will also feature a street-style wooden staircase and a jibbable fence. A classic Vermont sugar shack cabin that can be jibbed or jumped will reside at The Stash at Killlington. Inside the sugar shack, riders can check out a timeline of snowboarding history in Vermont along with vintage snowboard gear and photos.
Burton pro snowboarder and Lincoln, Vermont native Yale Cousino is working with Burton and Killington on design ideas for The Stash. Snow Park Technologies, an industry leader in terrain park development, is also adding its expertise to the design and construction of The Stash. Features for The Stash are built with local and organic materials like rocks, stumps and logs. By using local trees and natural elements on the trail, The Stash is designed to limit the impact on the environment.
“We are extremely pleased to work with Burton on this project and offer our guests the opportunity to experience The Stash at Killington,” said Chris Nyberg, president and general manager of Killington Resort. “The organic nature of The Stash also aligns with our company’s environmental initiatives.”
Michael Bettera of Snow Park Technologies had this to say, “I am excited to be working on The Stash project at Killington. With the resort’s deep snowboarding history, close proximity to Burton and the gnarly glade terrain, The Stash at Killington will stand out as a premier riding location.”
The Stash at Killington Resort is the fifth run of its kind worldwide and the first in the Northeast. The Stash can also be found at Northstar-at-Tahoe, USA; Avoriaz, France; The Remarkables, New Zealand and Flachauwinkl Resort, Austria. For more information, visit www.thestash.com <http://www.thestash.com/>
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September 29th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Nice, cant wait for all the Phish heads to eat up the Stash when Gordo rolls into the Pickle Barrel on the 29th… sick.
September 29th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
true that son
September 29th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
werddd i cant wait to hit it up
September 29th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
shit son ive been waiting for something like this cant wait
September 29th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
im a local, im excited
September 29th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
so stoked. should be fun.
September 29th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
I don’t even know were Vermont is?????
September 29th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
I feel it is necessary to share how outrageously excited I am!
September 29th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
please please please make a stash in the midwest! Tyrol Basin would be great and historic. I’m sad now…
September 29th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Build a stash at BRIGHTON!!! cmon… cmonnn…. cmoooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnn…
September 30th, 2008 at 7:28 am
Local status… yuuuup
September 30th, 2008 at 8:03 am
no one come to this stop trying to say your local eaat a dick
September 30th, 2008 at 9:14 am
LOOK AT A MAP, vermont’s turned out te best riders in the biz
September 30th, 2008 at 9:44 am
killington sucks how can they charge that much for a lift ticket they are not comparable to places out west even though they think they are the shiat…p.s. burton blows big monkey blue balls and has ruined snowboarding for future generations by influencing shaun white to take on sponsors like TARGET! wtf mate
September 30th, 2008 at 9:54 am
ok “rutland”. last time i checked, living in Killington is more of a local than Rutland. thanks bye.
September 30th, 2008 at 10:26 am
Dude. K-town isn’t trying to compare to the western resorts, we know we can’t. But in case you haven’t noticed, the economy is shitty so people can’t always drive or fly ACROSS the country to experience dry snow. Think what you want about Burton, but the stash is going to help Killington a lot right now. Get a clue.
September 30th, 2008 at 10:53 am
You’ve lost your privledge to the high life, welcome to reality mountain!
September 30th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
btown is the stash son
October 1st, 2008 at 8:19 am
The North East stash sounds like the goods for Vermont!
Take a look over to New Hampshire and Donate a half mile run to
Waterville Valley That would be a perfect Fit for the Stash We have a perfect spot for it we just need a little creativity we already have a dedicated Park Staff and SPT we just need the National Forest Service to give us the thumbs up!..anyways thanks Jake Burton!
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:22 am
you have to have a vertical drop, still looking for one in the midwest
October 6th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
yo fool rutland owns killington fool. all you mark ass trick ass burton kidds from killington can eat a dick. dont touch my stash fool. unless yer sick but if yer wack as hell and are gonna fuck the landings and cut me off…juss do yerself a favor, stay out son
November 15th, 2008 at 8:15 am
thats gonna be so sick cant wait
February 20th, 2009 at 7:37 am
The Stash at Killington is a poorly constructed peice of cr*p… tore an edge off my artifact yesterday on a nail sticking out of a rail. The dorks at the base called maintenance and they lied and said there’s nothing wrong with that park. Liars! The service guy at Bear Mountain told me that he had a few people in that complained about the nails…
Stay away from The Stash unless you want to rip your board apart.