Killington: Opening of New $12 Million Superstar Six Chairlift

Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard destination in Eastern North America, opened the Superstar Six, the resort’s newest chairlift on Saturday, November 29th.

The lift itself, a high-speed six-person chairlift, is the first Dopplemayr chairlift in Killington’s history. It was completed ahead of its originally scheduled opening date of early December thanks to smooth coordination between Dopplemayr and Killington’s Mountain Operations team. The highlights of the construction timeline were the three “fly days” in May, July, and August—helicopters were used to transport the old lift towers, pour concrete for the new lift towers, and finally move the new lift towers into place.

“The completion of the new Superstar lift is a testament to the backing of our independent ownership and the work of our dedicated Mountain Ops staff,” said Mike Solimano, President & CEO of Killington Resort & Pico Mountain. “We’re thrilled to get this lift and terrain open ahead of schedule, and we’re looking forward to continuing to invest heavily in our guest experience.”

The lift replacement itself represents a $12 million investment, contributing to a larger $38 million in infrastructure upgrades completed this past summer. Additional work around the project included regrading the lift’s unloading area to make it easier to exit the chair and reach the surrounding trails on Skye Peak. Resort-wide snowmaking also saw major enhancements, including the installation of 1,044 new low-energy HKD tower and fan guns over the last two seasons and new pipeline across multiple mountain zones. Superstar received its own targeted snowmaking improvements as part of this investment, with three new valve stations, 50 new HKD tower guns, and four automated fan guns added to boost early- and late-season snow production on Killington’s most iconic trail.

The unload station of the lift will also feature a two-story service barn, allowing our Lift Maintenance team to be able to bring certain chairs inside for testing and repairs during the day if needed. The Superstar Six is also equipped with its own dedicated diesel-powered generator, an upgrade which will allow the lift to run at full capacity during any potential power outages. Superstar will remain Killington’s 10th longest aerial lift out of 17, with a total rise of around 1,200 vertical feet.