TL;DR
Killington isn't done yet. The Vermont resort just wrapped a season that debuted the Superstar Six and over 1,000 new snow guns - all part of a $40 million first round of investment. Now another $25 million is going in: a new quad chair, expanded snowmaking, lift maintenance, dining upgrades, and summer attractions. Two years after Independence Group LLC took over, the total bill has reached $65 million and counting.
Killington Resort is spending another $25 million this summer, bringing total capital investment since its 2024 ownership change to $65 million.
Vermont's largest ski resort finished the 2025-26 season having debuted a significant package of improvements - the new Superstar Six detachable chairlift, more than 1,000 low-energy snow guns, new maintenance barns, and lodging upgrades - all backed by a $40 million investment. That apparently wasn't the finish line.
Independence Group LLC, the private investor group that acquired Killington two years ago, is now directing a further $25 million into the resort ahead of the 2026-27 season. The work spans lift replacement, snowmaking expansion, lift maintenance, dining infrastructure, and summer operations.
Snowdon Triple becomes the Snowdon Quad
The headline capital item is the replacement of the Snowdon Triple, a lift that has been running since 1973. In its place will be a new Doppelmayr-manufactured fixed-grip quad chairlift, with the resort allocating approximately $7.5 million to the project.
The choice of fixed-grip over detachable is deliberate. A fixed-grip lift runs slower but handles high winds and difficult conditions more reliably than a detachable - a practical consideration for a resort that markets itself on its season length and early-season operations. The new quad will deliver a 33% capacity increase over the triple it replaces, a marginally faster ride, and a backup generator capable of running the lift at full speed during a power outage.
