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Pico
Killington, Vermont
Pico (2002)
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| Pico Details |
| Status: | Open |
| First Year of Operation: | 1937 |
| Vertical Drop: | 1,967 feet |
| Lifts in Operation: | 2 high speed quads, 2 triples, 2 doubles, surface lifts |
| Lifts Removed/Non Operational: | |
Located in the Green Mountains, Pico Peak opened as a rope tow area on Thanksgiving Day of 1937 by the Mead family. In addition to the slope on Little Pico, a hike-up ski trail, Sunset Schuss, was designed by Charley Proctor and opened in early 1938.
In January of 1941, Pico became home to the first T-Bar in the United States (a Constam model). A chairlift was installed to the summit in 1965. The Outpost area was developed in 1969.
The famous alpine slide was built on Pico in 1981. In 1987, the first high speed detachable quad at Pico was installed.
In November of 1995, the Herberts, long time shareholders, took control of Pico. While initially it was announced that there were no plans to merge with Killington, on December 9, 1996, Pico was purchased by American Skiing Company for $5 million. On May 11, 2007, Pico and Killington were sold to SP Land Co. for $85.2 million.
The initial Pico T-Bar development |
Expansion History
Lift Timeline
| Season | Lift Name | Type | Event | Notes |
| 1990s |
| 1998-99 | Summit | Poma lift | Possibly removed after season | |
| 1993-94 | Birch Glade | Poma Double Chairlift | Possibly removed after season | |
| 1980s |
| 1988-89 | Summit Express | Yan Detachable Quad Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1987-88 | Golden Express | Yan Detachable Quad Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1987-88 | Summit | Stadeli Double Chairlift | Removed after season | |
| 1987-88 | Lower | Stadeli Double Chairlift | Removed after season | |
| 1980-81 | Little Pico | Hall Triple Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1979-80 | Pico | T-Bar | Removed after season | |
| 1970s |
| 1978-79 | Birch Glade | Poma Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1978-79 | Summit | Poma lift | Likely installed | |
| 1971-72 | Knomes Knoll | Hall Triple Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1971-72 | Gnomes Knoll | T-Bar | Relocated | Renamed Pico T-Bar II |
| 1970-71 | J-Bar | J-Bar | Removed after season | |
| 1969-70 | Outpost | Stadeli Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1960s |
| 1965-66 | Bonanza | Stadeli Double Chairlift | Likely installed | New install |
| 1965-66 | Summit | Stadeli Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1962-63 | Lower | Stadeli Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1962-63 | T-Bar | Doppelmayr T-Bar | Installed | New install |
| 1959-60 | J-Bar | J-Bar | Possibly installed | |
| 1950s |
| 1957-58 | Gnomes Knoll | T-Bar | Installed | |
| 1940s |
| 1940-41 | Pico | Constam T-Bar | Installed | New install |
Ticket Price History
Weekend Full Day Lift Ticket
| Season |
Price |
Source |
| 2010s | | 2011-12 | $62.00 |  | picomountain.com | | 2010-11 | $59.00 | | picomountain.com |
| 2000s | | 2008-09 | $52.00 | | picomountain.com | | 2007-08 | $49.00 | | picomountain.com | | 2006-07 | $49.00 | | picomountain.com | | 2005-06 | $49.00 | | picomountain.com | | 2004-05 | $49.00 | | picomountain.com | | 2003-04 | $49.00 | | picomountain.com | | 2002-03 | $48.00 | | killington.com | | 2001-02 | $45.00 | | killington.com | | 2000-01 | $45.00 | | killington.com | | 1999-00 | $45.00 | | killington.com |
| 1990s | | 1998-99 | $42.00 | | killington.com | | 1997-98 | $39.00 | | killington.com |
| 1960s | | 1967-68 | $6.50 | | Eastern Ski Atlas | | 1963-64 | $5.50 | | Buxton's Eastern Ski Slopes | | 1962-63 | $5.50 | | Buxton's Eastern Ski Slopes |
Vintage Ads
Pico ad in the 1966 Eastern Ski Map
Click here to see more Pico vintage advertisements
External Links
Pico - official site
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Last updated: April 17, 2012
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