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Pico
Killington, Vermont
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Pico: Killington-Pico Interconnect | Little Pico | Outpost
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| Little Pico - 1941 - Open |
Little Pico in the 1930s |
After operating for three seasons as a rope tow area, Pico underwent a dramatic expansion for the 1940-41 season. Previously, an attempt had been made to build a cable-sled lift to the top of Little Pico. Proving to be unsuccessful, the Meads ordered a lift they had seen in Europe - a T-Bar.
Serving nearly 650 vertical feet, the new Constam brand T-Bar opened in January of 1941 and quickly made Pico a world class ski area.
A J-Bar would later be added adjacent to the Little Pico T-Bar. The J-Bar would then eventually be upgraded with a T-Bar. The T-Bar would disappear from the trail map in the early 2000s.
In 1980, the Little Pico T-Bar was replaced with a new 2,201 foot long by 635 foot vertical Hall triple chairlift. The lift also serves the alpine slide in the warmer months.
The T-Bar served Little Pico (early 1960s trail map)
Little Pico as seen on the 2009 trail map
The Little Pico T-Bar in the 1940s
Little Pico (2002)
Little Pico (2002)
The Little Pico Triple (2010)
The Little Pico Triple (2010)
The Little Pico Triple (2010)
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| Outpost - 1969 - Open |
The 2009-2010 Pico trail map showing the Outpost area |
In part to open more expert terrain, the Outpost area was created in 1969. With a core of three expert trails, the new complex provided consistent, albeit short, challenging terrain.
Serving the new complex was a new Carlevaro & Savio double chairlift, 1,532 feet long by 509 feet vertical. A new expert trail, Bronco, was added to the complex in the mid 1990s.
Since the Killington-Pico merger, the Outpost area was seen less use.
The bottom terminal of the Outpost double (2006)
The Outpost double and Pipeline trail (2006)
The Bronco trail (2006)
The Sidewinder trail (2006)
The Outpost double unloading ramp (2006)
The top terminal of the Outpost double (2006)
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| Resources |
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Pico - NewEnglandSkiHistory.com
Pico Official Site
Pico - Chairlift.org
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Last updated: December 3, 2010
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