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A note from Karen

Come in from the cold

Welcome to my place at The Woods.

It sits on the Killington Access Road, and I would rather say plainly what that means: this is not ski-in, ski-out. The lifts are a short drive up the road. Dinner, the ski shops and the après bars are closer still, and most mornings I think that is the better trade.

I have tried to look after the things that make a ski week easy. Left of the fridge is a front-loading washer and dryer, and beside it the boiler room, which dries wet layers and warms boots overnight. Firewood waits on the patio through the sliding door. Upstairs, the loft has just been redone, with new carpet, three brand-new mattresses and a door that closes, so it works like a small apartment of its own.

Your stay comes with the pool, hot tub, steam room, sauna and gym at The Woods Resort & Spa. Massages and other treatments are booked with the spa directly, and the earlier the better. And ask me about lift tickets when you book: I have ten discounted day tickets for the season, at $78 or $109 a day instead of $205 at the window.

I hope you love it here.

Karen Rencher

Your host at The Woods

On the Access Road

Seven minutes to the lifts

The Woods sits on Killington Road, the road the whole town lives along. Drive up to the Snowshed and Ramshead base lodges in about seven minutes, come back down for a swim and a sauna, then head out again for dinner without a long night drive home.

The condo

Made for long days on the mountain

A king bedroom, a renovated loft upstairs, and the practical comforts that matter in ski season.

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Killington

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Ski Killington

Seven minutes to the lifts

A short drive up the Access Road, lift tickets from $78 a day, and a warm room for your boots.

Up the road, not across town

Getting to the lifts

Up the road, not across town

The Woods sits about three-quarters of a mile up Killington Road from Route 4. Keep driving uphill and you reach the Ramshead and Snowshed base lodges in six or seven minutes, about 3.3 miles; K-1, at the very top of the road, is a few minutes farther.

Pico, Killington’s sister mountain and good on the same ticket, is a similar drive west on Route 4. The Bus runs a Rutland–Killington commuter route up the Access Road for $3 a ride; the winter timetable is posted at thebus.com.

$78 a day, not $205

For guests

$78 a day, not $205

Karen has ten discounted Killington day tickets for the 2026–27 season, and guests can buy them through her:

$78 a day before December 20, Thanksgiving included
$109 a day from December 20 to April 5
$205 a day is the ticket-window price

Ten go quickly, so mention them when you book. Children 6 and under and skiers 80 and over always ski free at Killington.

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Dry by morning

The boot room

Dry by morning

Beside the front-loading washer and dryer is the boiler room. Hang wet jackets, gloves and hats there and leave boots inside overnight; they come out dry and warm, which is most of what a second ski day needs.

Rentals, tuning & boots

Ski shops on the Access Road

Skiology is a quarter of a mile from the condo. Killington’s own rental shops take reservations only, so book ahead if you plan to use them.

Winter 2026–27

The Beast is making snow

Snowmaking began on October 17, two weeks earlier than last year. Killington usually opens in early to mid November, Pico follows in December, and the women’s World Cup returns to Superstar from November 27 to 29.

Off the slopes

For the day you don’t ski