Killington Building New Mountain Top Restaurant (15-May-11)

Killington in Vermont has announced...

Killington in Vermont has announced a $6.5 million spend ahead of winter 2011-12 season. Much of the money is going on a new restaurant, following the removal this spring of the Peak Lodge from the 4,100 foot level of Killington Peak, although this won’t be completed until the start of winter 2012-13. The building was originally constructed as the return station of the original gondola and included a dining facility, currently it is serviced by the K-1 Express Gondola.

The new facility will become the highest gondola served restaurant and meeting space venue in eastern North America. Situated near Killington Peak in the Green Mountains, the 22,000 square foot facility will provide vistas of the Adirondack Range in N.Y., the White Mountains of N.H. and the Green Mountains of Vt.

“Constructed in the late 1960’s, this facility has reached its usable life span and it is time for it to be replaced,” stated Chris Nyberg, president and general manager of Killington/Pico Ski Resort Partners, LLC.

Pending permit approvals, the removal of the existing building and the new replacement facility and related infrastructure is expected to cost nearly $7 million when completed and will consist of a multilevel restaurant and meeting space facility. The structure will be somewhat smaller than the building it is replacing and reside at the same location as the old structure.

“Our primary goal is to replace the existing facility with a building designed to provide optimal views from nearly any point inside the building and the exterior design to blend itself to the pre-existing location on the landscape,” Nyberg explained.

The removal project is expected to occur this summer and the new facility constructed the following summer with anticipated completion date of Christmas 2012.

"This facility will be an icon for not only the Killington Region in Central Vermont, but for the entire state. The views and experience that the new facility will provide to our guests will be unsurpassed,” Nyberg said.

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