Superstar (ski course)

Superstar is a World Cup ski piste in the northeast United States at Killington, Vermont. On Skye Peak mountain of the Killington Ski Resort, the race course debuted in November 2016, succeeding Aspen, Colorado, as the early season U.S. host for women's technical events (slalom and giant slalom).[1]

Superstar
Place: Killington, Vermont, U.S.
Mountain:Mount Whitehorn
Opened:2016
Level: advanced
Giant slalom
Start:3,701 ft (1,128 m)  AMSL
Finish:2,585 ft (788 m)
Vertical drop:1,115 ft (340 m)
Slalom
Start:3,241 ft (988 m)
Finish:2,585 ft (788 m)
Vertical drop:   656 ft (200 m)
Most wins: Mikaela Shiffrin (5x)
Killington
Location in the United States

Located in New England in central Vermont, Killington has hosted nine women's World Cup events (49th of all-time), and the sixth most in the U.S.

Superstar is a north-facing black diamond run with three sections: headwall (super demanding), middle and lower. Mogul fields line the sides, with grooming constantly changing.[2]

World Cup

Unlike the lightly attended World Cup events in the North American West, Killington is a very popular stop, with over 20,000 gathering over the weekend.

As a race course, Superstar is comparable to most European classic venues. Starting in 2016, American Mikaela Shiffrin won the first five World Cup slaloms at Killington; from Colorado, she attended high school at Burke Mountain Academy in northeastern Vermont.

Course sections

High Road, Preston's Pitch (Upper and Lower).

Women
Mikaela Shiffrin (USA)
won the first five slaloms
No. Type Season Date Winner Second Third
1529GS2016/1726 November 2016   Tessa Worley Nina Løseth Sofia Goggia
1530SL27 November 2016   Mikaela Shiffrin Veronika Velez-Zuzulová   Wendy Holdener
1566GS2017/1825 November 2017   Viktoria Rebensburg Mikaela Shiffrin Manuela Mölgg
1567SL26 November 2017   Mikaela Shiffrin Petra Vlhová Bernadette Schild
1604GS2018/1924 November 2018   Federica Brignone Ragnhild Mowinckel Stephanie Brunner
1605SL25 November 2018   Mikaela Shiffrin Petra Vlhová Frida Hansdotter
1639GS2019/2030 November 2019   Marta Bassino Federica Brignone Mikaela Shiffrin
1640SL1 December 2019   Mikaela Shiffrin Petra Vlhová Anna Swenn-Larsson
GS2020/2128 November 2020  North American Tour cancelled before the season; due to the COVID-19 pandemic
SL29 November 2020  
GS2021/2227 November 2021  cancelled after 9 racers, strong wind; replaced in Courchevel on 22 December 2021
1702SL28 November 2021   Mikaela Shiffrin Petra Vlhová   Wendy Holdener

References
  1. "Killington's trail map" (PDF). killington.com. 1 November 2021.
  2. "Superstar Trail Remains Killington's Big Star". Valley News. 14 April 2021.

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