Those that like outdoor adventures and a lively social life will love the year round resort of KILLINGTON. It boasts of the largest ski resort in the Eastern United States with hundreds of ski runs for both alpine skiing and snow-boarding spread over seven peaks and superb cross-country ski centers. Killington is the second highest peak in Vermont, rising 4,240 feet. There is a gondola that ferries visitors up to the peak both in the summer as well as fall for a panoramic view that can reach five states as well as Canada. Hiking trails that converge here include the Long and Appalachian trails.