What is the fee on Kalshi for this market?

At the current typical price of 87¢, about 1¢ per contract (7% × price × (1 − price), rounded up, on orders that take liquidity). On a $50 trade that is about $0.46.

What win rate do I need to break even?

About 88% if you hold to settlement, against a market price of 87%. The gap is the fee.

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Killington Opening on Kalshi

If the first calendar day in the 2026-27 winter season on which Killington Resort conducts Seasonal Opening Operations occurs before Nov 29, 2026, then the market resolves to Yes.

Settles on: USA Today, Associated Press, Killington Ski Resort, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, the New York Times.

Market says (typical open contract)

87%

Median YES price across 3 open contracts, 10 Nov 2026 04:28 UTC.

Real-world odds

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No independent base rate yet. Until we connect one (sportsbook consensus, forecasts, the score), the market's own price is the best public forecast, and the fee sits on top of it.

Luck needed meter

26% 😈

Mostly decided, says the market. You are paying a fee to collect a few cents the market already agrees on.

The cover charge

Fee and break-even by purchase price
If you buy at	Fee per contract	On $50	Win rate to break even
30¢	1.5¢	$2.45	31.5%
50¢	1.8¢	$1.75	51.7%
70¢	1.5¢	$1.05	71.5%
87¢ (now)	0.8¢	$0.46	87.8%
90¢	0.6¢	$0.35	90.6%

Resting orders pay no fee on this series. Formula: 7% × contracts × price × (1 − price), rounded up, on orders that take liquidity. Break-even assumes you hold to settlement; trading out early pays the fee twice.

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Open contracts right now

Open contracts in this series with price, implied probability, volume and close time
Contract	YES price	Implied	Fee at this price	Real-world odds	Luck needed	Volume	Closes
Will Killington open before Nov 15, 2026? · Before Nov 15, 2026	47¢	47%	1.7¢	—	94%	852	Nov 21, 15:00 UTC
Will Killington open before Nov 22, 2026? · Before Nov 22, 2026	87¢	87%	0.8¢	—	26%	802	Nov 28, 15:00 UTC
Will Killington open before Nov 29, 2026? · Before Nov 29, 2026	90¢	90%	0.6¢	—	19%	202	Dec 05, 15:00 UTC

Who actually wins this market

Whoever posts the resting orders and collects the spread without paying a fee.
The venue, on every fee.
Not, on average, the person clicking buy because the chart is going their way. That was us.

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