Killington Peak, 9:00 AM, November 11, 2005

Killington Peak, 9:00 AM, November 11, 2005

All eyes in the Killington region were on the top of the mountain this morning. As promised, the Killington Resort restarted the easts largest snowmaking system last night. From the attached picture, you can see a wisp of snow blowing across the mountain at the crossover between Cascade and Double Dipper. From what I could observe, snowmaking was confined to the peak and glades areas, terminating in the vicinity of upper Bunny Buster. Killington is clearly trying to lay down a base at the upper elevations, where it is forecasted to stay cold. One would assume that they will move lower sometime in the next few evenings. There is no official word yet on a re-opening date. The unofficial word around town is pointing to Tuesday November 15th if good snowmaking conditions persist. Okemo in Ludlow has announced that they will try for an opening on Friday November 18th. Killington will definitely beat that date.

For you to consider today, the Eleventh day of the Eleventh month : Veterans Day. During the Vietnam era, my draft number was 266. At the time, I was considered one of the fortunate ones who was not drafted. Many of my friends were either drafted of "enlisted" (if you had a low draft number in those days, enlistment was a better alternative than being drafted because you could choose which branch of the military in which you could serve). Without being too pithy, please remember the men and women who have served, and who are serving, in the military. While we all serve our country in different ways, these men and women have put , and are putting, their lives on the line to protect our freedoms. Thank You!