Killington Peak, December 3rd, 2005 , 11:30 AM

Killington Peak, December 3rd, 2005 , 11:30 AM

I am actually posting this entry quite late for Saturday. It has been pretty busy around the inn, which is a good thing...

More and more of our winter friends are returning to open their ski houses and take in some December skiing and riding at Killington. From speaking with many of them, today offered a melange of conditions. The day started with brilliant blue skies and some puffy clouds. The mountain was pouring it on with snow guns blasting away. But there was this little thing called wind which made things interesting. Temps were in the low to mid 20's, but the combination of blowing snow and 30MPH winds caused an early exit for many today. The reports that we received indicated that the mountain had moderate crowds, but because of all of the weather "problems" earlier in the week, the terrain when the resort opened was somewhat limited. Later in the day, trails like Cascade, where they were blowing snow all day, were opened which helped spread out some of the people.

Todays picture was taken from the parking lot of the Grand Hotel, shooting over the Snow Shed Base Lodge to Killington peak. It was taken at approximately 11:30 AM on Saturday from the corner of the hotel, in the hotel's shadow to eliminate lens flare.