Snow Making at Pico, December 13, 2005

Snow Making at Pico, December 13, 2005

Very cold temperatures for early December descended on Killington last night. When I went to bed around 3:00 AM, the temperature at the inn was 0... very cold for this time of year. However, my comments are not a complaint, because the cold is proving a boon to Killington in making snow.

A veritable blizzard is taking place on the mountains of Killington. On Killington proper, the resort has turned the guns on Superstar. From the access road, it is a very impressive site. Friends who went skiing this morning report guns blowing snow on the backside leading to Bear Mountain. From the Snow Shed Crossover at Bear, they were reporting that it looked like every snow gun Killington owned was blowing snow as the resort makes the push to get Bear Mountain open this weekend. On Route 4, snow making was also in full swing on Pico. Pico is also reported to be opening this weekend.

Ski conditions were reported to be very good. Friends report that Highline, East Fall, Cascade, Chute, Sky Lark, and Bittersweet and Needles Eye were all in good shape. A few slick spots on cross-over trails were reported. And of course with all of the snow making taking place, many trails had small soft bumps and swales.