Update @ 6:00 PM Heavy snow has stopped falling at Killington. Light snow flurries are continuing. Reports coming from friends indicate that I did not miss much skiing today. Our friend Carolyn reports that "(her husband Bill and friend) Ray went to Pico for opening day where everything was on hold because of the wind. They finally opened the triple and the boys, quoting Ray, did "2 and through". The snow was very heavy. Bill decided to head to Killington and went directly to Snowdon -- he made one run! Again, snow was very heavy, wind driven and cut up. Gondola and other lifts weren't running because of wind."

The afternoon picture of the snow stake, taken around 4:00 PM was at 12 and 1/4 inches. Based upon yesterdays reading, the storm yielded 5 and 1/2 inches. I can tell you from snowblowing snow around the inn that there was considerable wind driven drifts in some places.

Original Post: OK... this is getting upsetting. Today is one of those days that a skier moves to Killington for. Blowing and drifting snow.... Freshies on every run...But so it goes. I tried to put my boot on this morning, to see how it would feel. In the words of boxer Roberto Duran "¡No más!" It was a nice try, but that boot was not going on the foot today.

Thus far from todays storm, the snow stake at the inn is reading 10 3/4 inches as of 11:00 AM; up from 6 3/4 inches yesterday. It is supposed to snow the rest of the day. If I have the time, I will update the snow stake later in the day as the storm winds down.