Highline at Killington, January 12, 2006 10:00 AM

Highline at Killington, January 12, 2006 10:00 AM

While driving up to the mountain this morning, I was a little concerned. Last night we had a howling storm at the inn with considerable NCP. The snow at the snow stake at the inn declined by almost 3 inches. Yet the weather stations were reporting that altitudes over 2000 feet would probably see snow. You can never tell until you get in the car and check things out for yourself.

Last nights storm clearly had 2 personalities. Up on the mountain, looking at Snowshed and Lower Ramshead, it was pretty clear that last nights precipitation was liquid. But, and here is the hook, when I went up to the K1 Base Lodge, things looked entirely different. At the base lodge itself, there was probably some NCP. But, if you look at the picture I posted today of Highline, you can see that the trees were coated with a heavy frost and some snow about 200 feet above the Killington Ski Club (roughly the 2400 foot level). Superstar had the same look. I could not see the peak because of cloud cover, but Killington is reporting that the mountain received 2-3 inches of snow last night. Looking at the K1 Base Lodge, that report probably accurate. when I speak with guests in the bar tonight, I will know more and I will post it in tomorrows update.