Highline at Killington, January 14, 2006 11:00 AM

Highline at Killington, January 14, 2006 11:00 AM

MLK weekend is in full swing at Killington. Now if we could get the weather to cooperate.

Mary and I are quite busy with a full inn. We had a good group of people join us for dinner on Friday night. Guests seem to be taking the torrential NCP (Non-crystaline precipitation) in stride, as the weathermen are still predicting a change to snow later this afternoon.

I went up to the mountain around 11. Crowds in the parking lots were light, as expected with the weather, but there were still many people skiing and riding. Trails that had extensive early season snow making look to be holding up well. Today's picture gives a graphic example of that. Highline is the trail to the left of the picture. Killington blow's snow on it regularly to support race programs. Conclusion is the trail on the right side of the picture. It is a natural trail and it has taken a beating with the weather. To put the picture into context...Killington has snowmaking on over 140 trails so the mountain still offers plenty of skiing and riding. However, let's hope the weathermen are right and the weather changes later today.