Howie, Bob and Margaret
The "Bear Chair" at Outer Limits
February 7, 2006, 10:15 AM

Howie, Bob and Margaret
The "Bear Chair" at Outer Limits
February 7, 2006, 10:15 AM

Unbelievable. What Killington has been able to do with a hard packed base, a few inches of natural snow, and the largest snow making system in North America. Truly unbelievable.

Mary and I got to the mountain around 9:00 AM this morning. When we left the inn, our expectations were low. We took the K1 up to the Glades. Conditions included dim light from the K-Cloud, and extremely "Flat and Fast". No real ice, mind you, but an exhilarating rocket ride all the same. We then took a quick run down Highline which was beautifully groomed with an inch of so of light fluff on top.

Bear Mountain this morning was sunny and (relatively) warm. It seemed like Killington had blown snow all over Bear last night. The terrain parks were well groomed, as is usually the case mid-week. Lower Bear Claw and Lower Wild Fire were covered with a soft velvety snow. Great for carving turns, or just plain cruising. Upper Wild Fire was groomed flat revealing a beautiful compound fall line cruiser. Outer Limits on skiers right was getting pounded by snow guns. Killington has blown a huge amount of snow down skiers right, opposite the mogul field; probably to let people ski down OL while they have competitions on it during the next couple of weeks.

What was impressive today was the snow guns. Killington was not just blowing snow on one trail. Killington had hundreds of snow guns operating, pumping out a nice light dry fluffy snow, thanks to temperatures in the teens and low 20's. I saw snow guns running on Snow Shed, Cruise Control, Super Star, Skye Lark, Bunny Buster, Chute, Outer Limits, and Bear Claw. Truly an impressive display which will continue to please skiers and riders for weeks to come.