Killington Peak
February 9, 2006, 10:00 AM

Killington Peak
February 9, 2006, 10:00 AM

It is just hard to comprehend how much snow is on the mountain at Killington given the weather pattern we have suffered this winter. While we may only have a couple of inches of snow on the ground at the inn, on Killington peak, which is only 1 mile away and 2000 feet higher, the snow can be measured in feet. Today's picture is of the tree line on Killington Peak to the right of the K1 Gondola station. The trees are well beyond the impact of any of Killington's snow guns, yet they are literally buried in snow.

Mary spent the day at the inn, so I skied with Howie, Bob, and Margaret. Howie was on demo skis, so it was only right that we took him for a warm-up run straight over the peak on Downdraft. With bright sunshine today, and great snow... a sweet first run. We did our usual loops thru North Ridge (Glades), the Canyon, and over to Bear. Everything was very nice. A great morning to be on the slopes.

Killington is continuing their snow making operations. Guns were running on Cascade, Spillway, Upper Skye Lark, Outer Limits, and Cruise Control. On Skye Lark, an amazing amount of snow has been created over the last two days. The entire skier's left on upper and middle Skye Lark were huge 20 foot tall whales of snow, as the resort had not yet groomed the trail. They were great fun to play with, sailing up one side and down the back, but my ankle did remind me several times that it was still not 100%. With cold temperatures and around the clock snow making continuing, and the rumor of more snow over the weekend, it looks like it will be a great weekend at Killington.