Killington Peak from Superstar Lift
March 6, 2006, 11:00 AM

Killington Peak from Superstar Lift
March 6, 2006, 11:00 AM

Beautiful! That about sums it up.

First day back on the slopes after being out out with the flu for a week. Absolutely gorgeous day. I took a bunch of different pictures around the mountain, but the key attraction of the day was brilliant blue skies, which I thought were best represented by the attached picture of Killington Peak from the Superstar Chair.

Conditions were groomed packed powder all over the mountain. This weekends near foot of fluff has been compressed to a respectable 2 to 3 inches of soft snow over the previously firm base. Every trail we took this morning allowed for big, wide, "Hero" carving turns. Very, very nice!

Today was a day for the "Triple Plays" with some bonus runs thrown in. We started on Downdraft to High Line via Rime. The we did the "Canyon Triple" including East Fall, Double Dipper, and Cascade, as the Canyon Quad started loading just before 10 AM. We then traversed across the mountain and did the "Skye Peak Triple" including Super Star, Skye Lark, and Bitter Sweet. Conditions were so good, we wandered over to Vertigo, which was a "do-over". We were on Vertigo just before noon, and the head wall had softened up beautifully. All of us made nice carving turns down Vertigo, requiring a second lap just to make sure it was as good as we though it was. It was! All in all, a very good day.

Tomorrow should be equally good for visitors to the area. For locals, on the other hand, tomorrow is "Town Meeting Day"; an adventure in local politics. The Town Meeting begins at 9:00 AM at the Sherburne Elementary School. While there are no real local issues this year, expect a lively debate over the State of Vermont's plan to raise Education Taxes by 21% for local residents and 12% for local businesses and second home owners.