Snow guns operating at junction
of Rime and East Fall at Killington

Snow guns operating at junction
of Rime and East Fall at Killington

Late yesterday afternoon, the Killington resort started to make snow for the 2006/2007 ski season. Snow guns are operating on upper trails at Killington peak. Snowmaking is visible from the K1 base lodge on sections of Great Northern, Rime, and Reason. Killington is not currently blowing snow on lower trails leading to the K1 Base Lodge.

Killington has not made any comments yet about when they will open for skiing and riding for the season, other than to say that they will open only when conditions allow top to bottom skiing. At the K1 base lodge, I did observe various food and beverage vendors delivering supplies, which would seem to indicated opening day is near.

Temperatures at the K1 base lodge this morning at 10 AM was 30 degrees. The key to opening would appear to be making snow on lower trails, which could start any time now. Get your equipment ready, because opening day is not far away!