Clouds lifting at Killington

Clouds lifting at Killington

It's another great day for outside work around the inn. I what I hope is not a pyrrhic gesture, the snow blower at the inn was started and moved from it's summer resting place to it's winter home. We are ready. Are you doing your snow dances?

I took a ride up to the mountain to see the results of the precipitation and warm weather we have had the last couple of days. Killington is still topped by a cloud, but it had lifted to expose most of the mountain. Needless to say, all of the natural snow that existed at the lower elevations is now running free towards the Atlantic ocean. Snow on the upper elevations is visible on snow making trails only. I labeled today's picture with trail names so you can see where snow exists on the mountain. (Double click on the picture for a larger view.) It does look like the mountain did maintain snow cover all the way down to the entrance of Highline on Great Northern. Of course it is hard to tell what surface conditions are, but it is promising that significant snow cover is still visible. Think Snow!