Mary, Norm, and Howie on the Superstar Quad

Mary, Norm, and Howie on the Superstar Quad

Ski conditions at Killington are getting better every day.

Last night, we had some more light fluff fall from the sky. Temperatures have stayed low enough for the resort to maintain around the clock snow making on the mountain. The snow cats have been out at night pushing the powder around, grooming the surfaces just right. It is just incredible to think that 3 weeks ago people were playing golf in Rutland in shorts. But ski conditions are just plain great!.

Today we hung out more on the KPeak side of the mountain, instead of journeying over to Bear Mountain. North Ridge, East Fall and Cascade were all really nice with packed powder surfaces covered with 3 inches or so of loose powder.

Superstar rated multiple do overs. The upper headwall was fairly soft. Middle Superstar was silky smooth. The lower headwall was firm but not ice. It was very receptive to broad carving turns. Bittersweet, Skye Lark, Skye Burst, and Needles Eye were all in great shape from all of the new snow that has fallen the last couple of days.

The most interesting run of the day was Cruise Control. The resort was making snow on Cruise. It looked like they had been at it for some hours, as the surface was covered with several feet of heavy new blown snow. The surface was crusty in a few places, damp in a few others. While on Cruise Control, one in our group, who shall remain nameless (not I) was bitten by a snow snake. Somewhere along the line the words 'Eject Eject Eject" were uttered, resulting on a front of the binding release followed by a minor yard sale. But that's just the risk you take if you ski under the guns.

In addition to Cruise Control, snow making operations were visible on Chute and on Great Eastern. Rumor has it that Great Eastern will be open to Route 4 this weekend (We have had that much snow the last few of days). When that happens, expect the overall open trail count at Killington to jump substantially.

The local forecast for the next 5 days is calling for seasonably cold weather with light snow continuously falling. When you combine what Mother Nature is providing with Killington's snow making, conditions can only continue to improve. Let it snow!