Middle Superstar...Beautiful soft little bumps

Middle Superstar...Beautiful soft little bumps

We are so lucky to be able to live in Killington and to be able to take advantage of great mid week ski days. And today was another one.

We did much our our usual loops, all surfaces were in very good shape. But 2 trails stood out. The first was Downdraft from Killington Peak. We took the first turns of the day on it just after 9:00 AM. It was groomed to perfection. Because of the cold temperatures over night, it was rock hard, but very receptive to edges, allowing side to side sweeping turns. The first time we took Downdraft we headed over to Highline. The second time we went to Cascade. The third time we went to East Fall. In all the years of skiing at Killington, this was Mary's first time on Downdraft. She had always been hesitant to take it because it is very steep off the peak and usually blue ice. It seemed like we were the only people taking this route, even though it was clearly visible from the K1 box.

My second pick for trail of the day was Superstar. Even though I only had a chance to do it once as our group was transiting from Bear Mountain back to Killington Peak, I really enjoyed it. Middle Superstar (todays picture) was filled with soft well spaced bumps. I went down skiers right. Even though it looked bumped up, the bumps were spaced such that you could almost cruise through the soft snow, versus banging into each bump. A lot of fun and very different from cruising the groomed boulevards we had been taking. Lower Superstar was under the guns. Snow Making has been ongoing on Lower Superstar for the last day and a half. With morning temperatures in the single digits, the tower mounted guns were putting out a velvety fluff. Due to the gun alignment, big, broad whale bumps were forming. The up side of the whale was pure velvet cruising. The down side of the whale was boot high powder with mini avalanches. The only thing missing on lower Superstar that would have made it perfect was a little sunshine. But it was all good just the same.

Temperatures today were comfortable in the morning. When we started the day it was 8F at the peak. By noon, the temperature had dropped a couple of degrees to 6F. Good snow making temperatures are anticipated all week. And with snow flurries in the forecast as well, I look forward to several more nice days on the hill before next weekend.