Clouds hanging over the K1 gondola station

Clouds hanging over the K1 gondola station

5:00 PM Update Temperatures in the Killington area have continued to drop over the course of the day. I received reports from people working on the mountain that the precipitation changed to snow at the peak around 1:30 PM. By around 3:30 PM, light snow was falling at the K1 Base Lodge. Temperatures are expected to fall in the area through out the evening with snow showers expected straight through to Friday afternoon. Local weather forecasters are calling for it to be fairly breezy in the morning. With temperatures predicted for the the upper 20's and low 30's, if you are going out on the mountain tomorrow dress accordingly. End of 5:00 PM Update

1 day to go.

Ugly!

There is no polite way to say it. All of the baudy analogies come to mind, but being polite I can't write them for public viewing across the internet. Let's just leave it at ugly!

The weather at Killington last night took a turn for the worst from a skiing perspective. Yesterday was a beautiful day at the resort to work outside. I hung some christmas lights, got out the snow shovels, and changed the oil on the snow blower while Mary did some late season leaf raking. But in the early evening at Killington, with the temperatures in the 50's, it started to r@*n. Not the light "r@8ndrops keep falling on my head" type but a soaking downpour.

This morning, the mountain is bathed in a combination of fog and clouds. It is impossible to tell from the base lodge what is going on up at the peak. At the base, in addition to a steady stream of delivery trucks, there were large piles of snow still in evidence. The resort clearly was waiting before spreading the fruits of their snowmaking efforts around. I am not sure when the groomers will be dispatched, but they have a lot of work to do ahead of them.

If there is one bright side to this gloomy day in Killington it is that the back side of the storm is forecasted to bring some significant snow to the area. This morning at 8:00 AM the temperature at the inn was 48 degrees. At 10:30 AM the temp is 40 degrees. The weather service is predicting 5-9 inches of snow in the Green Mountains at elevations of 1000 feet and higher. Snow is supposed to start by late afternoon and continue through the night. I will post a blog update later in the day assuming the snow starts to fall. We can only hope.

1 more day and counting.... Let it snow!