Rogues gallery at Killington Peak.
(l-r) Billy B., Ray, Mary

Rogues gallery at Killington Peak.
(l-r) Billy B., Ray, Mary

Without a doubt, skiers and riders at Killington are experiencing the best early season in years. Depending upon altitude, the resort is reporting total snow fall of between 12 and 24 inches. And the new snow has made a huge difference in the look and feel of the mountain. The resort has been blowing snow on the upper elevation trails for weeks to build up the base. The storm earlier this week is great "frosting on the cake".

Where do we begin... This morning it was all good. North Ridge including Rime, Reason, East Fall and Double Dipper were all generally soft and edge-able. Great Northern, Mousetrap and Chute all had excellent coverage. Although we did not ski it, from the Snowdon Quad Great Bear looked in nice shape all draped in natural snow.

On the other side of the mountain, the Superstar Headwall and middle Superstar were great groomed cruisers. Lower Superstar had huge snowmaking and windblown bumps on it. They did not look particularly fun, so we avoided it. Aggressive snow making was taking place on middle Ovation. The resort appeared to be using the new Low Energy guns, as in addition to a lot of snow, they were also blanketing middle Superstar in a low, cold, fog like cloud. But it did not matter as middle Superstar was groomed flat. If you could link a turn, you could have cruised down it today.

Later in the day, I took a run down Blue Heaven. Blue Heaven brings you out to South Ridge. None of the South Ridge trails were open when I was there, but Blue Heaven also connects into Launch Pad which bring one back to Skye Peak, Ovation and Superstar. Tons of snow on the ridge between Kpeak and Sky Peak. Definitely mid winter conditions. Not to shabby for early December.

All in all, a very nice morning and early afternoon to ski....Let it snow!