Staring into the abyss.
Howie prepares to enter the half pipe at Bear Mountain.

Staring into the abyss.
Howie prepares to enter the half pipe at Bear Mountain.

Note from Bill. Sometimes life catches up with you. This post was meant for January 22 but was posted on January 23rd. So it goes.

Based on a full morning of skiing, the Killington Ski Resort is in great shape after MLK weekend. While conditions in most areas can be described as firm, the resort has done an excellent job resurfacing trails after last weeks unfavorable weather and crowded weekend.

The Killington Peak side of the mountain had the best snow on Tuesday. East Falls, Cascade, and Highline offered flat and fast skiing on groomed packed powder surfaces. Surface conditions were very consistent. Although the trails were firm, minimal ice or slick spots were encountered.

Skye Peak and Bear Mountain trails were still works in progress. Conditions were generally machine groomed packed powder, but many spots featured conditions with chunks ranging from small ball bearings to candy bars. This undoubtedly was purposefully done by the mountain to turn over the firm surface to loosen it up. I would guess that conditions will continue to improve with one or two more grooming cycles.

While Cascade was probably the run of the day, (very consistent with great support for high speed GS turns) honorable mention has to go to the new terrain park opened on Lower Dreammaker. The features were a lot of fun to ski on. And the newly carved half pipe at the bottom of the trail provided more than a few hoots of delight from the guys I was skiing with. As light snow is forecasted for most of the week, conditions should only continue to improve.

Let it snow!