Killington Peak in all it's winter glory for Presidents Weekend Skiers and Riders.

Killington Peak in all it's winter glory for Presidents Weekend Skiers and Riders.

The last holiday weekend of the winter season has begun at Killington in glorious fashion. In addition to an inch of light fluff that blanketed the area over night, skiers and riders were greeted this morning with full sunshine, mild temperatures (low 20's) and very light winds.

Overall, the resort has a sense of being busy but not over crowded. Hotels in the area, the Birch Ridge Inn included, are all full for the weekend. Restaurants along the Killington road are all doing a nice lunch business. I spoke with several ski shop owners who have run out of rental equipment, one of only a couple of times this season.

Lift lines at the mountain, from what I could observe, were negligible. I did notice that at noon time that none of the base lodge parking lots were full, unlike in past years, but by the same token parking spaces were at a premium. You could get one, but you needed to look.

The only downer for the weekend was the headline in todays Rutland Herald concerning the demise of the current round of village planning. "SP Land shelves ski village plans" was proclaimed on the right column above the fold. Follow the link if you would like to read the full story.

It will be a busy week overall at Killington. I will get a report of slope conditions this evening from our guests which I will pass along tomorrow.

Let it snow!