Killington Peak on a messy Monday.

Killington Peak on a messy Monday.

Last night the Killington area experienced an early evening ice storm followed by several hours of r@*n. The rain did not do significant damage to snow surfaces, as it was relatively brief. Snow depths at the inn's snow stake were reduced from 26 inches to 23 inches during the overnight hours.

Temperatures today are in the mid 40's with occasional light drizzle. Secondary roads and parking lots, which were covered with a layer of snow over ice from last weeks storms, are now solidly ice covered. Use appropriate caution if you are traveling to the area.

On the mountain, spring like ski conditions are being reported. Areas with high snow depths are very soft. High traffic areas are slick from having their snow cover saturated by last nights weather event. Ski traffic on the mountain today is light, as today is a fairly big transition day. (At Birch Ridge for instance, 80% of our rooms checked out this morning, and they are scheduled to be full again this evening.) Temperatures are predicted to fall overnight. This should allow the Killington grooming team to go out on to the mountain to work ski surfaces to get the mountain back in shape for Presidents week visitors.

Let it snow!