Mary with snow swirling at the junction of Great Eastern and Cruise Control taken March 31, 2008

Mary with snow swirling at the junction of Great Eastern and Cruise Control taken March 31, 2008

Being April Fools day, I toyed briefly with the idea of writing some pithy fabrication for todays post. But the feeling passed quickly as soon as I had a chance to look outside and understand that Mother Nature is playing her own joke on the region.

In the last 24 hours we have seen a blinding snowstorm (we were out yesterday skiing in it, conditions were great!), bright sunshine, fog, sleet, heavy r@*n, melting snow, exposed ice, mud...Ah spring time in the Green Mountains... it's all good.

Yesterday morning saw heavy snow blanket the area. It was fairly wet and dense, as temperatures were just below freezing, but it carpeted all of the trails at Killington in a beautiful white velvet. Anyone who stayed in the area to ski on Monday got a bonus day. They even saw a little sunshine in the afternoon.

If course, what Mother Nature giveth, Mother Nature taketh away. During the overnight hours there was some substantial r@*nfall across the area. The depth of snow at the snow stake dropped 5 1/2 inches overnight. I can hear the Roaring Brook from my office window, and it is flowing pretty good.

With any luck, the bulk of the inclement weather has now passed. Our Chef, Steve, did venture out on the mountain this morning. High traffic areas featured exposed ice, the result of last night r@*n. But the sides of most of the trails had softened up fairly well. Steve said you had to pick your spots during his 2 hour journey around the mountain. A little grooming, and perhaps some help from Mother Nature should take care of it over the next couple of days.

Let it snow.