Killington Peak ready for early season skiers and riders

Killington Peak ready for early season skiers and riders

The ski season at Killington has arrived! Killington has provided skiers and riders some Halloween Candy to enjoy later this weekend!

I received a call early this morning from Tom Horrocks, Communications Manager for the resort, informing me that Killington will open for top to bottom skiing and riding at 10:00 AM this Sunday, barring any last minute unexpected change in the weather. The mountain plan is to continue to be open through the week, with lifts turning Monday thru Friday starting at 9:00 AM. The Killington Resort will stay open for early season operations as long as they can provide a quality on snow experience for their early season guests.

The current operating plan is to run 2 lifts, the K1 Gondola and the North Ridge Triple. While snow has been made top to bottom on Great Northern, aided by Mother Nature, from what I understand, I would recommend that people focus their turns on the upper reaches of the mountain, taking laps off the triple. I was told that on Rime and Reason and the upper trails of the mountain, the snow making team has laid down a base of about 6 feet. As conditions were less favorable on the lower mountain, the surface conditions running back to the K1 Gondola are on a thinner base. As temperatures allow, the Resort will continue to make snow on all of the trails they can to continue to improve snow surfaces.

Of course, this early in the season, only advanced skiers and riders are encouraged to participate. Novices and beginners should probably wait a little longer to give the mountain time to expand operations to easier terrain.

Ski Season at Killington is here. Happy Halloween .....let it snow!