Snow making in full swing on Killington Peak

Snow making in full swing on Killington Peak

To open the resort this weekend, or not to open? This is the question......

Snow making operations are continuing in full swing on the upper levels of Killington Peak. Resort operations are taking advantage of cold temperatures in what is clearly a base building exercise. Cold temperatures are forecasted to persist through late Thursday. Beyond that, it looks like a warm up may be headed to Killington for the weekend.

While snow making is going on at the upper elevations, there was no indication that snow was being made towards the K1 base lodge to complete the circuit for top to bottom skiing and riding. Obviously, this section is critical to reopening the resort to continue the season.

Under the "Things that make you go Huh??" category, 2 solitary fan guns were making snow at base lodges. At the K1 Base, a fan gun is blowing snow in the area around the K1 Gondola Terminal. A fan gun is also blowing snow next to the Magic Carpet at Rams Head. The mountain has gotten several different fan guns from different manufacturers to test in the coming weeks. This may account for the 2 fan guns operating today.

Fan gun making snow at K1 Base (Click to enlarge.)

Fan gun making snow at Rams Head Magic Carpet (Click to enlarge.)

Wether or not the mountain will resume operations this weekend is the question. Weather predictions from multiple sources on the internet offer a collection of different forecasts. All of the forecasts seem to indicate that cold weather will return for multiple days after Saturday afternoon, so the resort being open next week seems like a lock. But before then??? We will know in a day or so...

Let it snow!