Worker reading the new high speed quad on Sky Peak for tomorrows opening day

Worker reading the new high speed quad on Sky Peak for tomorrows opening day

In the last 24 hours, a light fluff has continued to blanket the area. Accumulations overall have been minor (about 1/2 inch at the inn), but it is enough to keep everything nice and white. And it also nicely coated some of the trails on Killington overnight as well.

Mary and I went out for a couple of hours this morning. We spent a lot of time in the Superstar, Bittersweet and Sky Lark area. Upper Bittersweet was groomed and nicely coated with new snow. Upper and Middle Sky Lark were the same. Lower Sky Lark was not groomed overnight and took on an "icy bump" appearance. The Upper and Lower Superstar headwalls were not groomed. Lower Superstar looked glacial, with ice flows in evidence. Middle Superstar was groomed flat and fast and also was coated with about an inch of new fluff. It was a pretty sweet cruiser!

If the pitch were not so shallow, the run of the day would probably have been Snowshed. Instead of cutting in front of the K1 base lodge on one of our loops, we went down Snowshed over to Rams Head. The coverage on Snowshed was just superb.

Coming back to the Killington Peak side of the mountain, Caper from Rams Head to Snowdon was nicely covered. The North Ridge area was also skiing well. Cascade looked icy in spots, as well as East Fall. The Killington Peak side of the mountain was noticeably colder that the Superstar area. A low cloud was on top of K Peak, whereas I actually saw my shadow several times while skiing down Sky Lark (I guess that means at least 12 more weeks of winter!)

Snow showers and heavier snow are in the forecast for the next few days. It's a wonderful pre holiday present for the area. If your are driving up this weekend, stay safe.....Let it snow!