Billy B in the Super Pipe followed by Norm

Billy B in the Super Pipe followed by Norm

Manyana Rewarded!

Whoa...what a day!. Snow surfaces were just creamy goodness! Depending upon the trail you were skiing, the snow seemed like the head of a proper pint of Guinness poured at the Inn at Long Trail, or the sweet creamy magic of a creme brulee at our restaurant at Birch Ridge, or the foaming creamy texture of a vigorously shaken Key Lime Pie martini, a drink that is making the rounds with the young drinking age ladies of Killington. Where ever you went today, spring like temperatures in the 40's softened up the snow pack to give skiers and riders a hint of the spring skiing days that we can look forward too in a the long days of early April.

The run of the day was probably Dream Maker. Upper Dream Maker was covered with several inches of sweet cream over a softening base. Mary, who usually backs away from the upper sections of Dream Maker did the trail 3 times. The combination of the steep pitch combined with the soft snow was just right.

Other notable mentions include Outer Limits and Super Star. Outer Limits was a leg work out as it was beginning to form bumps from skier traffic down the soft snow. Super Star, on the other hand, was a study in contrast. The upper headwall had a soft covering with a firm base. The middle section held on to its' corduroy for a couple of runs. The lower headwall required some solid leg work to carve through moist snow over a moist base.

Snow surfaces are due to stay soft tonight as some NCP moves through the area. The different forecasts have a high variability in them, so it is hard to tell how much wet will fall. What is certain is that the storm passing through the area is supposed to end as light snow tomorrow afternoon. We can hope.......Let it snow!