Snow making visible on Rime from K1 Base Lodge

Snow making visible on Rime from K1 Base Lodge

Cold temperatures and snow flurries continued at Killington last night, signaling that the change in seasons is at hand. Fall colors on many of the trees in the area are starting to thin. We are entering what Mary and I affectionally call "Twig Season" here at Killington.

Even though there has been an almost constant snow flurry in the air, temperatures at lower elevations are not yet cold enough to support standing snow. This morning, cold surfaces around the inn were snow covered, but grassy surfaces and roadways were just wet.

The Killington cloud had lifted, at least temporarily, this morning to reveal snow making operations on Killington Peak. The Resort has reported that they began making snow on the upper trails of Killington Peak yesterday morning at 1:00 AM. With the lifting of the clouds this morning, snow making operations are clearly visible for all to see.

From what I could tell from looking at the mountain, snowmaking is confined to the Northridge area. There are no signs of snowmaking visible from the base areas on Great Northern on Bunny Buster. In years gone by, to create top to bottom skiing and riding, Great Northern and Bunny Buster saw significant snow making activities to get the resort open.

When Killington will open for skiing and riding is anyones guess. The cat will be out of the bag as soon as snowmaking operations are visible on lower elevations. If you have not started your snow sports conditioning routines yet, now would be a good time.......Let it snow!