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A full five days after the main event, weather at the Killington Resort is still being impacted by last weeks Noreaster.
Overall today, ski conditions were excellent on soft powder and packed powder surfaces. Elevations above 3000 feet were still solidly in the clouds spinning in from the east associated with last weeks storm. While there was minimal impact on Bear Mountain, upper trails on the Killington basin side of the resort were in the clouds.
Bear Claw, Bear Trap, the Stash, Skye Burst, Cruise Control, Bitter Sweet, Skye Lark and Super Star all are nicely covered in soft snow. Skier traffic is creating bumps in the snow, which with the flat light can make the ride "interesting". The Upper Super Star headwall was totally in the clouds. While being soft and pliable like the rest of the resort, huge drifts at the top of Super Star left one with a question about the level of bumps on the headwall, resulting in cautious skiing and riding for most in attendance.
Needles Eye was closed today for the Vermont State J3 championships co-hosted by the Killington Ski Club and the Killington Mountain School. 13 and 14 year olds from around Vermont have been competing at Killington since Friday. Several hundred people were lining Needles Eye to watch the races.
Tomorrow in Killington is Town Meeting day. The meeting, held at the Sherburne Elementary School, starts at 9:00 AM with a review of the school budgets. The town meeting begins at 10:00 AM. As is usually the case, there are a variety of items on the agenda which should make an interesting day of it.
......let it snow!