Super Pipe at Bear Mountain under construction for Winter Dew Tour

Super Pipe at Bear Mountain under construction for Winter Dew Tour

Talk of the potential for some snow over the weekend only heighten the enthusiasm of skiers and riders today at Killington. Crisp temperatures and bright sunshine ruled most of the day for those partaking to the temptations of the mountain.

We did our warm up this morning on North Ridge, followed by a run back to the K1 Gondola down East Falls. Rime, Reason, and East Falls were all nicely groomed and coated with an inch or 2 of light fluff from an early morning snow squall.

From there, we traversed over to Bear Mountain for a quick 3 and out. Lower Skyeburst and Dream Maker are closed to support snow making operations for the upcoming Dew Tour visit. Snow making has not started on Outer Limits. Devils Fiddle is a proverbial rock garden. As a result, all skier traffic at Bear Mountain was funneled down Lower Wildfire, creating a veritable obstacle course of skiers and riders of all shapes, sizes and abilities. Ice skates on Lower Wildfire were not mandatory, but I thought I saw someone attempting a Triple Lutz while I was skiing down the trail.

On Bear Mountain, Upper Bear Claw and Upper Wildfire were in nice shape. We did not hit the Stash; not wanting to run the gauntlet of Lower Wildfire for a third time. Upper Skyeburst to the old Snowshed Crossover (yes... you read that right, the Snowshed Crossover is open on Skyeburst) was a nice run over to Cruise Control.

Cruise Control could use a little more snow on it. Skiers right is very thin. Needles Eye was closed for race training. Vertigo was also closed, but there was aggressive snow making taking place on it which was quite visible from the Skyeship. I would expect that Vertigo may become available for the weekend.

I finished my morning with a couple of runs down Sky Lark, Bitter Sweet and Superstar. All were flat and fast with a light fluff coating. Normal traffic areas were showing some wear, but all three skied quite nicely for finishing runs for the morning.

The weather forecast looks like it will continue to be cold over the weekend, allowing the resort to continue their snow making operations. Snow from Mother Nature is also in the forecast, but weatherman shopping is advised, as the forecast runs the gamut for accumulations. In any event, it is snow that we will be receiving, and that is all good.

....Let it snow!