True friends on a powder day at Killington.

True friends on a powder day at Killington.

If you like feet of fresh powder, with continuous snow fall all day, cold temperatures, and a little wind...today was your day at Killington.

The snow storm that is dumping on the Northeast is doing it at Killington. Since starting early this morning, snow has been falling at about an inch an hour at the inn. At 3:00 PM, 19 inches of snow have been recorded at the snow stake, up 10 inches from yesterdays reading. And snow is expected through out the night at Killington with additional accumulations predicted by the National Weather Service.

Additional accumulations are evident on the mountain, as you go higher in elevation. While I jokingly took pictures of my 2 best friends on a day like today, all of the other pictures I took were not usable. They all basically showed white out conditions on the mountain in blowing and drifting snow. And putting a totally white picture on the blog, while it may send a message, is not very interesting.

Suffice to say, however, the snow was superb. While Killington always gets chopped up on powder days, during the couple of hours I sampled the slopes, there were plenty of freshies to be found. This storm, and the unforecasted storm of earlier in the week, will solidify conditions on the mountain. I would expect that with the exception of trails being prepped for the Dew Tour, that Killington will be 100% open over the weekend. And the woods should have the goods!

.....Let it snow!