Superstar (left) and Ovation (right) with full snow coverage

Superstar (left) and Ovation (right) with full snow coverage

The luck of the irish must be upon us. For the second "r@!ny" day in a row, Killington has been blessed with warm temperatures and bright sunshine.

I had a chance to get out on the mountain today after a brief hiatus manning the breakfast shift (and the night bar shift) at the inn while Mary was visiting family outside of Boston. Ski conditions were great with a mix of soft snow in the sunshine, little bumps, and early morning hard pack on ungroomed terrain with minimal skier traffic.

Most of the terrain on the mountain has been groomed at various times during the week to support crowds visiting Killington on Canadian School Break week. Seeded bumps courses could be found in the usual spots. Small, natural, bumps were forming on most trails due to the soft snow and skier traffic.

In my brief time on the mountain I visited many of my regular haunts. On Bear Mountain, the Stash, Wild Fire, Sky Burst, and Dream Maker were all firm in the shadows complimented by soft and creamy in the sunshine.

On Sky Peak, middle Superstar and Middle Sky Lark were firm. (Lower Sky Lark, and both Superstar Headwalls were closed in the early morning to give the trails time to soften up from last nights freeze.) Skier and Rider traffic had softened up Bittersweet from top to bottom. Because of high skier traffic, I also bypassed lower Bittersweet a couple of times, choosing to loop on a firm Low Road versus facing unguided missiles masquerading as school kids on break on lower Bitter.

The Killington Peak side of the resort was still firm in the shadows. South facing trails were softening up, but before noon the sun still had some magic to work in the Killington Basin area.

Spring skiing and riding has definitely arrived in Killington. I ignored my heavy mittens and ski jacket this morning for light cross country gloves and a ski vest. With so much snow on the trails, it should be a long and sweet spring to ski Killington.

....Let it snow! (but start thinking petunia...and I had a conversation about golf with a guest this week...)