First real snow of season falls on Killington Peak today. (Click to enlarge for a full panorama.)

First real snow of season falls on Killington Peak today. (Click to enlarge for a full panorama.)

The Killington Resort has announced that it will open for skiing and riding for the 2012-2013 season tomorrow, October 13, 2012, at 10 AM. Killington will open as a Season Pass-holder Appreciation Day. Skiing and riding will be for season pass-holders and express card holders only. Express card holders will be charged $25 for skiing on Saturday. No single day lift tickets will be sold to the general public.

Hours of operation of Saturday will be from 10AM to 5PM, conditions permitting. Killington will be running the K1 Gondola and the North Ridge Triple. Hiking down and up the "Stairway to Heaven" between Killington Peak and the North Ridge Triple will be required.

I was told by a representative of the resort that people who held Chamber of Commerce merchant passes for last season will be receiving a separate email with instructions on how to take advantage of skiing and riding on Saturday. If I receive more information on this in the next few hours, I will update this blog post.

Congratulations are in order to the Killington team and the new Killington Resort President, Mike Solimano, for making a bold decision to push to get the resort open as early as possible.

At this point, skiing and riding will only be supported on Saturday. Continued operations are day to day based upon weather and snow conditions. As is said "Stay Tuned for More Information" as the early part of the 2012/2013 ski season kicks off in Killington.

Think Snow!

!!! 6:00 PM Update !!! The Killington Resort has posted a special event page for tomorrows Pass Holder Appreciation Day. It can be found by following the link!

Think Snow!