Snowmaking operations creating man-made blizzard at Killington

Snowmaking operations creating man-made blizzard at Killington

Finally some natural snow has fallen at Killington. In addition, cold air has settled across the area, allowing the Killington Resort to resume aggressive snowmaking operations to prepare the mountains to receive holiday guests.

The El Nino fall is slowly giving way to winter. Lake effect snow travelled across New York State to deposit some white stuff across the area. A little over an inch accumulated at the inn, with marginally larger amounts at higher elevations.

More importantly, an early winter chill has descended across the area. Temperatures on Sunday hovered in the mid to upper 20s allowing the Resort to continously operate their snow making system across wide swaths of the mountain. Resurfacing operations were observed on Sky Lark, Rime, Reason, Great Northern, Bunny Buster, and Chute as well as the learning area on Snow Shed and the Magic Carpet area on Rams Head. New snow making was observed on Caper and Vale to allow the Rams Head Quad to be added to the lift mix over the upcoming holiday.

Cold temperatures are due to stay in place into Monday to allow the Killington Resort to continue making snow. We plan on skiing on Monday to get a first hand look at the activity taking place to secure skiing and riding on Killington during the holiday season.

Where ever you may be, we hope your holiday preparations are going smoothly. Keep up your snow dances! Think Snow!