Mary with Chuckles and Jane at base of Panic Button at Needles Eye on Tuesday.

Mary with Chuckles and Jane at base of Panic Button at Needles Eye on Tuesday.

Spring has descended over the Green Mountains this week with a vengence. Early in the week, temperatures soared into the high 60's low 70's turing Killington into a wonderland of soft spring snow.

By mid-week, the unmentionable happened. Torrential hot r@!n drowned the area. Thin surfaces created by lack of natural snow in this El Nino winter succumbed to the torrent, drastically reducing the amount of open terrain at the resort.

Today, and for the weekend, mild weather has returned. Snow surfaces in the Killington Basin area of the resort, around Ki, Superstar, Rams Head, Snowden and Snow Shed, which were well covered with mid winter snow making, look none the worse for wear in today's bright sunshine. The Sky Ship base on Route 4 has been closed for the season. Bear Mountain, which was showing thin cover earlier in the week, was closed today to allow the resort to assess the situation and put it back together again for the weekend. ah... the joys of running a business that depends upon the weather.

Killington Basin side of the resort in the sun. March 11, 2016.

Early reports from guests returning from a day on the mountain report conditions were "Interesting".

As the Killington Resort did minimal grooming last night to allow the snow surface to drain of water and stabilize, variable conditions were the condition of the day. Some steeper terrain was firm, down to the hard back which forms the base of skiable terrain. Lower areas around base lodges, and slopes with shallow pitches, were very soft with some puddles to navigate.

Conditions are expected to improve overnight as this weeks water continues to run into the Roaring Brook. Surfaces should firm up considerably when the sun goes down, allowing the resort to groom open terrain for this coming weekend.

If you are coming to Killington this weekend, expect spring conditions. Think Snow! and bring your sun screen!