A lone snow boarder hiking up Superstar at Killington after big dump on October 26, 2005

A lone snow boarder hiking up Superstar at Killington after big dump on October 26, 2005

The snow storm spawned by hurricane Wilma continued to pound Killington overnight into early morning. By 10:00 AM, the storm had dropped over a foot of very heavy, wet, snow at the inn (we are at 1870 feet in elevation). As there are still leaves in many trees, there was a lot of damage. Many of our local friends are without power. Some have been told by the local power company, CVPS, that they could be without power for 3 to 4 days. The inn lost power briefly this morning for around 10 minutes, so we feel fortunate.

I traveled up to the Killington Base Lodge to see if there was any activity. At the Base Lodge (approx 2400 feet elevation) there was around 18 inches of snow on the ground. Local rumor has over 2 feet at the peak. There was no real sign of activity at the main base lodge. There were a few snow boarders hiking superstar. I also saw several people on telemark skis cruising the area.

We have received an official fax from the mountain indicating that they are still trying to determine if they will move up their opening date from their plan of November 11. According to the fax we received, "The Key is getting a quality base on the lower portions of the mountain to be able to provide top to bottom skiing". So it is hard to tell when the resort will officially open. Keep positive, get your gear ready, and stay tuned.