Significant Bumps today on Mouse Trap

Significant Bumps today on Mouse Trap

The forecasted pre-Thanksgiving warm up is in full swing in the Green Mountains. In a rare bit of forecasting accuracy, today's weather matched the 5 day forecast from last week with temps in the 40's and off and on showers at the base of Killington. The same is forecasted for Tuesday with the outlook for falling temperatures back below freezing on Tuesday night.

And why is this important may you ask? During last weeks extended cold spell, the resort was able to pump out a huge amount of man made snow to allow the resort to offer full top to bottom skiing and riding for the first time this season. The return of colder temperatures later on Tuesday will allow the resort to restart snow making, continuing to improve skiing and riding conditions at the resort for Thanksgiving weekend.

Today the resort was turning the K1 Gondola, the North Ridge Triple, and the Snowdon Poma, supporting skiing and riding on 15 trails. In addition to the North Ridge area, which the resort has had open for several weeks, skiing and riding was also supported on Snowdon down Bunny Buster and part of Chute with the two areas interconnected by Klink and Great Northern.

Surface conditions were soft across the resort, as one would expect with warmer temperatures. While most of the trails were groomed after the weekend, the soft snow was bumping up in places due to morning traffic. Of course Mouse Trap, shown in todays picture, was not groomed out. It was covered with bumps left over from weekend skiers and riders.

Let it snow!