Killington Peak, sans the old Killington Gondola Station/Restaurant

Killington Peak, sans the old Killington Gondola Station/Restaurant

There is something about Monday mornings. In a resort it means that the weekend is over and the majority of guests have departed for home. But even before we moved to Vermont full time almost 15 years ago, staying over Sunday night to ski on Monday held a special place in our psyche.

This morning it was just spectacular to be on the mountain. Of course we could use more snow, what ski resort couldn't. But this morning the sun was shining brightly, the trails were relatively empty (at least early), and the temperatures were quite favorable. In fact, the temperatures seemed to be in the goldilocks region. Cold enough to allow the resort to continue to make snow, while warm enough to ski without a neck gator and have the coat collar unsnapped.

The Killington Resort has flipped their snow making operation into high gear. Most of the action today has been concentrated on Skye Peak along Upper Superstar, Skye Lark and Bittersweet. Snow Guns and the Fan Gun were also operating at Snowdon in the Chute area and at the base of Mousetrap. Clearly the resort is taking advantage of every window of opportunity to lay down snow cover on as many trails as possible, as quickly as possible.

Conditions were similar to what we experienced on Friday with the exception that snow surfaces were a little softer and the snow guns we skied under were a little drier. Clearly the resort is still making some snow in the North Ridge area to refresh conditions, and it shows. There was a lot of nice, soft snow to make turns on this morning.

All in all, a really nice Monday morning to be on a mountain top in Vermont.....Let it snow!!!