Killington Peak under an azure sky

Killington Peak under an azure sky

On a perfect day to head out to the mountain to ski, the registered voters of Killington are turning out to make history. By a wide margin at a special town meeting held last year, the voters of Killington decided to modify the existing Town Meeting procedures for from the floor voting, and move instead to a formal ballot using Australian Voting rules. Today was the first local election with the new rules in place.

While it is too early to proclaim that the switch to Australian Ballot for local elections is a success, early indications are that the people of Killington are responding well to the changes. Last night, the first part of the change took place with an Informational Town Meeting to review the issues before the voters of Killington. The meeting was attended by several hundred people to discuss issues presented to voters on the ballots to be cast today. A live stream video record of Monday nights meeting can be found online here.

if you are a Killington resident reading this blog, no matter what your point of view, I encourage you to get over to the elementary school on Schoolhouse Road today before 7:00 PM and cast your vote.

Chris Bianchi answering questions at the Killington Town Meeting held on Monday night, March 5, 2012. Click to enlarge..

The election is not the only activity taking place in Killington today. The beautiful blue sky and crisp late winter temperatures are driving residents and guests outside to play in the snow.

Before heading to the polling place to cast my votes in this years election, I made my way to the resort for a short jog around the mountain. By this morning, the resort had groomed out the powder that had fallen the last several days, resulting is surfaces that were noticeably firmer. Some moderate powder could be found on some trail edges, and along windblown areas prone to drifting snow. The woods today was not an option for me, as I was skiing with people who do not partake in the trees, but I would guess that tracked out areas would have also firmed up in the cold overnight temperatures.

Skiing today was back to primarily Super G conditions with flat and fast conditions underfoot. Trails that had minimal grooming had firm bumps under a small cover layer of powder. Lower Skylark is an example of the latter, with Sky Burst to Lower Wildfire being a perfect example of Super G downhill.

Spring skiing conditions are due to spread across the area over the next couple of days with temperatures reaching well above freezing. They should be nice days to grab your ski shells and sun screen and take a few laps around the mountain.

Let it snow!!!