Light snow falling around the Birch Ridge Inn at Killington.

Light snow falling around the Birch Ridge Inn at Killington.

OK...this is New England. Home of the phrase..."If you don't like the weather..wait a minute!" And certainly that has been the case at Killington this week.

Snow late last week was followed by several blue bird days. Early this week temperatures rose into the low 40's and we were greeted with several days of damp and dreary weather. Yesterday, temperatures plunged into the 20's, locking the early week dampness into the snow pack. Last night and today, we have been enjoying virtually continuous light snow fall, resulting in 2 plus inches of light powder accumulation on the previously frozen tight snow pack. And with cold air in place for what looks like a week or more, and snow flurries firmly in place in the forecast, the ski season in Killington is poised to extend well into the spring.

With Mary in Boston with her mother all week, and a looming tax deadline, I have not had the opportunity to get out on the slopes this week. Chef Frizzie did ski Killington yesterday and today. Predictably, yesterday was very crunchy, the result of Tuesday nights grooming of the frozen surface created by the previously mentioned dampness. This morning, after another grooming cycle, and a full night of light snow, Chef Frizzie reported that ski surfaces were much softer. Not up to the powder conditions of last week, mind you, but rebounding nicely from earlier in the week. And, as light snow continues to fall, they should only keep getting better.

Let it snow!