Killington Peak from Killink covered in snow

Killington Peak from Killink covered in snow

Killington today was like an M and M. For the most part it is covered in a thick candy shell that will melt in your mouth, not in your hands.

It is hard to give an accurate description of skiing at the resort today, other than using the word variable. And that is actually a very good thing!

After another freeze thaw freeze cycle, resort operations are working very hard to provide guests to the area with great skiing conditions. But the Killington Resort is very big, so it takes time. Some areas today skied very well. In particular, the upper parts of Killington Peak in the North Ridge and East Falls pod were excellent. Multiple grooming passes combined with some newly made snow yielded surprisingly soft surfaces. Other parts of the mountain, where groomers have not been able to reach, are still glaciers glistening in the sun that hangs just above the horizon during this part of the winter. Anyone riding the Snowdon Quad today who looked down at Upper Chute will know exactly what I mean.

Bear Mountain had also seen some love, although the interconnect from Killington Peak to Bear via Bear Trax could only be described as treacherous. Bear Claw and Skye Burst skied like early spring. The snow was corning up, although the temperatures were still too cold to allow any further melting to take place.

Lots of snow still covers the Killington Resort for skiers and riders to enjoy.

But the one take away from my trip around the mountains was that there is still a lot of snow pack (or ice pack depending upon your pleasure) providing a solid base from the resort to work with. In a couple of days, after the groomers have had an opportunity to chop it up and manicure it, soft mid winter conditions will return. With the return of cold, the resort will restart their snow making system, further enhancing snow surfaces. Now if Mother Nature would cooperate and give us a little natural, then we would be "in like Flynn" as some of my baby boomer friends would say.

The one bright spot is this winter to date is that things have a way of averaging out. Here's to getting dumped in with snow in February and March!

Let it snow!