Thu, 10 May 2012 13:01:27 -0400 Killngton Vermont News, Views and Information http://www.killingtonblog.com http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201205/text/20120510.txt Thu, 10 May 2012 12:57:56 -0400 Every May we step away from Killington for a few weeks to try to catch up on life in the real world. What are people wearing... what are the trends in food... what are people drinking... What are the trends in free time activities. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201205/text/20120510.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201204/text/20120422.txt Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:58:48 -0400 Like the final curtain coming down on a Broadway Show, the Killington Ski Resort entered it's last day of the 2011-2012 ski season with a curtain of cloud draping Superstar, the last trail standing. To pretend that this has not been a strange winter season at Killington would require a feat of self delusion worthy of an ostrich with it's head in the sand. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201204/text/20120422.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201204/text/20120413.txt Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:35:31 -0400 I just received this message (4:00 PM) from the Killington Resort through the Killington Chamber of Commerce: Operational Update from Killington Resort for Saturday, April 14th: We are pleased to announce the K-1 Express Gondola and the North Ridge Triple will operate Saturday, April 14 along with the Superstar Express Quad from 10:00 a. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201204/text/20120413.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201204/text/20120411.txt Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:12:54 -0400 I blame it on our mothers... On my side we have Irish-Catholic guilt. On the Mary's side we have Swedish fortitude. Combined, Mary and I don't have a prayer at ever stopping work.... While heavy wet snow was falling across the Killington Resort yesterday, we were dutifully fulfilling our obligations to the State of Vermont and the US Government by working on our tax package to give to our acco. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201204/text/20120411.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201204/text/20120409.txt Mon, 9 Apr 2012 12:34:39 -0400 Maybe the Mayans were on to something? Maybe all the work being done by Doomsday Preppers is worthwhile after all? Has the earth started to tilt to a different center point on it's axis? The signs are all there! Yesterday was a perfect example. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201204/text/20120409.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120330.txt Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:55:36 -0400 Proving once again that weather in Killington is anything but consistent, the region was visited last night by a fine dusting of snow. More like a pixie dust raining from the heavens, it was just enough this morning to cover roof tops, coat windshields, and cast a white frosting on the tops of the Green Mountains all around the Killington Region Now so we don't get ahead of ourselves, we are tal. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120330.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120322.txt Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:27:23 -0400 So... we already established that you were going to come up to Killington this weekend; ski a few runs; partake of the umbrella bars; get your season pass for next year; buy some new equipment to go with your new seasons pass; and play your first round of golf for the season in Vermont. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120322.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120321.txt Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:49:03 -0400 OK... you planned on coming to Killington this weekend, but you think a week of 70 degree days has reduced skiing and riding at Killington to boogie boarding and surfing. But you still want, dare I say need, to get that one last mountain fix before the onset of panic sets in caused by having to spend lots of time with family during Passover, or Easter. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120321.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120318.txt Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:45:05 -0400 Mother Nature giveth - and Mother Nature taketh away. Warm temperatures have descended across the 6 mountains of Killington, blazing a trail of soft snow and large bumps in it's wake. While I did not ski today, (my last day on the hill was Friday), large bumps are being observed being created on all of the trails of the resort. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120318.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120315.txt Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:48:32 -0400 My morning jog this morning took me out for a few runs at the resort. I had about an hour and a half open this morning, so off the the mountain I went. As usual when I have a short time on the hill, I parked this morning at the Vale parking lot and skied out of the car. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120315.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120314.txt Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:58:13 -0400 To all my engineer, scientist, and technology friends in the world out there.... Happy Pi Day! For everyone else, enjoy this link to wikipedia. 3.1415926535 8979323846 2643383279 5028841971 6939937510 5820974944 5923078164 0628620899 8628034825 3421170679 8214808651 3282306647 0938446095 5058223172 5359408128 4811174502 8410270193 8521105559 6446229489 5493038196 4428810975 6659334461 2847564823. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120314.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120308.txt Thu, 8 Mar 2012 19:26:24 -0500 Oh what a day on the mountain! Take bright sunshine, temperatures in the 50's, a turtle neck shirt, a ski bib and ski vest. Add in soft snow, fast lifts, and no crowds. Throw in some bumps for good measure. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120308.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120307.txt Wed, 7 Mar 2012 10:53:54 -0500 Congratulations are in order for the residents of Killington for turning out in high numbers to vote in the first Australian Ballot Killington Town Meeting. From information provided by town government, 391 ballots were cast in the election. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120307.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120306.txt Tue, 6 Mar 2012 15:16:18 -0500 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. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120306.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120305.txt Mon, 5 Mar 2012 16:00:47 -0500 You can't make this up! All winter long we have been moaning about the fruits of Mother Nature... The last 2 weeks have certainly changed that tune! Today was another in a series of Powder Days at Killington. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120305.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120302.txt Fri, 2 Mar 2012 15:55:36 -0500 I needed to leave the mountain today at 10:15 AM. When I sat down and wrote yesterdays blog at 11:30 PM, I did not know that I had another 4 hours to go before getting to bed. It turns out a late arrival planted their car in a snow bank on Butler Road leading into the inn. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120302.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120301.txt Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:05:41 -0500 It has been a very full day. As I sit down to write this installment to killingtonblog.com, the clock has just struck 11:30 PM. My legs feel like Picaso's famous painting The Scream. They are talking to me. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201203/text/20120301.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120229.txt Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:31:43 -0500 Just when you through it was safe to reserve your spring tee times at Green Mountain National Golf Course, Mother Nature has decided to give the Killington Resort a Leap Year gift. A winter storm warning has been posted for Vermont. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120229.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120227.txt Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:56:54 -0500 Todays adventure out on the slopes of Killington featured an overcast sky and lots of soft surfaces of machine groomed packed powder. The overcast is the next storm system moving into the area with more snow predicted. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120227.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120226.txt Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:11:30 -0500 Pow! No... we are not talking 70's Batman striking out at the Joker.... We are talking Powder at Killington. While the storm that hit the area the last couple of days does not rate "Epic", it did provide the best skiing of the year today at Killington. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120226.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120223.txt Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:40:21 -0500 All Presidents Week we have had typical New England Weather. Some sun, some wind, some snow, some r@!n, some ice.... all in moderation mind you, and not enough of anything to get excited about. But this morning when I got up, something magical was being spoken of on the boob tube. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120223.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120221.txt Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:40:54 -0500 Presidents Week usually signifies a turning point in the ski season at Killington. And this year will be no exception. The winter doldrums give way to the imagination of spring. The sun, which has been hiding behind the mountains all winter due to it's low angle on the horizon, now proudly rises giving light to the whole resort. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120221.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120215.txt Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:37:41 -0500 Late last week the Killington Resort announced a major concert event for the end of March to coincide with their "Nor'Beaster" promotion. The resort announced that they were set to host the SnowMont Music Festival, a three-day music festival March 30-April 1, 2012. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120215.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120213.txt Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:11:06 -0500 With town meeting day just around the corner, local politics is set to take center stage in Killington over the next several weeks. This year will see a major change in how the town of Killington deals with local political issues. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120213.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120210.txt Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:43:37 -0500 A lot of people later this afternoon are going to need a nap. Bright sunshine and lot of snow were once again the modus operandi for the Killington Resort today. Just the perfect day to ski laps around the 6 interconnected mountains of the Killington Resort. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120210.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120209.txt Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:04:24 -0500 Bright sunshine, moderate temperatures, a light breeze, perfectly groomed corduroy... the recipe for a brilliant ski day at Killington The Killington grooming team has been out in full force all week working the surfaces on the trails of Killington. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120209.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120206.txt Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:31:52 -0500 As I write this the wind outside the inn is howling down the Killington Road. If one were not blinded by the dazzling sunshine that has blanketed most of the area today, you would think that we were in a really crazy storm. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120206.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120203.txt Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:28:57 -0500 Dear Chris: What are you guys doing to our beloved mountain? Mary and I left this morning well before 9:00 AM to catch the first chair with some friends from New England (you know... that place with the football team which is going to win this years Superbowl). http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120203.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120202.txt Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:35:22 -0500 Punxsutawney Phil, the eponymous symbol of Groundhog day, reportedly saw his shadow this morning in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania, predicting 6 more weeks of winter. Have we had a winter yet? Actually, we have. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201202/text/20120202.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120131.txt Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:35:44 -0500 Mother Nature can be a sharing lady. The light snow that has fallen over the region the last couple of days has dramatically improved ski conditions on the mountain. While the low overcast that dominated the morning sky made picture taking problematic, that same low overcast has steadily dropped light snow across the area. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120131.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120130.txt Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:31:23 -0500 Light snow overspread the Killington region in the early morning hours, dropping 2 to 3 inches of light powder in its wake. While the snow is totally appreciated, I am hard pressed to call today a "Powder Day". http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120130.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120127.txt Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:09:40 -0500 Mother Nature is just weird. In the last 24 hours at the Birch Ridge Inn at Killington we have had snow, sleet, ice(hail), r@!n, wind, freezing r@!n, thunder and lightning. The good news is that it is too cold for pestilence. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120127.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120125.txt Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:10:33 -0500 In the words of my friend, Billy Mac, "point em down hill you chicken @#!t". Today was a very flat and fast day at Killington. It was one of those days where you pointed the skis down hill and voila - instant Super G racer! The weather leading into today has continued to be interesting at Killington. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120125.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120123.txt Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:40:42 -0500 After a beautiful, bright, sunny Sunday that had our day dominated by work in the morning and football in the afternoon, Mary and I had a chance to get out on the mountain for a few turns today. One of the buzz phrases of the early 21st Century - "Into the Cloud" best describes today. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120123.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120120.txt Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:08:48 -0500 Oh boy! What a day... 3 to 5 inches of new fluff on the mountain, plus some strategic, and not so strategic snow making, and Killington was a brand new resort this morning. The crust of yesterday was lurking like a great white shark just below the waves, but if you were able to keep on the bumps and away from the troughs, it was a beautiful day to ski at Killington. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120120.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120119.txt Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:42:59 -0500 "it's not ice if there are no fish under it" - F.I.S and Birch Ridge Inn Bartender - Merisa.... There were no shades of blue or green visible today, except in the perfect azure sky. But that did not mean that the ski surface presented on the mountains today was beautiful soft powder. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120119.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120117.txt Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:08:25 -0500 Well...maybe it was more like a ski hour and a half instead of a whole day... but it was interesting all the same. There was an element of foreboding driving to the resort this morning. Clouds were hanging low over the resort. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120117.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120115.txt Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:52:35 -0500 In classic MLK weekend fashion, below zero temperatures descended upon the Killington Region overnight. I say MLK fashion because for some reason MLK weekend seems like it is a binary... temps are either below zero for a January Freeze, or above 40 for a January Thaw. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120115.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120114.txt Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:31:51 -0500 Has the curse of Irene been broken? Since early Thursday, 9 inches of new snow have blanked the Killington area. Light, fluffy, bright white, beautiful snow! Conditions today are seasonably cold with a bright blue sky to contrast with the freshly fallen snow. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120114.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120113.txt Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:30:37 -0500 "And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not trobled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet..." Matthew 24: 6-8 Today was a day filled with contrasts at Killington. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120113.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120112.txt Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:10:15 -0500 A long overdue winter snowstorm has swept over the Killington region blanketing the area in a carpet of bright white snow. Snow started in the early morning hours. At 10AM at the inn, the snow stake showed 2 inches of new accumulation. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120112.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120110.txt Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:16:28 -0500 Even though the cold front descending upon the area brought copious gray clouds, it was still a nice morning to ski at Killington. Temperatures started just below freezing, with a constant light snow falling across the resort. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120110.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120108.txt Sun, 8 Jan 2012 13:28:47 -0500 It happens every year. The Christmas Season officially comes to an end. The decorations, which Mary spends hours on each fall to perfect, get taken down, boxed for future use, and stored away. And this is the week. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120108.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120106.txt Fri, 6 Jan 2012 17:01:57 -0500 3 days in a row... not quite a trend, but has been nice to get out on the slopes of Killington this week. Today, conditions at the resort were vastly improved from the last couple of days. Not great mid winter conditions, mind you, but the light snow that fell to earth yesterday afternoon and early last night really made a difference on the slopes. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120106.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120105.txt Thu, 5 Jan 2012 15:45:16 -0500 Sometimes you see things on the mountain that make you shake your head. Sometimes they make you laugh....sometimes they make you cry....But today, it was just a laugh. College week is in full swing at Killington. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120105.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120104.txt Wed, 4 Jan 2012 16:37:55 -0500 It only took 4 days but now I can officially say that I skied in 2012. The end of the world as we know it may occur this year, at least as predicted by 2012 doomsday wonks, or not... but I can proudly say that I buckled up my boots, clicked on my skis, and once again enjoyed throwing myself down a mountain verifying the law of gravity and validating Newtonian Physics along the way. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120104.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120101.txt Sun, 1 Jan 2012 16:06:12 -0500 Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and old lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, we'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201201/text/20120101.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201112/text/20111228.txt Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:57:22 -0500 It's not nice to mess with Mother Nature...but for the second time in as many weeks, Killington has dodged a bad weather bullet when the heavy r@!n that was predicted to fall across the region late yesterday and last night failed to materialize. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201112/text/20111228.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201112/text/20111226.txt Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:52:58 -0500 Late night dinner guests at our restaurant on Christmas were greeted with light snow as they made their way home last night. Atmospheric instability dropped anywhere from a dusting to a couple of inches of light fluffy snow across the area. http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201112/text/20111226.txt http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201112/text/20111225.txt Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:21:12 -0500 The Santas of the Birch Ridge Inn Where ever you may be.... have a very Merry Christmas.... Let it snow! http://www.killingtonblog.com/display_graph.php?text=./month/201112/text/20111225.txt