Joshua
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Went up to Killington today to pick up my All-East pass (last year to get a college one as I graduate law school in the spring) and skied in the afternoon. I didn't get to Killington till 11am (long story), had my pass by 11:30, and was on the slopes shortly thereafter. A few things before I give skiing details. First, there was NO snow on the ground till I got to Route 100. Second, Okemo looked very brown from the highway.
Temperature at Killington was 27 at the SkyShip Gondola when I arrived, and about 26 up at Snowshed and K1. Didn't go up much after that and was still the same when I left.
The mountian looked good from the road, with some snow from the storm still left on the roads. It looked like about 4-6 inches on Killington Road.
Now the Skiing. At 11:45am with my first runs, it was packed powder, and at 3pm with my last runs, it was still packed powder. K had 5-8 full length trails (didnt really count), with lots of man made snow being blown, bumps, and some fast trails. It was awesome to be skiing again, but in terms of difficult terrain, there wasnt any.
They were blowing snow on Snowshed when I arrived, and nothing when I left. Looked like it was too windy and wasnt sticking where they wanted it to.
Snowdon and the glades had excellent coverage with no bear spots, but a little thin towards the edge of some trails.
Overall, its begininning to look like mid-winter up there, but the warm up coming this week may take care of that.
Temperature at Killington was 27 at the SkyShip Gondola when I arrived, and about 26 up at Snowshed and K1. Didn't go up much after that and was still the same when I left.
The mountian looked good from the road, with some snow from the storm still left on the roads. It looked like about 4-6 inches on Killington Road.
Now the Skiing. At 11:45am with my first runs, it was packed powder, and at 3pm with my last runs, it was still packed powder. K had 5-8 full length trails (didnt really count), with lots of man made snow being blown, bumps, and some fast trails. It was awesome to be skiing again, but in terms of difficult terrain, there wasnt any.
They were blowing snow on Snowshed when I arrived, and nothing when I left. Looked like it was too windy and wasnt sticking where they wanted it to.
Snowdon and the glades had excellent coverage with no bear spots, but a little thin towards the edge of some trails.
Overall, its begininning to look like mid-winter up there, but the warm up coming this week may take care of that.