andyzee
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Ice and power outages have prevented them from opening. I see they are now announcing on their snow report that they will not open today. That should give them plenty of time to get the mountain in shape for our arrival tomorrow! 
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Killington Closed Today
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frozencorn
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Looks like Wildcat called it a day today too, mostly based on nobody being there:
"Wildcat Mountain will be closed for the remainder of the day Friday. Bobcat lift and Snowcat triple chairs did operate this morning servicing middle- to lower-mountain and beginner terrain, but business levels have been determined to close early. Re-open Saturday, December 13th at 8:30am."
"Wildcat Mountain will be closed for the remainder of the day Friday. Bobcat lift and Snowcat triple chairs did operate this morning servicing middle- to lower-mountain and beginner terrain, but business levels have been determined to close early. Re-open Saturday, December 13th at 8:30am."
ctenidae
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Geez- Powere's out from Weston to Worchester adn beyond, too. Didn't realize it went all teh way up to Killington. Yikes.
Not pretty in much of the state...icing was more of a problem than forecast. Many are saying this is just as bad if not worse than the Ice Storm of '98.
Where I am we got some icing, but not too much.
Where I am we got some icing, but not too much.
billski
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Magic was none too happy about it either:
"What an interesting bout of weather we have seen the last 24 hours. The "storm" dropped 2 inches of sleet and freezing rain on our trails overnight. While it was not what we had hoped for, it will help continue to firm up our base.
Magic Mountain as well as the town of Londonderry have been without power since early this morning and according to CVPS power may not be restored for up to 72 hours. The entire state has seen severe icing, downed trees and power lines so we are among many waiting to have our power restored."
"What an interesting bout of weather we have seen the last 24 hours. The "storm" dropped 2 inches of sleet and freezing rain on our trails overnight. While it was not what we had hoped for, it will help continue to firm up our base.
Magic Mountain as well as the town of Londonderry have been without power since early this morning and according to CVPS power may not be restored for up to 72 hours. The entire state has seen severe icing, downed trees and power lines so we are among many waiting to have our power restored."
Their memories must be short, the 98 storm lasted over three days. I'm sure there are some bad areas, but this from what I've seen is a relatively minor event in comparison. I was living in Burlington at the time and the city was essentially shut down for four days and was a mess for weeks after. In plenty of areas, especially remote areas in Quebec didn't see power for several weeks.
We should feel fortunate that it wasn't that bad. The woods below 3000 feet elevation at Stowe were essentially lost for the rest of the winter. There were still skiable pockets, but literally 90% of the lower elevation lines were choked with fallen debris.
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That's actually great news for the weekend warriors..more untracked crusted powder..and more people to break it up. Skier groomed Packedpowder. The 6-pack is running at Blue mountain...FYI..1050 vert in under 5 minutes...me likey..
campgottagopee
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WOW--didn't realize all the icing goin on, bummer.
Here in CNY we got 5" of heavy, dense snow w/ 2 inches of fluff on top, and now the LE machine is crankin up. Anyone skiing Greek this weekend should have some good snow.
Here in CNY we got 5" of heavy, dense snow w/ 2 inches of fluff on top, and now the LE machine is crankin up. Anyone skiing Greek this weekend should have some good snow.
andyzee
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Latest report from Killington:
"Friday, December 12, 2008 Our entire fleet of World Class Snow Groomers are tackling the mountain to provide the best possible carving experience for Saturday. Skiers and riders of all ability levels will enjoy 12 lifts serving 62 open trails including Cascade, Downdraft and Superstar. Plus the season opener of the Timberline terrain park with 9 features, also Mouse Run will be open with 13 features.
We're expanding our terrain for this weekend to include Snowshed Slope as well as the opening of Snowshed Lodge. The Stash opens Dec. 19 along with the new Skye Peak Express!
All services will be available at the K-1 Lodge, Ramshead Lodge and Snowshead Lodge. Key lifts will open at 8 a.m.
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"Friday, December 12, 2008 Our entire fleet of World Class Snow Groomers are tackling the mountain to provide the best possible carving experience for Saturday. Skiers and riders of all ability levels will enjoy 12 lifts serving 62 open trails including Cascade, Downdraft and Superstar. Plus the season opener of the Timberline terrain park with 9 features, also Mouse Run will be open with 13 features.
We're expanding our terrain for this weekend to include Snowshed Slope as well as the opening of Snowshed Lodge. The Stash opens Dec. 19 along with the new Skye Peak Express!
All services will be available at the K-1 Lodge, Ramshead Lodge and Snowshead Lodge. Key lifts will open at 8 a.m.
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drjeff
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HEY! Carvers are way better! And frankly most root canals nowadays SHOULD be pretty boring
BTW, there's about 3/4 - 1" of ice coating just about everything here at Mount Snow
Power is up on Route 100 from Wilmington upto the Mountain. Basically 90%+ of homes from Wilmington to the Mass border appeared to be out. Roads were clean and in good shape, much more problems with tree debris than ice on the roads tonight. This was a BIG ice storm though Similar threads
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