Killington Pond Skimming Saturday!!! 30F and Snowing!!! FAIL!

[Highway Star]

Take those fat boards from the powder to the pond in Saturday’s Dos Equis Pond Skim. The annual rite of spring takes place on Lower Superstar and registration opens at 9:00 a.m.

Literally!!!

Tonight
Rain, mainly after midnight. Low around 29. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday
Snow, mainly before 1pm. High near 31. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 29 mph increasing to 32 to 37 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as -1. Blustery, with a west wind 21 to 25 mph.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...-72.8043&unit=0&lg=english&FcstType=graphical

Seriously, what incompetent nutjob is scheduling these events....? Even Wachusett's pond skim is a week later.

In other unrelated news, they are changing their name to Freezetodeathton for next season.

 

[VTKilarney]

Didn't you say that people shouldn't be "judgy wudgy"? Just sayin, Damian.

 

[Highway Star]

Didn't you say that people shouldn't be "judgy wudgy"? Just sayin...

I come up with threads that aren't complete crap.

There's also a pretty large difference between making a real, valid criticism about an event that has been chronicly mishandled over the last half dozen years, vs. your thread complaining about people standing in lift lines waiting for people. (SERIOUSLY?)

 

[Hawkshot99]

Totally agree. Why didn't they go and send a nice letter to god, and have him schedule favorable weather for them? I mean this event has been planned out on their calender for months now, why didn't they just send that letter?

 

[VTKilarney]

I come up with threads that aren't complete crap.

There's also a pretty large difference between making a real, valid criticism about an event that has been chronicly mishandled over the last half dozen years, vs. your thread complaining about people standing in lift lines waiting for people. (SERIOUSLY?)

How judgy wudgy, Damian.

 

[Highway Star]

Totally agree. Why didn't they go and send a nice letter to god, and have him schedule favorable weather for them? I mean this event has been planned out on their calender for months now, why didn't they just send that letter?

Pond skimming is typically scheduled for one of the last weekends of a resort's operation, because it's warm and the snow is melting. Should be at the end of April at the very least, if not early May. KBL is at ~2550ft....it's colder than say, Mountain Creek.

 

[ScottySkis]

Highway star need s to smoke some good MJ

 

[Domeskier]

Cold weather will not stop this guy from skimming the pond:

 

[Savemeasammy]

Wow. Someone cares about pond skimming?


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[VTKilarney]

Wow. Someone cares about pond skimming?


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I'm sure it has an impact on Highwaystar's life. /sarcasm

 

[Highway Star]

Wow. Someone cares about pond skimming?


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I haven't gone in several years. Weather is usually bad and it's not nearly as good as when they used to have it on highline.

 

[VTKilarney]

I haven't gone in several years. Weather is usually bad and it's not nearly as good as when they used to have it on highline.

Now we know why Killington keeps it the way it is.


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[Highway Star]

Now THIS is a pond skim:

http://www.oninstagram.com/photo/it...jerry-dropped-in-898089277366950793_177410725

 

[skiur]

While not trying to be so extreme as him I have to agree with HS, pond skimming should be towards the end of April.

 

[Highway Star]

1999 Killington events schedule:

April 10-11, 1999 Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge
April 17-18, 1999 Spring Loaded at Bear
April 24-25, 1999 Tray Olympics
May 1, 1999 Slalom
May 2, 1999 Pond Skimming
May 8-9, 1999 Sunshine Daydream
May 15-16, 1999 Huckfest
May 29-31, 1999 Triathalon and Rage Weekend
June 1, 1999 slalom

 

[WWF-VT]

I think you should also post this thread at TRG as there are likely hundreds of pond skimmers that would care on that forum.

 

[VTKilarney]

I think you should also post this thread at TRG as there are likely hundreds of pond skimmers that would care on that forum.

I've taken the liberty of sharing this thread with the pond skimming listserv.

 

[KevinF]

I go up to the Magic Mountain area every year over Memorial Day weekend to do some cycling and hiking. It's usually been pretty chilly then too. i.e., we're not (usually) cycling and hiking in t-shirts and shorts. Even over Memorial Day there's no guarantee that falling into a big pond of icy cold water is going to feel good. And yes, I have woken on Memorial Day to see snow on the top half of Magic Mountain.

That said, from early April on through May, you can get anything. Yesterday and today have been in the 50's in Vermont. Probably would have been pretty good days to run pond skims. 24 hours later... not so much.

 

[ss20]

Mount Snow was smart and moved their Gladiator event on Ripcord from this Sunday to next Saturday.