Killington skiing into June.!

[joshua segal]

MSS throw in the towel?

Not according to Patrick (madpat). I assume the poster meant in the NE USA.

 

[Newpylong]

http://www.killington.com/site/mountain/webcam/superstar.html

Every chair going up with people on it.

 

[chuckstah]

K was busy today. Lots of people waiting at opening bell. Never waited more than a few chairs, but very few were going up empty. Skied 9-1.

 

[chuckstah]

A few pics. Snow is going fast, but still ok on the main routes. The last pic is old Bittersweet that barely had a ribbon. Closed but navigable with a 5 foot section of grass. Had to do it twice!

 

[machski]

Yup, awesome day, pushed 80 (was this June 8th??), Superstar and Skylark are still wall to wall, TTB. Ungroomed was perfect corn amazing all day. Bikinis on skis came out after lunch too!

 

[Newpylong]

This beautiful weather is destroying the June shot ugh.

 

[skiadikt]

absolutely awesome spring skiing. skied fri & sat. my sense is memorial weekend is easy but the blast furnace temps have taken it's toll even on the mighty supe. the following weekend will be tougher. the "consensus" closing is mon june 1.

 

[catsup948]

Temps are cooling a bit later in the week. I'm hoping I find a nice sunny day in the 60s next weekend.

 

[Smellytele]

Hope to get there this Friday 5/15...

 

[chuckstah]

Get it this weekend if you want no walking. Not sure it will be continuous by Sun afternoon.
Middle superstar almost done in one spot

 

[Jcb890]

Ugh, really? I was hoping to get there next weekend the 24th. But, if there is hiking involved, I don't see how they can possibly still get away with charging a $54 window price for lift tickets.

 

[Domeskier]

Get it this weekend if you want no walking. Not sure it will be continuous by Sun afternoon.
Middle superstar almost done in one spot

Have any zipper lines reformed on middle superstar after the grooming?

 

[chuckstah]

Ugh, really? I was hoping to get there next weekend the 24th. But, if there is hiking involved, I don't see how they can possibly still get away with charging a $54 window price for lift tickets.

There is still some snow to move around if they want to. If K decides Memorial Day is it they may fix the bad spots each day. But if they are serious about June first there will most likely be quite a bit of walking involved. Not sure what the window price will be next week, but almost nobody pays it. Plenty of people skiing Skylark today with walking/dirt skiing required in at least 3 spots. I'm just glad that the lift is still running.

 

[chuckstah]

Have any zipper lines reformed on middle superstar after the grooming?

When I arrived just before noon you could not even tell that the trail was groomed! Still decent bumps on lower Skylark mixed in with mud, rocks and grass. Good times.

 

[Domeskier]

When I arrived just before noon you could not even tell that the trail was groomed! Still decent bumps on lower Skylark mixed in with mud, rocks and grass. Good times.

Nice!

 

[steamboat1]

Ugh, really? I was hoping to get there next weekend the 24th. But, if there is hiking involved, I don't see how they can possibly still get away with charging a $54 window price for lift tickets.

It's an extra $20 for the hiking pass.

 

[joshua segal]

May 15, 2015 - Fri.
The bad:
1. It was crowded - not the lift, but the trail. There were a lot of poor skiers out-of-control, going way too fast for conditions and crowd.
2. Superstar was overgroomed: Where it was groomed was nice for the first hour but got deep and heavy. The ungroomed areas held up better to the traffic.
Will they make it to June?
I'd say about half the heap at the top of the headwall is gone and about 2/3 of the pile behind the snow fence is gone. There were a couple of choke points on the left and right on the way down. There is no question in my mind that they will wake it thru Memorial Day (May 25). If Killington's management wants to remain open (with some walking required as per S-K-I Limited or ASC), June 1 should be easy. If they want full t2b, June skiing, that may be a question mark.
The good:
1. There were two ways down: Superstar and Skyelark, but some walking was required on Skyelark. As such, Skyelark got much less traffic and the bumps were nicer than Superstar in the afternoon.
2. The left and right sides of Superstar held up much better than the groomed center.
3. The weather was lovely. The air was dry so even the high temps didn't let it get to that really sticky crud.
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Day 109 for me. Hope to get one or two more.

 

[Smellytele]

I was there as well yesterday and skylark is most likely done. one walking section in the middle and grass skiing in a few spots. I got there at 9:15 and was skiing by 9:45. After the first 2 runs you couldn't tell the groomed at all. By the afternoon big bumps and troughs were the norm. there was really only 2 spots that had an issue with cover to skiers left of the lift tower in the middle of the lower trail and up where the mid flat spot transitioned into the steeper lower section, again skiers left. plenty of room to ski around both.
While there was a fair amount of people I wouldn't call the trail crowded by any meaning of the word. Never felt like "shit these people are too close and I can't handle it."

 

[JDMRoma]

I was there as well yesterday and skylark is most likely done. one walking section in the middle and grass skiing in a few spots. I got there at 9:15 and was skiing by 9:45. After the first 2 runs you couldn't tell the groomed at all. By the afternoon big bumps and troughs were the norm. there was really only 2 spots that had an issue with cover to skiers left of the lift tower in the middle of the lower trail and up where the mid flat spot transitioned into the steeper lower section, again skiers left. plenty of room to ski around both.
While there was a fair amount of people I wouldn't call the trail crowded by any meaning of the word. Never felt like "shit these people are too close and I can't handle it."

We started right around the same time ! Must have crossed paths a few time but not knowing what you looked like other than a tele

Never got the overcrowded thing at all either !! Great day !


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[Savemeasammy]

By the afternoon big bumps and troughs were the norm.

Glad to hear it.


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