Killington skiing into June.!

[steamboat1]

I recommend that you try it. If you don't like it, you don't have to do it again.

Truer words never spoken

 

[dlague]

Can't wait! I'll be there chair or not.! Should be a handful of turns up high on snow, and a decent patch on the lower third. That snow is still fairly deep. 80's will take a toll though.

I think the heat and the liquid snow will gobble up a lot of what is left sadly.

 

[dlague]

Can't wait! I'll be there chair or not.! Should be a handful of turns up high on snow, and a decent patch on the lower third. That snow is still fairly deep. 80's will take a toll though.

I think the heat and the liquid snow will gobble up a lot of what is left sadly.

 

[Domeskier]

Someone over at Kzone posted this pic from yesterday:

 

[joshua segal]

Wow! That is substantial snow loss. It remains to be seen what the groomer can do. It will be best for Monday, if they don't do any grooming until the last minute. Not clear from the photo how much (if any) of the whale at the top can be pushed down the headwall.

 

[deadheadskier]

Looks like hiking the bottom patch will be the best option.

 

[Jcb890]

When I was there on Friday the base depths didn't seem all that deep to me, but perhaps I'm wrong. I'd love to go the 1st, but I think this past Friday was my last day.

Also, it was my first time riding Superstar (ever). I didn't realize how steep some of the sections were.

 

[Jcb890]

Looks like hiking the bottom patch will be the best option.

On Friday I enjoyed riding the top section the best. However, it looks like the bottom patch will be the best option for people who still want to go.

Are people going up and hiking mid-week when they are closed or is that not allowed?

 

[mriceyman]

I didn't take it as bitching.


.

Thank you.. Not bitching at all and it wouldve been awesome if they couldve had ttb in june but may was a scorcher and killed any chance of that. If they didnt make such a big push to stay open to june they wouldve been closed monday for the season. Again i give k kudos for trying there best


Sent from my iPhone using AlpineZone

 

[drjeff]

Someone over at Kzone posted this pic from yesterday:

What would be nice to see next year, is if the massive mound at the top, was able to continue its depth down to the top of the last pitch, as that mid section "flat" year in and year out seems to be a primary melt out limiting issue. Short of the lower pitch "S" turn about tower 3, they've got the "proper" depths figured out down low.

GREAT effort by K to really try and go for it and bring some serious late season swagger back to the Beast!

 

[deadheadskier]

I'd be very surprised to see them blow any deeper than this year. They put forth an incredible effort and ran into one of the warmest Mays in recent memory. Normal year and Superstar would've made it well into June.

 

[jimmywilson69]

Along the lines of What Dr. Jeff is saying, I think they should consider blowing more stockpiles on the flatter section.

 

[Puck it]

Along the lines of What Dr. Jeff is saying, I think they should consider blowing more stockpiles on the flatter section.

Change the drainage pattern would help too.

 

[steamboat1]

What would be nice to see next year, is if the massive mound at the top, was able to continue its depth down to the top of the last pitch, as that mid section "flat" year in and year out seems to be a primary melt out limiting issue. Short of the lower pitch "S" turn about tower 3, they've got the "proper" depths figured out down low.

GREAT effort by K to really try and go for it and bring some serious late season swagger back to the Beast!

Along the lines of What Dr. Jeff is saying, I think they should consider blowing more stockpiles on the flatter section.

I think they blew as much as they could in that section. Having been there when they made their final push the snow was as high as the towers on the guns. The guns couldn't blow over the top of the mounds that formed anymore. Only way they could make more snow in that section is either to extend the towers higher or drag portable guns to the top of the mounds & blow from there, similar to what they did with the mound at the top.

 

[mister moose]

I think they blew as much as they could in that section. Having been there when they made their final push the snow was as high as the towers on the guns. The guns couldn't blow over the top of the mounds that formed anymore. Only way they could make more snow in that section is either to extend the towers higher or drag portable guns to the top of the mounds & blow from there, similar to what they did with the mound at the top.

Not at all. The snow was nowhere near as high the towers. And should that ever be an issue, you angle the groomer blade and doze it off away from the guns.

 

[steamboat1]

Not at all. The snow was nowhere near as high the towers. And should that ever be an issue, you angle the groomer blade and doze it off away from the guns.

Those new guns don't have the throw of the old guns. Yes the guns couldn't blow over the top anymore. Saw it with my own eyes.

 

[Newpylong]

Page 1 of this thread shows the depths mid-trail no where near the top of the towers.

 

[dlague]

By June 1st - if they go for it (which I doubt) the hike down will be greater than the hike up. The flatter section on SS will be gone after tomorrow!

 

[Jcb890]

A general Superstar question - is it always moguls top-to-bottom or is it only due to it being spring and not wanting to groom the moguls down?

 

[sugarbushskier]

Here's a strange thought - What would happen if K planted a few trees (pines/spruce etc.) around that middle section to buffer sunshine in the spring and maintain the snow depth? It wouldn't be a true "glade", but could add some character to the trail and maintain snow for the spring.

Just a 85 degree May day thought.