Superstar stockpiles!

[chuckstah]

Why not throw a rug down on top of the wood/dirt where you load. I don't see why you can't ski on a little carpet in the loading area. I would think an old rug would beet walk on.


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They have done this in the past with hay leading to the loading carpet IF there is enough snow to ski off at the top. That remains to be seen. If the top is melted out it will be carry the skis. Can't get a good look at what's left at the top from the cams but it was getting thin over the past weekend. Maybe someone who hiked today could comment on what's left? Hoping for the best and anything from here is bonus time. I'll be there Friday AM if the lift is spinning, which it should be!

 

[Newpylong]

Blowtorch next 3 days too...

 

[steamboat1]

4 weekends longer than anyone else in New England.

Long Live The Beast....

 

[Harvey]

Great weekend.

http://nyskiblog.com/killington-vt-do-a-little-dance/

 

[sugarbushskier]

Did I just see Superstar lift running this AM? Seems they groomed it to cover the bridge in the thin spot, but not sure how long it will last. 80 degrees and sun? Get it while you can.....

 

[freeskierinvt]

Temps will be pushing 90 degrees Friday and Saturday, definitely ski it while you can!

 

[chuckstah]

Tomorrow will start with top to bottom skiing, but the lift will be walk on walk off. Hope it lasts til Monday.

 

[dlague]

You have ever to hand it them for making it this far! From the Webcam it does appear that they pushed some snow to bridge the gap that was forming. On their report that are saying it will be walk on walk off all weekend but will be T2B skiing. With temps it is more than likely that they will push snow to get through the weekend.

 

[cdskier]

You have ever to hand it them for making it this far!

Absolutely! There were definitely some people earlier this season that questioned whether they had made enough snow to make a long run into the spring and also questioned their decision to not keep making more snow later in the season when there were a couple cold snow-making windows.

Overall I'd say K made the right decisions. Granted they also had some help from Mother Nature this spring with some cooler temps for a while that helped preserve SS.

 

[Zand]

Kinda surprised they didn't wait till tomorrow to spread out over the breaks. Might've helped them save a bit more

 

[Cornhead]

Yep, Mother Nature screwed us on the front end, saved us on the tail end. I didn't think they had a prayer of making Memorial Day Weekend, kudos to K.

 

[Savemeasammy]

Kinda surprised they didn't wait till tomorrow to spread out over the breaks. Might've helped them save a bit more

I'd be willing to bet it's a marketing move. They probably don't want people seeing the dirt traverse on the webcam.


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[jimmywilson69]

Could be. Could also have been the coldest night available so that they did the least amount of damage to the snow by driving a cat on it.

 

[steamboat1]

Overall I'd say K made the right decisions. Granted they also had some help from Mother Nature this spring with some cooler temps for a while that helped preserve SS.

Yes they had help from Mother Nature in May with cooler temps but remember most ski areas that stayed open until May 1 had a hard time lasting even that long.

 

[loafer89]

The mighty Killington, America's 5 1/4 mountain resort

 

[Zand]

I'd be willing to bet it's a marketing move. They probably don't want people seeing the dirt traverse on the webcam.


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I guess you might be right but to me the negatives outweigh the positives if that's the case. The bridge has already been breached so they may as well have just waited anyway.

FWIW the patch above the breach seema pretty thick still so hopefully they can scrape a little bit out of it every day and keep it going top to bottom for a few days.

 

[steamboat1]

I guess you might be right but to me the negatives outweigh the positives if that's the case. The bridge has already been breached so they may as well have just waited anyway.

FWIW the patch above the breach seema pretty thick still so hopefully they can scrape a little bit out of it every day and keep it going top to bottom for a few days.

A little walking is good for you.

 

[joshua segal]

I'd be willing to bet it's a marketing move. They probably don't want people seeing the dirt traverse on the webcam.


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The people who ski this time of year have a pretty good idea of what the product is. The marketing is just plain and simple that they are open.

 

[deadheadskier]

True

However it is puzzling that they built a bridge yesterday when they weren't open. I have to imagine that accelerates melting. They rebuilt it again this morning.

I was curious to see it yesterday. I tend to agree with Sammy that it was likely a marketing move. Other options on why they built the bridge yesterday could be better temps for grooming as Jimmy pointed out or providing ttb with no walking for those that hiked for turns yesterday.

Hope folks have fun out there today

 

[chuckstah]

Trail is skiing quite well this morning, except for the very top which is a rock garden. Groomed top to bottom with the only bumps on the sides of the headeall and some small ones skiers right on th flats.