Superstar stockpiles!

[ALLSKIING]

It's still listed as closed on the trail report. So is OL for that matter yet I see people skiing it on the webcam. They even groomed OL last night. Me thinks the trail report isn't very accurate.

The trail report is terrible. Double dipper lower, OL, SuperStar headwall, needles eye.....all open!

 

[steamboat1]

Can't wait to get up there Monday morning. With things hopefully softening up next week it should be great. Might stay the whole week if it is.

 

[Savemeasammy]

I'm hoping to make it there on Wednesday.


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[joshua segal]

I was a Killington today (3/16/2016-Weds.)

I must say I was impressed with the glacier on Superstar and pretty sure they will go well into well into May. I thought it was deeper than last year especially on Lower and Middle Superstar. The top of the headwall looked close to what was there last year.

 

[Zermatt]

They need it to last until November, apparently they are having a little race thanksgiving weekend.

 

[steamboat1]

I was a Killington today (3/16/2016-Weds.)

I must say I was impressed with the glacier on Superstar and pretty sure they will go well into well into May. I thought it was deeper than last year especially on Lower and Middle Superstar. The top of the headwall looked close to what was there last year.

No way is it as deep as last year. You saw it just today & think it's deeper. It has actually shrunk over the past couple of weeks & even before shrinkage it wasn't as deep.

 

[joshua segal]

No way is it as deep as last year. You saw it just today & think it's deeper. It has actually shrunk over the past couple of weeks & even before shrinkage it wasn't as deep.

Well, all either of us have is a visual comparison of last year vs. this year, so without the nerdy numbers of "cubic feet of snow", all we have is two opinions!

 

[SIKSKIER]

Actually,we have this pic from last year.The top sure seems to have more but the lower seems to have less than this year.

 

[Newpylong]

Haven't been to K this year but from the pictures I have seen I think there is far less snow this year on the glacier.

 

[MEtoVTSkier]

Side melt is gonna hurt them this year. Didn't seem like they pushed out the snow-making as much this year, so I'd venture that the sides don't have the depth of the center "spine".

 

[steamboat1]

Side melt is gonna hurt them this year. Didn't seem like they pushed out the snow-making as much this year, so I'd venture that the sides don't have the depth of the center "spine".

With the exception of the headwall the spine isn't even centered this year. It's more skiers left because of the short throw of the low-e guns. Even more so on the lower section because of the position of the towers. I will say though this year was the first time I ever saw them use the 4-5 hydrants skiers right on the lower section albeit for only a couple of days.

 

[drjeff]

With the exception of the headwall the spine isn't even centered this year. It's more skiers left because of the short throw of the low-e guns. Even more so on the lower section because of the position of the towers. I will say though this year was the first time I ever saw them use the 4-5 hydrants skiers right on the lower section albeit for only a couple of days.

They HAVE to have the right wind direction (read as little to no wind) to use those hydrants on skiers right of the lower headwall, because if the prevailing winds are blowing, K would have to send a snowmaker to line check those about every 15 to 20 minutes to prevent the blow back that would occur from either burrying those guns or freezing them up Kind of like why you don't want to pee into the wind

If the winds allow, that string of hydrants is a great way to help combat the formation of the infamous lower headwall "S" that often hastens the demise of SS every year

 

[skiur]

There was more snow last year as they spread it out over the whole trail so it looks like less than this year when they have left it piled up on the left side of the trail. Not saying there isnt a lot of snow, just saying there was more last year. At least it wont be melting this weekend but it would be nice if the "King of Spring" would blow some more this weekend. Sitting idle is not very beastly.

 

[WWF-VT]

With the exception of the headwall the spine isn't even centered this year. It's more skiers left because of the short throw of the low-e guns. Even more so on the lower section because of the position of the towers. I will say though this year was the first time I ever saw them use the 4-5 hydrants skiers right on the lower section albeit for only a couple of days.

Why do people insist on call it a "headwall" when it's just a steep section of the trail ?

 

[KustyTheKlown]

because thats what the word means?

headwall. 1a : a precipice rising above the floor of a glacial cirqueb : a steep slope forming the head of a valley. 2 : a wall of masonry or concrete built at the outlet of a drainpipe or culvert with the end of the conduit flush with the outer surface of the wall.

 

[yeggous]

because thats what the word means?

headwall. 1a : a precipice rising above the floor of a glacial cirqueb : a steep slope forming the head of a valley. 2 : a wall of masonry or concrete built at the outlet of a drainpipe or culvert with the end of the conduit flush with the outer surface of the wall.

Yes, let's repeat this discussion...
http://www.killingtonzone.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=38835

 

[VTKilarney]

Yes, let's repeat this discussion...
http://www.killingtonzone.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=38835

I'm not sure that it counts as "repeating" if it's a discussion from a completely different site.

 

[cdskier]

I'm not sure that it counts as "repeating" if it's a discussion from a completely different site.

+1. Some of us here don't visit Kzone

 

[steamboat1]

Lets just call it upper Superstar, middle Superstar & lower Superstar. After all that's what it's called on the trail map.

 

[ss20]

Lets just call it upper Superstar, middle Superstar & lower Superstar. After all that's what it's called on the trail map.

So much sarcasm in this post... :lol: