Blue skies for a Mother's Day afternoon.

I wish I could say that I got out there this past weekend, but I had other things going on and the only time I could break away was early Friday and I know it the snow was still set up, so I passed. I’m not done skiing, just missed this weekend and I plan on skiing this Friday and Sunday so I will have a better first hand report and pics. Anyway, for this week, I have plenty of friends that ventured out all three days and they sent me plenty of texts and pics on how it was.

At this point it’s Superstar top-to-botton and a groomed out Skyelark headwall back to Superstar. That route is nice as it gives you the option of going around the Supe headwall if you would like. Superstar hasn’t been groomed since Tuesday night, April 30, so the bumps grew with skier traffic last weekend than dissapated midweek with the warm temps. Make no mistake, the warm temps early last week took a toll on the snow pack, but temps stabilized as the week wore on and Killington sent out a groomer to pull the runout together back to the base of the chair

From what I was told, Friday afternoon after 2 was quite nice once things had softened up. Saturday was a day for the hardy. It was chilly, which kept things firm and there were periods of intermittent rain. It was definitely a skiable day, you just had to be there at the right time. Sunday sounds like it was the best day of the three.  Skier traffic and warmer temps kept things soft. There wasn’t so much skier traffic that the moguls got huge and rutted, but enough to get them skied in and skiing well.

From the looks of the long range forecast, this weekend looks fantastic. Yes, I know that’s a long time away, but lets hope it stays true and we’re fortunate enough to have three days of sunny, warm weather. Fingers crossed and we’ll see you on Friday and every weekend after that until the snow runs out or June 2, whichever comes first !

Have a good week!

Lower Supe Sunday early afternoon

Supe still holding strong.

Friday afternoon panoramic of lower Supe

Jonathan Celauro started skiing when he was four and still hasn't quite figured it out yet. After college, he moved to Killington and now 16 yrs later, each comprised of 100+ day ski seasons, he's still trying to grasp the whole skiing concept. At this point he imagines his best option is to just go with the flow. "I still find myself dreaming of big mountain lines and deep powder snow." J.C. Shop Our Online Store

Lower Superstar looking outstanding at 3:30 on Sunday

Wow! What a closing weekend of the regular season! Warm temps lots of happy, smiley faces and tons of snow.

I got up there with my son on Saturday morning to cheer on the Triathlon athletes and get him on snow again before the end of the year. After a shift change in parenting with my wife, I headed up to ski some bumps. On Saturday, I thought Lower Skyelark skied better than Superstar as it had better lines, rhythm and regularity throughout.

After a Sunday morning of playing at the Killington Elementary School’s playground and lunch at the Lookout with the fam, it was time to hit some more soft bumps. I thought Sunday afternoon was just phenomenal. I haven’t seen bumps like that on Superstar in a couple of years. by late afternoon on Sunday there were perfect left-right moguls everywhere down the steep pitch of lower Superstar. What a way to end the great regular season!

Come back and get some more as Killington re-opens this Fri-Sunday from 9-5 on Friday and 8-5 on Sat-Sun. Sure the warm weather did take a toll on the snowpack yesterday and I’m sure it will today, but there is still top-to- bottom and edge-to-edge snow coverage on Superstar. Lower Skyelark has a small breach in it where it was getting thin over the weekend as does Lower Bitter, but I’m sure a groomer will fix up Lower Bitter to make it continuous. I will have snow pics from Wednesday and Thursday posted here and on facebook for your viewing pleasure.

We’re open 10-6 Monday-Thursda, 8:30-6 Friday and 7:30-6 Saturday & Sunday this week. True Wheels Bike shop is fully open and operational out of the Basin. If you need something for your bike, stop by and see Matty or Jason.

See you on the hill on Friday!

Looking back on Supe Sunday afternoon

Mogul lines starting to come together Sunday afternoon on Lower SS

Looking down SS Sunday afternoon

Shredding the snow patch near the Snowdon quad on Saturday

Superstar from the upper Snowshed lot on Sunday evening. Pic by my friend Lisa M

Jonathan Celauro started skiing when he was four and still hasn't quite figured it out yet. After college, he moved to Killington and now 16 yrs later, each comprised of 100+ day ski seasons, he's still trying to grasp the whole skiing concept. At this point he imagines his best option is to just go with the flow. "I still find myself dreaming of big mountain lines and deep powder snow." J.C. Shop Our Online Store

Still plenty of coverage on Superstar

Another spectacular spring day. Bluebird skies, a nice spring breeze and 66*at 12:30 at the base of Superstar.

Limited grooming last night because of the warmth, which meant only Upper Skyelark>Lower Bittersweet, Middle Supe and the connectors were groomed last night. From what I hear because it did get a tad chilly last night that the ungroomed wasn’t ready until about 11:30.

I got there just in time I suppose as I found the surface to be a buttery cream. It did get heavy and bump up as both skier traffic and temps rose throughout the day. In my opinion the only reason to ski this week was Lower Skyelark which is still just outstanding.

I’m sure that Upper Skyelark>Lower Bitter and a couple cat widths wide of Superstar will be groomed for Saturday and Sunday. Tomorrow is the Killington Trilathlon which kicks off at 10. Good luck competitors, I will be up there as a spectator cheering you on while waiting for Lower Supe to bump up!

Your daily Supe pic.

The only reason I skied Supe today was for this pic.

Looking up skiers right on Lower Supe.

Looking down SS headwall.

Smooth corn snow looking down Upper Skyelark

More smooth corn snow looking down Upper Skyelark

Jonathan Celauro started skiing when he was four and still hasn't quite figured it out yet. After college, he moved to Killington and now 16 yrs later, each comprised of 100+ day ski seasons, he's still trying to grasp the whole skiing concept. At this point he imagines his best option is to just go with the flow. "I still find myself dreaming of big mountain lines and deep powder snow." J.C. Shop Our Online Store

Fantastic moguls on Lower Skyelark

And the gorgeous days just keep stacking up. Sun and clouds, calm winds and 78* at 1:30 at the base of Superstar

Today was the warmest day of the year. This resulted in limited grooming of only Upper Skyelark>Lower Bitter, the High Road connector and middle Supe. Anything that was groomed was pretty heavy. The ungroomed stayed okay as it didn’t turn to total mush.

For me today, I skied the mogul course on Supe headwall to Skyelark to the best moguls of the season on Lower Skyelark. It was easier to get down middle Skyelark than middle Superstar as middle Supe was mushy. I skied that route six times and chickened out on the mogul course on SS headwall my last run and went around to ski Skyelark TTB.

There will be plenty of sun, but temps are forecasted to cool off some 10* the rest of the week bringing some life back to the snow surface. I hope that some of you get a chance to get up here and experience this great spring season.

Till tomorrow!

Smooth snow on Upper Skyelark

Lower Skyelark from the top

Half way down Lower Skyelark

Your daily Superstar pic

Looking back on Supe

Superstar from the top

Jonathan Celauro started skiing when he was four and still hasn't quite figured it out yet. After college, he moved to Killington and now 16 yrs later, each comprised of 100+ day ski seasons, he's still trying to grasp the whole skiing concept. At this point he imagines his best option is to just go with the flow. "I still find myself dreaming of big mountain lines and deep powder snow." J.C. Shop Our Online Store

Smooth corn snow on Upper Skyelark

What a fantastic Spring Day. Sunny, calm winds and 70* at 1:00. Basically, more of the same.

May 1. Not many eastern resorts can say that they operate daily into May, but Killington can. Today was the return of the May 1 fun slalom and with that it, the place was somewhat crowded. Not weekend crowded, but there definitely was some people around.

As usual this time of year, the groomers were soft in the morning and became heavier and mogulier as the temps rose and skier traffic increased as the day wore on.

In my opinion, the best reason to ski right now is Lower Skyelark which has the best moguls I have seen this year. The other routes are fun, but the snow gets heavy by late morning- early afternoon. Don’t get me wrong, this is fun, but to me it gets tiresome. I cant comment on Upper or Lower Bitter as I didn’t head there today.

Some more smooth corn looking down Upper Skyelark

Lower Supe

Your daily Supe pic

Looking back on Lower SS

This skied well later in the day

Lower Skyelark

More of Lower Skyelark

Looking up Supe from the Umbrella Bar

Jonathan Celauro started skiing when he was four and still hasn't quite figured it out yet. After college, he moved to Killington and now 16 yrs later, each comprised of 100+ day ski seasons, he's still trying to grasp the whole skiing concept. At this point he imagines his best option is to just go with the flow. "I still find myself dreaming of big mountain lines and deep powder snow." J.C. Shop Our Online Store