The mountain opened at 8am this morning so we had a couple hours before the crowds showed up.  With the 11” new snow on Wednesday and snowmaking during the week additional terrain opened for the Thanksgiving holiday.  We can now ski top to bottom on Snowdon.  The quad and poma were turning so you could make a few quick runs on Upper Bunny before skiing to the bottom on Chute or Mouse Trap (if you wanted bumps).  I heard Downdraft headwall opened up as well but I didn’t check it out myself.  What I gorgeous day to be outside burning off all that Thanksgiving food from yesterday.  The forecast is calling for comfortable temperatures the next 2 days so make sure and get outside.

Bret Williamson has worked at the Basin since 1993, he has worked every aspect from tuning to buying and is now the hard goods sales manager. Look for him on the hill with his son and daughter teaching them how to ski and converting his snowboarding wife to skiing. Shop Our Online Store

Happy Thanksgiving! Today was in the low 30’s and overcast.

Mother Nature really smiled on Killington yesterday with a foot of new snow. The only negative was the overcast skies. The snow was a little heavy but last nights cold weather dried the snow out perfectly. If this was the middle of February we would have been talking about how spectacular the snow surface was and remember it is only November. The only thing that would have made it any better (beside the sun) was if more of the mountain was open but remember beggars can’t be choosers.

Bret Williamson has worked at the Basin since 1993, he has worked every aspect from tuning to buying and is now the hard goods sales manager. Look for him on the hill with his son and daughter teaching them how to ski and converting his snowboarding wife to skiing. Shop Our Online Store

We here at the Basin are always looking for the latest technology.  This year Salomon is kicking off the season with their new Salomon BBR ski.

They are having an exclusive demo and VIP party that we would like to extend to our loyal customers on December 2nd and 3rd. The on-snow demo will be both Friday and Saturday starting first thing in the morning. The VIP party starts at Killington’s Long Trail Pub, then moves down to the Wobbly.

For those of you that would like to join us, please respond to Christine@basinski.com She will be able to set you up with the event’s credentials.

Vin Quenneville has worked at Basin Sports since he escaped Connecticut in 1997, managed Out of Bounds Snowboards since 2000 and launched Basinshopping.com in 2007. "I live for riding my bike in the summer and ripping tight tree lines in the winter." V.Q.

WOW! What a morning! I know the forecast yesterday was ~7″ for K peak. FALSE!! There was easily a foot up high and it snowed all morning. Still snowing at 12:40 as I write this too.

Got up to Bay 1 right at 9. No matter though as the K1 started loading about 9:10. Took a couple runs off the North Ridge chair first thing. Once it tracked out, it was time to do some exploring. Man, it felt good to be back out on some big ole wide powder skis. No powder skis you say? Well take a look here: skis for the good stuff

**DISCLAIMER** None of these pictures taken today were on closed trails or woods runs. You may have had to venture off the beaten path to get there, but they sure were open to the public.

Also, in honor of Cyber Monday, we’ll be holding a basinshopping.com contest. Just email us at info@basinshopping.com and tell us the name of the woods run that is pictured below and you will receive 10% off your next order on purchases over $199

Enough of my talking.  A picture is worth a thousand words, or 10% off at basinshopping.com

Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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

DING, DING… Winter is on!!!  Killington’s site is stating over 10 inches already with snow still coming down!  We will update the report throughout the day today with the latest news… Stay tuned!

We just heard from Matty, who is having a BLAST on the hill this morning… AND STILL SNOWING!

Vin Quenneville has worked at Basin Sports since he escaped Connecticut in 1997, managed Out of Bounds Snowboards since 2000 and launched Basinshopping.com in 2007. "I live for riding my bike in the summer and ripping tight tree lines in the winter." V.Q.