Winter will not die this year, as I type this it is a cool 33 degrees and there is snow in the forecast and sunny skies predicted for this weekend.  I spoke with a few customers this week and evidently it’s been warm down in NY, NJ areas and the people I did speak to didn’t know about some of the events going on at Killington this weekend.  Saturday it is Customer Appreciation Day, the Basin and other shops will have tents set up and will be offering free demos to try, there will also be a brew fest and entertainment all taking place at the K1 lodge at the umbrella bars.  The mountain looks as if it is mid winter, plenty of coverage and excellent skiing to be had everywhere.  There is also a ton of snow left in the woods, last night I got to see just how much.  A bunch of us went to see Bo Thayer at High Altitude Adventures at Sunrise Mountain Village, I highly recommend this as it was a great time, about a half hour snowshoe in, excellent food and great music.  There was close to 2 feet of snow in some areas, that side of the mountain faces south so any north facing slopes will have more than that.  Come on up this weekend should be a great time.

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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

Today was not the day to have to work all day.  Everyone that came in the store all said the same thing, one of the top days of the year other than a powder day, here are the reasons.  Nice firm groomed trails on the whole mountain, a lot of lifts open, sunny and no wind, barbecue in the parking lot and the whole mountain to your self.  A lot of people mentioned that Ovation was the run of the day and I also heard great things about Cascade as well.  I have to tell you it looked awesome from the windows of the shop, there is so much snow here.  Come up this weekend for Killington’s Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday April 13, we will have our demo fleet set up on snow for people to demo, there will be entertainment and a brew fest, should be a great time.  Look for all this near the Superstar Chair and the Umbrella Bars.

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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

This is yesterday’s report from quiet and calm Pico mountain, sunny light wind and unseasonably warm temps.  As usual I was helping herd the youngsters from the Pico Ski Club which is the highlight of my week.  I have to say having skied with these kids all last year and this season the level of improvement and skills these 5 year old’s and up have is unbelievable.  I did get my first taste of almost being left behind while skiing in the woods with a group of these daredevils.  Yesterday with the warm temps the snow was soft and I would have to say kids had the advantage which is why I may have gotten left behind a little while in the woods.  I was having trouble sinking into the soft snow but the little ones never looked back and wiggled there way through all the secret paths they were finding, i didn’t follow them in after that run.  The lower mountain was in good shape in the morning and started to soften up and we found the peak having similar conditions, although the kids were bummed that there were not enough jumps.  After lunch I think it was family ski day, we took Wren our 2 year old to Bonanza and ran into many other family’s doing the same thing, just a great day of skiing and was finished off with chocolate waffles in the sun out side the lodge.  Temps are going to drop this week and snow is in the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday.  Look for a Killington Report from today later this afternoon.

Bret

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

Well last night did not disappoint and we received 3-4 inches of snow on Killington which made it look a lot like winter which is the way it should be.  Ray went out today and reported that coverage was good and the snow was a little heavy but all in all good skiing.  Visibility was very tough but the runs that stood out were on Skye Peak and Superstar.  We should be receiving more snow throughout the week and with the snow making that has been going on the upcoming Christmas week should see more terrain opening up.  We also just received our new Go Pro3 Black Editions which people have been asking about so check our web site or call to order one for your self.  Sorry no pictures today, hopefully tomorrow.

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

Sunny Days!

Today was the reason I work the midnight shift on Friday’s, the skiing was packed powder all over the mountain, mid 30′s and sunny with not a cloud in the sky.  I got to the hill at a respectable 8:50 and found a lot of cars filling up the upper lot’s, turns out there was a race on High Line so the other trails were not too bad.  Went to the peak for the first run and stayed in the glades for a bit, there was some variable snow conditions with a few piles of the light, dry snow forming but for the most part great skiing with great visibility which helps a lot.  Skye Lark and Bittersweet on the other hand had similar conditions but was stuck in the shade and was colder so we moved our posse back to Snowdon and met up with some more friends.  It’s funny when there is talk of snow in the forecast that is all anyone talks about, so every lift ride was filled with chatter about the upcoming days filled with snow, needless to say everyone is excited.  Lower Superstar and Cascade opened today as well so if you are coming up this weekend you will have some new trails to ski or ride.  Our Season Tune Demo is this Sunday so come into the Basin to pre register, just bring in your boot and sign some paperwork, also check our Facebook page for some photos from the demo.

Packed Powder Conditions.

Artistic Android Photo.

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