Day 87 - Killington

On the hill at 9:00; parked at Snowdon; skied the Volkl RaceTiger SL World Cup’s.  Light snow with temps in the twenties.  Conditions are excellent.  Granted I stayed exclusively on the groomers, but I didn’t find anything even remotely bad.  Best thing I skied today was the Snowdon Poma line – no kidding!  Skiing a single groomer track made me quicken the tempo of my turns and if the tracks from my first run were any indication, I was skiing pretty good. Left early to conserve my left knee for tomorow - snow forecast starting tonight.

Day 86 - Killington

A little more snow overnight.  On the hill at 9:00 with Tom; parked at Snowdon; skied the Rossignol Avenger 76 Ti’s and the Atomic D2 Race GS #2’s.  Started with a disappointing Bunny-Chute-Chute.  I was just going to straight for the conditions, light, and equipment.  Went back for seconds and did a little better.  Then we moved on to Low Rider where I uncovered tons of crap. Changed to the GS skis and headed to the Canyon.  Cascade was the best run of the day - smooth and grippy.  After coffee we changed back to putt-putt’s and went back to the Canyon for a Royal Flush and a couple of Big Dipper’s.  Royal Flush was a little thin, but I picked my way down and missed most of exposed rocks.  Big Dipper was a pleasant surprise – lots of soft snow and good cover.  The entry into the bottom was a little sketchy, but I did it again anyway.  My left knee is killing me.  I’m icing it as I write this.

Day 85 - Killington

On the hill at 9:00 with Tom; parked at K-1 and skied the Volkl RaceTiger SL World Cup’s. Overcast with temps in the twenties. Skied most of the mountain today. However, didn’t make it to the peak or Skyship base.  I find the slalom skis hard to ski at anything but full-tilt, short-radius turns.  Did 94 turns right down the middle of OL from the lip to slow sign. Just because.  Just before coffee I skied up on an accident involving Bob Sardelli.  Apparently he was flying off Superstar onto High Road when somebody skied out of the woods and they collided hard.  Other guy was generally OK, but Bob was unconscious for like 5 minutes.  Kevin Ture reported Bob broke his nose and had a cut over one eye that required six stitches, but is none the worse for wear.

Day 84 - Killington

5-6" light powdery snow - SL training cancelled; Out at 8:00; parked at Snowdon; skied the Volkl Katana's; Did Patsy's first thing. It was very nice - totally untracked. Only a couple of more tracks in there the second time around - nice bonus.

Day 83 - Killington

More snow overnight! Parked at Snowdon, on the hill at 8:00 with Tom, skied the K2 Apache Xplorer's. Did a few nice runs on Snowdon before coffee and the crowds arrived. Vagabond first, then a couple of Patsy's, a Low Rider, and a couple of Great Bear's. Increasing wind closed most of the lifts at 10:00, so we just left after coffee.

Day 82 - Killington

On the hill at 8:00; parked at K-1; skied the Rossignol Avenger 76 Ti’s.  Another 2” new snow, almost an exact replay of yesterday! Didn’t really ski anything really tracked up until 9:00 or so.  First tracks on Cascade, Upper East Fall, Reason – 3 times, Upper Double Dipper – 3 times. Took a fall today on Superstar Headwall. Really nice day.

Day 81 - Killington

On the hill at 8:00 with Tom, skied the K2 Apache Xplorer’s. 2” new snow on top of the groomers.  Blackout week continues – NOBODY on the hill till after coffee. First tracks on Chute, Bunny, Reason, Upper Double Dipper, and Powerline.  Skied several things for the first time this year – Powerline, Ridge Run, Escapade, and Northstar.  The bumps on Escapade, Northstar, and Vagabond really took it out of my legs.

Day 80 - Killington

On the hill at 8:00; parked at Snowdon; skied the Volkl Racetiger SL World Cup’s. Another bluebird day.  Canyon was uninhabited until 10:00 again. Conditions on the groomers remain stellar.  Cool boarder/skier-cross set up on the Conclusion cut-over.  Freestyle Nor-Am practice today on Conclusion – some of those guys are pretty good.

Day 79 - Killington

On the hill early with Tom; parked at Snowdon; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #2’s.  Blackout holiday period means nobody on the hill till after coffee.  We skied almost unimpeded in the Canyon till 10:00.  Conditions are great. Cascade ROTD, groomed to perfection. Kudos to the mountain for continuing to make snow.  Tom reported the piles on Lower Skylark are as high as the tower guns.

Day 78 - Killington

GS training on Highline today.

Day 77 - Killington

Out early to do SL training, but missed our group when I messed up the time…  Did lunch at the Long Trail brewery, then returned for an afternoon round.

Day 76 - Killington

On the hill at 9:00; skied with Tom; parked at Snowdon; skied both GS and SL’s again today. Light overcast with temps in the low thirties. Everywhere they haven’t dug up rocks by “rejuvenating” trails, things ski pretty good.  Grumpy all day – my left knee was killing me.

Day 75 - Killington

On the hill at 9:00; parked at Snowdon; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #2’s and the Volkl Racetiger SL World Cup’s. Overcast with temps in the low 30’s.  Using slalom skis makes my left knee hurt, but man are they fun! Conditions not any different than the last few days.

Day 74 - Killington

Out at 9:00 with Tom; parked at Snowdon; overcast with temps in the mid-twenties and little wind; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #2’s. As usual Bunny-Chute-Bunny was in tip-top shape first thing.  Immediately moved on up to the Canyon – East Fall and Cascade were also in really good shape.  Skied across to Superstar for our last run before coffee – the guns were off, leaving a relatively smooth, soft set of whales.  After coffee I headed to Bear.  OL had been groomed but by the time I got there it was fairly skied off, so I only did two.  Bear Claw-Bear Trap-Wildfire was in good shape as was all of Skyburst.  Ended with a Skylark – it was ok, but it still rated as the worst run of the day.

Day 73 - Killington

On the hill at 9:00; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #2’s.  Tom skied a few runs this morning for the first time since he hurt his ribs.  A dusting of snow overnight.  Most things were groomed nice and flat.  Still blowing on Superstar.  The Canyon Quad was running and Cascade and East Fall were pretty good.

Day 72 - Killington

Clear and very cold this morning, so I didn't go out till 1:30PM. Skied the Volkl Race Tiger SL Cheaters.

Day 71 - Killington

On the hill at 9:00, skied the Rossignol Avenger 76 Ti's. Clear and cold (for temps in the mid-twenties). Conditions were 3F again. Snowmaking on Upper Superstar and Lower Cascade. Much larger crowd today, thankfully offset by more lifts in operation

Day 70 - Killington

On the hill at 9:00; parked at Snowdon; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #2’s. Another blue bird day; clear with light breeze and temperatures in the mid to upper twenties.  It seemed very cold given the weather, maybe skiing most runs at 50+ mph had something to do with it.  Conditions were 3F again today. Over the past few days, I’ve found a few things that make my skiing feel really good.

Day 69 - Killington

Parked at Snowdon and on the hill at 9:00; skied the Atomic D2 GS #2’s.  Clear and cold with a brisk wind.  Much like yesterday conditions were firm and flat.  Very few people on the hill today.  I liked just about everything I skied.  Bunny-Bunny-Bunny first thing was great.  Moved on to Superstar after Snowdon and it was nice and firm, so I did 10 laps or so.  I headed over to Skylark once, but as I turned down from Launch Pad it was a bit chunky so I cut right back around and did the rest of Superstar.  Did a few on Bear too before coffee.  Bear Claw-Bear Trap was a tiny bit chunky, but not enough to stop me from doing it again.  Trail of the day over there was Upper Skyburst.  It soften up nicely in the morning sun without clumping up into piles.  Since the CQ and NRT both weren’t running today, I headed back to Snowdon after coffee.  I made two tuck runs out of Middle Chute across the Mixing Bowl and straight down Lower Bunny – 72.9mph on Ski Tracks!  Today’s Ski Tracks is missing one run.  I didn’t get it turned on till my second lift ride.