Day 98 - Killington

#justgivemeagroomer    Out 8:00 to 11:15 with a coffee break; cold and snowing - 2" from 8:00 to 10:30; 13 runs; 15,000 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; skied with Susan and Jay through coffee; Dip Dip was groomed - I did 5; conditions remain baby soft.

Day 97 - Killington

#justgivemeagroomer    8:00 to 10:00 with a coffee break; 20° overcast and very windy; 6 runs; 7,000 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; skied with Susan and Jay; still soft packed powder.

Day 96 - Killington

#justgivemeagroomer    9:30 to 12:00 with a coffee break; 3" new snow overnight snowing and windy with temps in the twenties - another inch or so this morning; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17's; 10 runs; 12,500 vertical; the snow remains really soft; 4" of snow yesterday too.

Day 95 - Killington

#justgivemeagroomer    Out 9:30 to 11:00; upper twenties, overcast, and very windy; 8 runs; 9,000 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; skipped today's two run Ski Bum - both times I went over the line was huge; conditions still excellent; knee still hurts.

Day 94 - Killington

Out 10:30 to 1:00; 20° with increasing light overcast and no wind; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; 11 runs; 14,500 vertical; Lower Downdraft groomed was worth doing 3 times.

Day 93 - Killington

It's good to be home... and park 5 ft. from the snow for free. Out 11:15 to 2:30 no breaks; mid-teens, full sun, no wind; 17 runs; 19,100 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17's; very few people on the hill today; still dry packed powder - a few of the steeper trails were starting to firm up; Lower O was groomed so I did like 6; feeling much better - I can tell because my knee is once again more noticeable than all the congestion in my lungs.

Day 79 - Killington

Powder Day. Out 8:35 to 12:10 with coffee; 11 runs, 12,333 vertical; skied the Volkl Katanas; near blizzard conditions continued all day, 18"-20" so far; knee deep everywhere; first shot at a spectacular waist deep drift skiers left all the way down Mouse Trap; too much snow to ski low angle stuff - wallowed around a while getting out of Caper Woods.

Day 78 - Killington

Volkl SL History Day. Out 9:00 to 1:00 with a coffee break; teens, snow, and wind; started snowing at about 11:00 - 12"+ forecast for this afternoon and evening; 23 runs; 15,400 vertical; skied the P50's, P60's, RaceTigers, and World Cups; the P50's felt similar to the Head Cheater 17's; the P60's and the RaceTigers felt like slalom skis - turny; the World Cups felt great on the flat, but were too stiff for me to keep in front of on any pitch what so ever; the snow was fantastic - soft pack with new snow falling.

Day 77 - Killington

Wednesday Ski Bum Race. On the hill 9:00 to 1:15 with a coffee break; clear, cold, and still; 14 runs; 16,750 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; Ski Bum Race Result: 27.72 (21) +4.13 behind leader; groomed packed powder everywhere; Downdraft and Dip Dip were groomed and the Quad was running - nice.

Day 76 - Killington

Atomic GS History Day. On the hill 9:00 to 1:00 with a coffee break; 1" new snow, single digit temps, cloudy, a little windy, intermittent light snow; just enough new snow on top of the grooming to completely cover the ridges; skied the Atomic ARC 24's, Atomic 10.22's, Atomic GS-11's, Atomic GS-12's, and Atomic D2 Race GS #2's; 3 runs on each, oldest to newest (ARC 24's to D2's); 16 runs; 17,200 vertical; surprised that each pair felt better than the last; only the ARC 24's felt straight - maybe they just felt long; the snow was velvety soft.

Day 75 - Killington

Powder day - 6" of bone dry, blower pow this morning; out 9:00 to 1:00 with a coffee break; Temps around 10°, cloudy, light winds, heavy snow squall when I left; 12 runs; 13,600 vertical; started with the Blizzard Brahmas, but changed to the K2 Apache Xplorers almost immediately to venture into the nats; did tons of stuff for the first time this season - Patsy's, Low Rider, Lower Great Bear, Northstar, Conclusion, Escapade; Big Dipper Glade; they cleared way too many trees out of Low Rider; 3 falls today - I believe that doubles this year's total.

Day 74 - Killington

KSC Masters Training; out 8:30 to 11:00; 8 GS runs on Bunny; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; beautiful day, 15° Sunny - no wind; the snow is still soft and dry.

Day 73 - Killington

On the hill from 9:00 to 12:30 with a coffee break; cold and windy with a diminishing K-Cloud; 14 runs; 16,425 vertical; skied the Atomic GS-12's - still my favorite skis; packed powder everywhere; Double Rime Fall was soft and smooth.

Day 72 - Killington

Out 9:00 till noon; 6”+ since yesterday, 3” last night; clear and cold, no wind; skied the Volkl Katanas;  6 runs; 8,100 vertical; powder and packed powder everywhere; Vagabond was good; Patsy's was open, but I passed - it looked thin.

Day 71 - Killington

9:00 to 12:00 with a coffee break; 6" new snow - the snow slowed considerably when I left, but started again hard as I got home; skied the Volkl Katanas; 9 runs; 12,100 vertical; lots of people on the hill today.

Day 70 - Killington

Out 9:00 till 12:30 with a KBL coffee break; 17 runs; 19,500 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahmas; sunny and 20° with a little bit of wind;

Day 69 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 1:00 with a quick coffee break in KBL; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; 21 runs; 27,250 vertical; OL groomed - 7; Supe Groomed - 7; Canyon - 7; conditions down the intersection of Lower Downdraft & Dip Dip were unbelievably difficult today - I only did each one once, then moved on; mid-twenties, overcast with little wind - light snow up high when I left.

Day 67 - Killington

Out 9:00 until 12:00 no break; sunny but cold, low-single digit temps; 11 runs; 12,000 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; 2-Run Ski Bum:   Run 1 - 28.57 (20)   Run 2 - 29.10 (19)   Total: - 57.67 (17)   +10.46 behind Sardelli; conditions remain good.

Day 66 - Killington

On the hill from 9:00 until 1:30 with a coffee beak; clear, cold, and windy; -5° for first chair, -1° when I left; 20 runs + 6 Snowdon Poma's; 27,700 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17's; very few people, very good snow.

Day 65 - Killington

On the hill from 9:00 until 1:00 with a coffee break; temps falling through the twenties as a quick 3" of snow fell in a howling wind storm; 17 runs; 23,750 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's and changed to the Volkl Katanas after coffee; I'm looking for a new name for the blog - any ideas?