Day 15 - Killington

Out 8:00 to 12:30 with coffee and a muffin in KBL; mostly sunny with temps in the twenties and a pretty good wind, especially up high; 16 runs; 19,975 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's; groomers; huge crowd - tons of lift stoppages; Snowdon 6 not online at 8:00 again.

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Day 14 - Killington

Out 12:15 to 3:45 without a break; thunder, lightning, and a hard rain overnight ended as 4" of new snow up high and 2" of frozen crust on my car at the condo; overcast with temps in the twenties with a stiff North Wind; 17 runs, 20,538 vertical; skied the Volkl Mantras; velvety softness or polished clean; Upper Bunny and Upper Caper - velvety softness; Lower East Fall and Lower Chute - polished clean; thankful for my late start today - got first tracks on Ramshead as the lift opened for the day just as I arrived; lots of people - lots of beginners; the Mantras worked well today; got cold feet and had to stop a little early.



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Day 13 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 2:30 with lunch in the car watching the World Cup women train Skyelark; warm, overcast and breezy; 21 runs; 24,462 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; soft snow everywhere; big crowd, again; Upper Bunny was good, again; Lower East Fall got it's first groom, so it was pretty good; with the warm temps even Downdraft Headwall was worth a second run; tired - 10 days straight.

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Day 12 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 2:30 with lunch in the Peak Lodge; temps in the forties with plenty of sun and wind; 28 runs; 30,693 vertical; skied the Rossignol Avenger 76 Ti's; soft snow everywhere; good crowd, but never much of a lift line; skiing ok; did several runs skier's right on Upper Chute dodging the snowmaking clumps that fell off the trees - didn't displace a single one.

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Day 11 - Killington

World Cup Week Day 1. Out 9:20 to 2:30 with lunch in the Peak Lodge; temps rising in the mid-thirties with a persistent K Cloud up high and the tinyest bit of wind; 28 runs; 28,976 vertical; skied the Fischer RC4 GS Cheater 18's; groomers; lots of people; watched Katharina Leinsberger ski Middle Chute 4 times from the chair, I even stopped on top of the Bunny Tunnel to watch and she tucked out the top of Upper Chute and stopped right next to me - she had GS skis on, so very smooth and very fast.

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Day 10 - Killington

Out with Aaron and Chris from 9:00 to noon with a leisurely, hour long coffee break in the Peak Lodge; this morning's snow started as a little freezing rain overnight - 30° and snowing hard all day - 3" and still snowing as I write this at 2:30; 10 runs; 9,824 vertical; skied the Line SuperNatural 108's; groomers with fresh snow; lots of people on the hill - went in early for coffee when there was a big line on Northridge; Mouse Run and Lower Rim Run were stellar.

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Day 9 - Killington

Out with Chris and Aaron, 9:15 to 11:30 with a nice long coffee break in the Peak Lodge to finish off my morning; clear and windy, temps around 20°; 7 runs; 8,595 vertical; skied the 2012 Volkl RaceTiger SL World Cups; groomers; best snow was Upper Bunny, but only got to do it once because the 6 was on wind hold and the guys kept wanting to ride the box instead of the triple - I hate Great Northern.

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Day 8 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 11:00, no break; 40°, rainy and windy; 10 runs; 12,000 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; soft snow everywhere, but I really just stuck to the Bubble till I got wet and went home.

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Day 7 - Killington

Out 9:10 to 1:45 with lunch in the Peak Lodge; temps right at freezing, no wind, temperature and cloud inversion today; 26 runs; 25,099 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17's; firm groomers with some chucks on Lower Chute and Bunny; Mouse Run and Upper Bunny were very good; lots and lots of people out, but never much of a liftline; skied ok; feeling ok.



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Day 6 - Killington

Out 9:15 to 1:30 with lunch in the Peak Lodge; 32° and overcast with light snow; 21 runs, 20,000 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's; carvable groomers with some chunks; plenty of people; skiing ok; feeling ok, although the newer Nordica Doberman Pro 130's still hurt my right heel; 6 days, 6 skis - I need to do skis tonight.

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Day 5 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 12:30 with a coffee break in KBL; rain and snow overnight - 1" of slush on the car this AM; 32° and snowing all day - 3" of slop total; 14 runs; 16,082 vertical; skied the Line Supernatural 108's; soft snow on softening man-made; not too many people other than the KMS kids; right ski for the conditions today; used the newer Nordica Doberman Pro 130's today; skied ok; a little tired in the heavy snow.

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Day 4 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 1:00 with a quick coffee break in the K-1 Lodge; overcast with temps around freezing - occasional freezing fog; 21 runs; 22,826 vertical; skied the Fischer RC4 GS Cheater 18's; carvable groomers; good crowd - no lines but lots of folks on the hill; skied a little better today; feeling pretty good physically too.

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Day 3 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 1:15 with a Peak Lodge coffee break; despite the warmer temps, mid-twenties, the increasing overcast and stiff wind made for a cold day; chunky monkey on most of the main groomers - I think they were trying to get some air into the base for this weekend; 22 runs; 17,486 vertical; skied the Volkl Mantras; not too crowded today; feeling ok, but not skiing exceptionally well.

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Day 2 - Killington

Day 2 with Uncle Bob and Rich. Out 9:00 to 2:00 with a nice long lunch in the Peak Lodge; cold, overcast and breezy to start, light snow with a couple of inches on the ground when we left; temps in the mid-teens all day; 15 runs; 16,443 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17's; carvable groomers that soften nicely with the new snow; fairly large crowd, but with the Snowdon Triple running people spread out pretty quickly; feeling okay other than the standard early season shinbone tenderness.



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Day 1 - Killington

After nearly a week of refusing to walk down the stairs, 3 days in Ohio at a wedding and 2 days of auto repair I finally made it out for Day 1. Out 9:45 to 1:30 with a long coffee break in the Peak Lodge; fortunate to have Uncle Bob visiting, so I skied with him and his friend Rich today; sunny and cold with the tinyest of breezes - 0° overnight, 10° this afternoon; 15 runs, 12,108 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; firm groomers with some good snowmaking on Mouse Trap; skied ok - hoping to pick things up a little tomorrow; fairly big crowd this morning, but almost empty this afternoon; good start to the season.

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