Day 15 - Montage

Out 8:30 to 12:15, no breaks; rain overnight ended as a tiny bit of snow/sleet/freezing rain mix right at 8:30, otherwise heavy overcast with temps right at freezing and little to no wind; 26 runs; 16,305 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's and the 2015 Volkl RaceTiger SL World Cups; baby soft, cream cheese groomers; virtually nobody else out for most of the morning; skied with Chris - Yatsko joined us for the last hour or so; talked Chris into letting me do a couple of runs on his brand new Head Supershape i.Titan's - too much sidecut of me; skied okay; glad I did a couple of runs of my SL race skis rather than heading off to Sunday's race at Swain cold; think I got some good video of Chris this morning.

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Day 14 - Montage

Another holiday crowd. Out 8:30 to noon, no breaks; mostly sunny with temps around freezing; 17 runs; 11,245 vertical; skied the Atomic D2 3.0 Race GS's and the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; light crowd till 11:00, then all hell broke loose; groomers with some overnight snowmaking thrown in for good measure; the binding on the Atomics failed - kicked them off to place the GoPro in the woods and I couldn't get them back on; the snowmaking on Smoke was stellar; Switch opened today - too bad I didn't find it till the crowds showed up at 11:00 because it was pretty good; skied okay.



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Day 13 - Montage

Definately a 'holiday weekday'. Out 10:00 to 2:30 with a really, really long lunch break in the car watching RCS win the Bormio SG - late start today because I had a doctor's appointment this morning; mostly sunny with temps around freezing and an on again off again wind; 15 runs; 9,812 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's; scratchy groomers; pretty big crowd - lift lines all day; didn't ski particularly well.

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Day 12 - Greek Peak

Merry Christmas. Out 8:30 to 12:45 with ¾ hour break to dry out; 2" rain overnight ending by 11:00 this morning as sleet changing to snow; 20 runs; 15,210 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; rain soaked groomers; absolutely nobody else out till 11:00, then just a couple of dozen people; totally encrusted in ice when I stopped for a break to dry out and change gloves; the rain soaked groomers were surprisingly moonscape-free; skied okay, feeling okay.

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Day 11 - Montage

A very nice, quiet day. Out 9:00 to 2:30 with and hour in the car for lunch; foggy with temps in the low thirties to start then a few wet flakes, a gust of wind and just like that the fog lifted; 30 runs; 18,417 vertical; skied the Nordica Enforcer 88's; soft groomers; nobody else out on the hill till around noon, then just a few people - never a lift line; skied alone; Boomer and Smoke were very good - no chucks on Boomer today and the ungroomed 'headwall' on Smoke continued to soften overnight; missed tracking my first run again today when I forgot my phone in the car for the second day in a row; I also forgot my pass for my first run, but it didn't seem to be a problem as I just skied onto the lift at the bottom; I think early morning on weekdays here are going to be nice.

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Day 10 - Montage

Good start to my 'home season'. Out 9:15 to 3:00 with ¾ hour for lunch at Midland; sunny to start with an increasing overcast all day - temps in the low thirties - no wind; 30 runs; 20,918 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's and the Nordica Enforcer 88's; groomers - a few thin spots on the very top of Smoke and a few chunks on Boomer's headwall; standard Montage crowd - nobody to start with an increasing number of kids out by the time I left; skied with Chris - we made several with Maria and Ana and a few later with Richey and Deb; only took 2 minutes to pick up my pass; social distancing wasn't much of an issue with today's light crowd, but adhereance to masking protocols was less than ideal; feeling okay, but didn't ski particularly well today; today's picture is Maria, Chris and I practicing social distancing.



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Day 9 - Kite Hill

Stuck at home with 2 ft. + of new snow on the ground so I broke out my new DPS Alchemist Lotus 124's and hiked for a couple of runs off the sand mound.

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Day 8 - Windham

Still waiting for the season to start here at home - big snowstorm expected Wednesday night. Out 9:00 to 3:30 with ¾ hour break for lunch in the car; light snow started on the drive up, stopping around 2 o'clock - an inch up top at the open, maybe another inch during the day - temps rising to just above freezing; 43,981 vertical; 33 runs; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's and the Blizzard Brahma #2's; generally variable early season conditions - Upper Wolverine had excellent coverage and a pretty good groom job - with the exception of a couple spots, all the flatter terrain from the middle of montain down was very thin; very few other people out - never rode the chair with another person; the Heads worked noticably better than the Blizzards on the steeps; skied okay I guess.

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Day 7 - Killington

So ends part 1 of my ski season - it's mostly Montage and NY state day trips from here. Out 9:00 to 4:00 with just a ½ hour in the car for lunch; an early, high level K Cloud gave way to a sunny, pleasant day with temps just above freezing - the wind did pick up a bit toward the end of the day; 41,692 vertical; 34 runs; skied the Fischer RC4 The Curv's and the Blizzard Brahma #2's; nice groomers at opening bell that got pretty scratchy as the day wore on - a little new snowmaking thrown in just for fun at the end of the day when they dropped the rope on Lower East Fall; huge crowd early that thinned out by the afternoon; after due consideration I've decided that I've absolutely ruined the Fischers by having them ground flat (0° base bevel) - I won't make that mistake any more; didn't ski particularly well today; looong drive home after a looong day on the hill.



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Day 6 - Killington

Miles. Out 9:00 to 3:30 with a quick get dry break in the Ski Club Building and 45 minutes for lunch in the car; 2" of new snow overnight - windy with temps in the mid-twenties and light snow all day - 2" more during the day; 33 runs; 37,699 vertical; skied the 2012 Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17's; after yesterday's soaking rain and freeze and last night's deep groom conditions chunked up real quick - as the day wore on and the snow continued to fall things softened up and de-chunked nicely; lots of people out this morning, but never much of a liftline - tons of KMS, GMVS and SMS kids; skiing well; feeling well.

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Day 5 - Killington

Better than a sharp stick in the eye today, but not by much. Out 9:00 to 3:00 with 45 minutes in the Ski Club Building for lunch; 50°, overcast and windy - ½ hour of light rain at 1:00; 31 runs; 30,385 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's; no grooming overnight because of all the rain, so everything frozen up and was real rattlee till it got skied in quite a bit - the rain overnight also uncovered tons more thin spots; not too many people, but lots of the regulars - Barb and Don, Bob and Pheobe, Mark and Cindy, Mike C., Karen, Ric S. - lots of KMS and GMVS kids on the hill today too; skiing pretty well; despite the effort of skiing the ungroomed all day I'm feeling pretty well.



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Day 4 - Killington

30k in the rain - again. Out 9:00 to 2:30 with 45 minutes in the Ski Club Building for lunch; overcast and 40° in the parking lot - rain started by 11:00 - the wind really picked up by 1:00; skied the Volkl Mantras; 26 runs; 30,756 vertical; deep granular that actually got better as the rain soaked in; all the locals out early before the rain - nearly empty by noon; they closed the mountain at 2:30 - just as well, I was soaked and ready to quit; skiing well; stuck mostly to the Bubble, except to ride the Box once to ski Upper Downdraft and Lower East Fall.

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Day 3 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 3:30 with coffee and lunch breaks at the Ski Club; overcast and very windy with temps rising through the twenties; 28 runs; 23,734 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's; very good conditions - loved the rock hard groomers in Northridge and the skied-in snowmaking on Middle and Lower Chute; lots of people; small (2-5 minute) lift lines most of the day; Snowdon 6 down again till 11:00, then it was swamped so I headed up to Northridge for a couple of hours; just like yesterday, consecutive rides the Snowdon Triple stopped in almost the exact same spot; skiing pretty well; disappointed that the Snowdon 6 was down so much this trip - I estimate that riding the Snowdon Triple instead cost me 11 or 12 runs.



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Day 2 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 3:45 with a 45 minutes lunch in the KSC Building; temps in the teens and low twenties some clouds and a little bit of wind - the intermittent clouds this morning gave way to brilliant sunshine by the end of the day; 26 runs; 25,233 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17's; not crowded by any means today but lots more people than yesterday; the groomers on Snowdon chunked up early, then either got skied in nicely (Upper Bunny) or mercilessly polished (Mouse Trap) - by the time I got to Northridge things had firmed, but they still skied well; the 6-Pack Bubble did't run today (snowmaking on Lower Chute) so I was relegated to the Snowdon Triple and today's vertical total shows the difference riding high-speed makes; skied okay; with Lower Chute closed, Lower Bunny was a herbitorium; stopped in exactly the same place on the Snowdon Triple on two consecutive rides.

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Day 1 - Killington

Typical 2020 - steady rain the entire drive up. Out 9:00 to 3:00 with a 45 minute break back at the car for lunch; raining and 42° to start - first wet snowflakes at 10:00 - full on snow by 11:00 - thick coating of wet snow followed by a little more drier snow as temps fell into the twenties; 28 runs; 31,436 vertical; skied the Nordica Enforcer 88's; soft, rain soaked groomers firmed considerably as the day went on; nobody else out till it started to snow; never rode the lift with another person; never waited in a lift line; everything but my gloves stayed dry; skied every open trail segment today; skied okay for day one; good start to the season despite the rain.



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2019/20 Season Recap

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COVID-19 Ends Season.

Killington, along with everything else, closes.

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Day 81 - Killington

Radvanyi and Company Day 3. 36 runs, 39,147 vertical.



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Day 80 - Killington

Radvanyi and Company Day 2. 26 runs, 30,000 vertical.

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Day 79 - Killington

Radvanyi and Company Day 1. 25 runs, 29,521 vertical.



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Day 78 - Killington

14 runs, 16,727 vertical.

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Day 77 - Killington

14 runs, 16,097 vertical.

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Day 76 - Killington

Lee and Tony Day 3. 25 runs, 25,598 vertical.

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Day 75 - Killington

Lee and Tony Day 2. 16 runs, 16,619 vertical.

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Day 74 - Hunter Mtn.

Lee and Tony Day 1. Hard rain overnight, nobody else out, 13 runs, 16,458 vertical; skied the SkiLogic Customs; walked up to the lodge and the first person I saw was Glenn DeFrancesco.



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Day 73 - Killington

7 runs, 6,765 vertical, skied the Atomic Redster G9 RS's; DNF'd in Ski Bum, got mad and went home.

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Day 72 - Okemo

Family ski day with Uncle Bob and Aunt Georgia and family, 24 runs, 33,170 vertical.

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Day 71 - Montage

Out 8:30 to 3:00 with a quick lunch break at the car to change skis; sunny and warm - temps in the upper forties with no wind; 24 runs; 14,621 vertical; skied the Atomic Redster G9 RS's, the 2019 Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17's, and the Atomic D2 3.0 Race GS's; groomers; typical Montage crowd - nobody early and all the newbs arrive around noon; NASTAR today: 9.95 hcp (Platinum).

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Day 70 - Elk Mountain

Mid-Atlantic Master GS. Out 8:30 to 12:00 without any breaks; sunny with temps rising into the thirties and a slight breeze; 10 runs; 7,000 vertical; skied the Atomic Redster G9 RS's; skied horribly.

25 51 Burns, Martin M7 39.58 (24) 42.41 (26) 1:21.99 (25/4)

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Day 69 - Montage

Beer League Race #6. 25.47 (3) 12.01 hcp (Platinum)

Out 4:00 to 5:30 just to race; clear and calm with temps in the twenties; 7 runs; 4,280 vertical; skied the Atomic D2 3.0 Race GS's and the Atomic Redster G9 RS's; groomers; Smoke was very good - they blew 2" of smooth chalk on the pitch; good result tonight - beat all the women.

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Day 68 - Killington

Out 8:00 to 12:00 with coffee at the Ski Club; windy and cold with a diminishing overcast - temps in the teens - winds 30-40 mph from the north, gusts much higher - 2" or so more yesterday afternoon and evening; 18 runs; 24,205 vertical; skied the Nordica Enforcer 88's; soft groomers; lots of people; had to quit early with a physical ailment for the first time this season - my left calf and achilles tightened up just before coffee.

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Day 67 - Killington

Out 8:00 to 3:00 with coffee back at the condo to change skis and lunch in the bar at Snowshed; snowing and windy - 2" or so by the time I quit; 28 runs; 36,597 vertical; skied the Atomic Redster G9 RS's and Blizzard Brahma #2's; groomers; some people did show up by noon;

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Day 66 - Killington

Out 11:00 to 4:00 with lunch at the condo; mostly clear and windy with temps in the twenties; 22 runs; 26,771 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's and the 2019 Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17 's; crunchy groomers; lots of people, but lots of lifts too; Double Dipper was firm and crunchy after it's first groom of the season - that's my favorite condition on my favorite slope so I did 15; glad for the slowness of the Canyon Quad today - top to bottom on a firm DD is a lot more work than zooming groomers for vert over on Bear.

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Day 65 - Killington

Out 10:00 to 1:00 with just a coffee break at the Ski Club after I didn't go back out after lunch at the condo; clear and very cold, but thankfully very little wind - temp was -5° overnight, never out of the single digits today; 16 runs; 17,230 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's; groomers where much firmer than yesterday, but still very carvable - not everything looked like the picture below; I couldn't get back around on the Snowdon Triple's mid-station before Barb and Rick skied over my tracks.



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Day 64 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 4:00 with coffee at the Ski Club and lunch at the condo; yesterday's drizzle ended as 2" overnight - freezing drizzle once again this morning, but the temps dropped and it started snowing by noon; 24 runs; 31,869 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's; new snow on groomers; holiday crowd already starting to build; the Brahmas aren't near as smeary as Enforcers; was very tired today, but I stuck it out to the end; skied a few with Todd and his wife Melida.

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Day 63 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 4:00 with a few breaks at the Ski Club while racing and lunch at the condo; yesterday's rain ended as 2" of snow last night - partly sunny today with temps around 20° and some wind; 25 runs; 33,170 vertical; skied the Atomic Redster G9 RS's and the Nordica Enforcer 88's; fresh snow on groomers; Chute-Chute-Chute was all smooth creamy goodness first thing; finally beat all the women - Steph and Lauren, the two fastest women, weren't there but it still counts.

12 151 MARTIN BURNS 24.05 (12) SM5 (2)





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Day 62 - Killington

40,000 in the rain. Out 9:00 to 3:00 with lunch at the condo; freezing mist at the start turned to plain old light rain around 11:00 o'clock - full on K Cloud above mid-mountain - a pretty strong SW wind too; 30 runs; 40,515 vertical; skied the Atomic Redster G9 RS's and the Nordica Enforcer 88's; soft groomers; more people out than I would have thought given the rain; skiing ok.

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Day 61 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 3:45 with coffee at the Ski Club and lunch in the Peak Lodge; 2" overnight ended as 2" more this morning - when the snow stopped so did the wind and it got extremely foggy; 30 runs; 36,443 vertical; skied the Volkl Mantras; fresh snow on groomers - very nice; not too many people given the snow - never a lift line; Skyeburst first thing was fun; skied the hill a little differently today, I covered all the trails on Bear and on Snowdon rather than lapping just my favorites.

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Day 60 - Montage

Beer League Race #4. 26.64 (6) 13.51 hcp (Platinum)

Just out 5:00 to 6:15 to race; raining with temps around 40°; super soft - just shy of running water; 5 runs; 1,989 vertical; skied the Atomic Redster G9 RS's; just okay skiing, but a pretty good result.

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Day 59 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 1:30 with coffee at the Ski Club; clear skies with temps around twenty and some wind; 17 runs; 19,689 vertical; skied the Atomic Redster G9 RS's; firm groomers; good sized crowd, but no lift lines; 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in my Ski Bum classification were separated by 0.15 seconds - of course I was the poor bastard in 4th...

18 151 MARTIN BURNS 25.54 (18) SM5 (4)



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Day 58 - Killington

Radvanyis and Company Day 3. Out 9:00 to 4:00 with lunch in the Peak Lodge; overcast with temps in the thirties; 32 runs; 39,397 vertical; skied the Atomic Redster G9 RS's; softening groomers with little to no moisture; light crowd; Superstar was stellar - Double Dipper was very nice too;



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Day 57 - Killington

Radvanyis and Company Day 2. Out 9:00 to 4:15 with lunch back at the condo; overcast with temps around freezing and some wind - a little bit of freezing drizzle for about an hour this morning; 26 runs; 32,504 vertical; in the morning I skied Chris' Nordica Enforcer 100's, while he skied my G9's - switched to my Noridca Enforcer 88's in the afternoon; groomers; a little busy at Bear early, but generally a pretty light crowd;

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Day 56 - Killington

Radvanyis and Company Day 1. Out 8:00 to 4:00 with coffee in KBL and lunch at the condo; mostly overcast with temps around freezing and light winds; 24 runs; 28,574 vertical; soft groomers, but some snow would help alot; good sized crowd, but it emptied out early for the Super Bowl;



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Day 55 - Killington

Out at 8:00, home at 10:15 when I couldn't run away and hide any longer; overcast and calm with temps in the twenties; 11 runs; 11,650 vertical; skied the Nordica Enforcer 88's; soft groomers; really crowded right from opening bell; Cascade was marvelous; Bear chair down, so huge line at SPE4 - see below.



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Day 54 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 4:00 with coffee at the Ski Club and lunch in KBL; sunny to start, but the clouds rolled in around noon - temps rising toward 30°; 34 runs; 44,433 vertical; skied the Nordica Enforcer 88's; soft groomers and yummy snowmaking; tons of people; Lower Ovation under the guns was real good again, so I did 10; today marks ½ the ski season.

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Day 53 - Killington

Out 9:15 to 4:00 with coffee at the Ski Club and lunch in the Peak Lodge; clear and cold with little to no wind - temps rising to around 20°; 36 runs; 42,539 vertical; skied the 'new' Nordica Enforcer 88's; plenty of people, but no real lines; Lower Ovation under the guns was real good - looking forward to a repeat tomorrow; liked today's demos so much that I bought them; in the last 9 ski days, I've skied 11 different skis - I truly do have a problem.



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Day 52 - Killington

Out 8:00 to 3:45 with several race breaks and a lunch break at the Ski Club; clear and cold to start, but the sun quickly warmed things up to nearly 20° and it even felt warmer than that for a little while; 25 runs; 27,686 vertical; skied the Atomic Redster G9 RS's and the Blizzard Brahma #2's; groomers and some good snowmaking; not too many people out; if I would have know how badly I'd ski at Ski Bum today, I wouldn't have taken yesterday off; all sorts of lift problems today - stopped on or waited in line before they closed a lift for more than 5 minutes 4 different times today - oddly enough all on different lifts and two of the stops were more than 10 minutes; tons of fixed grip lifts today and today's vertical shows it; the snowmaking on Double Dipper was very, very good, especially the top ⅓ under the long armed tower guns - got to make turns down the steepest pitch along side tons of the slough I kicked off up above.

Race 1 - 151 BURNS MARTIN DNF

Race 2 - 24 151 MARTIN BURNS 25.97 (24) SM5 (4)



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Day 51 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 3:00 with a ski change break at the condo and lunch at the bar in Snowshed; 3" new snow overnight - snow, sleet, and freezing fog at various times today - temps right at freezing with relatively little wind; 24 runs, 32,903 vertical, skied my brand new Atomic Redster G9 RS's and the Line Supernatural 108's; powder and packed powder; not too big a crowd given the new snow - rarely had to ride with somebody else; hit another submerged piece of granite today - thank god it was with the Lines;



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Day 50 - Killington

Out 8:30 to 12:00 with no break; 3" of snow and mixed precip overnight - temps right around freezing with on and off snow all morning; 14 runs; 12,280 vertical; skied the Volkl Mantras; good crowd, but never any liftline; Radvanyi and Yatsko skinned up Bear Cub to South Ridge before first chair - I joined them when the lifts finally did open and we rode all the non-scanned lifts at the top of the mountain; had another fall today - dove head-first over a mogul on Pipedream when I checked up to miss a huge bare spot and high-sided; very nice conditions today - the mixed nature of last night's snow made it stick to the existing snowpack really well; Escapade first thing was very nice; Downdraft wasn't bad either; skied horribly this weekend - I'm blaming it on lack of rest.

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Day 49 - Killington

Out 8:00 to 12:00 with coffee at Bear; warm and overcast with temps in the thirties a little wind building from the SSW; 20 runs; 23,249 vertical; skied a pair of 174 cm Nordica Spitfire 80 demos; groomers; big crowd; skied till there was even a small lift line in the Canyon; skied with Radvanyi and Yatsko.



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Day 48 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 4:00 with a break back at the condo to switch jackets after I broke a zipper and a coffee break at the Ski Club; overcast with temps in the thirties and no wind - skies cleared quickly at 2:30; 34 runs; 39,746 vertical; skied a pair of 182cm Volkl Deacon Lowride 84 demos from Peak Performance; big crowd;

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Day 47 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 4:00 with coffee at the Ski Club and lunch at the condo; sunny and warm with very little wind - temps in the upper thirties; 30 runs; 39,684 vertical; skied the Head i.SG RD's and the SkiLogic Customs after lunch; good crowd, but little to no lift lines; hit the only rock on Skyeburst really hard on my SG skis; really liking the SkiLogics again; fell today at speed on my Super G skis.



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Day 46 - Killington

Ski Bum Race with makeup run from week 1. Out 9:00 to 4:00 with just two quick breaks in the Ski Club Building; clear and cold with a little wind out of the NW - temps in the twenties; 28 runs; 34,383 vertical; skied the Atomic D2 3.0 Race GS's; groomers; lots of people, but no lift lines; plenty of people at Ski Bum though - waited 45 minutes for my first run and almost ½ hour for my second;

Race 1 - 10 151 MARTIN BURNS 25.47 (10) SM5 (2)

Race 2 - 13 151 MARTIN BURNS 26.10 (13) SM5 (4)





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Day 45 - Killington

Out 8:00 to 3:45 with coffee at KBL and lunch in the Peak Lodge; clear and cold with little to no wind - well below 0° overnight, maybe 10° for a high today; 32 runs, 44,050 vertical; skied the 2019 Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17's; groomers; not many people; already hit a rock with the new skis.

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Day 44 - Killington

Last day with David and Mel. Out 8:00 to 2:30 with a quickie KBL coffee break and lunch at the condo; clear and cold with the tinyest bit of wind - temps in the single digits all day; 26 runs; 32,147 vertical skied the brand new 2019 Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17's; firming groomers; just David and I this morning - Mel went snowshoeing with the dog; just me the afternoon - Dave and Mel left at lunch;

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Day 43 - Killington

Dave and Mel Day 2. Out 8:00 to 4:00, albeit with a 4+hour lunch break at the condo; 4" of new snow overnight - clear, cold and windy today with temps in the single digits all day; 21 runs; 15,094 vertical; skied the Volkl Mantras; some real nice snow in the morning, but pretty skied out when Dave and I went back out at the end of the day; tons of people;

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Day 42 - Killington

Day 1 with Dave and Mel. Out 8:00 to 3:30 with coffee down at the Skyeship Base and a long lunch back at the condo; overcast with temps in the teens and little to no wind; 20 runs; 21,671 vertical; skied the Volkl Mantras; groomers; lots of people;

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Day 41 - Killington

Writing this 4 days later, so 21 runs, 24,359 vertical; skied the Volkl Mantras.

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Day 40 - Killington

Ski Bum Race. Out 9:15 to 4:00 with coffee and lunch breaks in the Ski Club Building; overcast and warm with very little wind again; 31 runs; 36,158 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's and the Blizzard Brahma #2's; frozen granular; plenty of people, but no lift lines.

26 151 MARTIN BURNS 30.15 (26) SM5 (5)



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Day 39 - Killington

Out 9:15 to 3:00 with coffee at Bear; overcast and warm with temps rising just above freezing - little or no wind; 26 runs; 40,526 vertical; skied the Atomic D2 3.0 Race GS's; frozen granular; a few people, but no lift lines; Bear Claw/Anti-Venom/Wildfire was good, everything else sucked; fucked up my skis today - they need to go to the shop; ski-in/ski-out today - finally.

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Day 38 - Killington

Out 9:20 to 3:00 with lunch at Bear; overcast with temps rising toward freezing and a stout wind, especially up high; 25 runs, 40,570 vertical; skied the Fischer RC4 GS Cheater 18's; granular on crust; very light crowd - not surprising given all the rain; Bear Claw/Anti-Venom/Wildfire was very good - everything else sucked.

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Day 37 - Montage

Beer League Race #1. 29.08 (13) 22.51 hcp (Gold)

Temps in the low twenties with plenty of wind; 7 runs; 3,681 vertical; skied the Atomic D2 3.0 Race GS's; granular on crust.

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