Friday, April 26, 2019

Day 119 - Killington

5 runs; 5,995 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's.

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Thursday, April 25, 2019

Day 118 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 12:30 with coffee in KBL; 14 runs; 17,250 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's;

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Saturday, April 20, 2019

Day 117 - Killington

Out till it rained with Chris. Out 8:00 to noon with a coffee break in KBL; cloudy, windy and rainy; 18 runs; 21,950 vertical;

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Friday, April 19, 2019

Day 116 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 1:15 with a break in the Peak Lodge; cloudy and warm with temps in the sixties and some wind; 19 runs; 23,200 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; glacial ice, corn or snirt; good sized crowd; skied with Chris; Supe and Ovation were the only things worth skiing.

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Thursday, April 18, 2019

Day 115 - Killington

Mostly cloudy with temps around fifty and some wind; 12 runs; 14,800 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's; Superstar Pod only today - wind hold on everything else.

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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Day 114 - Killington

Too crowded to stay too long. Out 9:45 to 11:15; sunny with temps in the forties and little to no wind; 9 runs 11,000 vertical; skied the Fischer RC4 GS Cheater 18's; chunks and mush most of the places they groomed; huge crowd - everybody's concentrated back on just four lifts.

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Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Day 113 - Killington

Only out for an hour and a half this afternoon after I severely underdressed; 2" overnight - cloudy and windy today with temps around forty; 6 runs; 7,500 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; last night's snow helped; still sick - I'm fine at home but as soon as I start skiing and exerting any effort I start coughing again.



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Monday, April 15, 2019

Day 112 - Killington

Out 2:30 to 4:00; 2" of rain last night; rain changing to snow this afternoon; 9 runs; 11,533 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; various forms of slush, mud, moonscape, dirt, debris and running water.



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Friday, April 12, 2019

Day 111 - Killington

Although I was feeling poorly yesterday, today I was really sick. Out 11:45 to 1:30, no break; overcast and windy with temps in the 30's; 8 runs, 11,172 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; without a freeze overnight things were very heavy today - it wasn't really that wet, so I'm thinking that being sick I just didn't have my usual pep to power through it; Double Dipper and Downdraft were both good.

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

Day 110 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 2:45 with lunch at the Peak Lodge; sunny and mild with a little wind - temps in the thirties; 28 runs; 35,092 vertical; anything steep was nice and firm - all the others were nice early, then a little heavy; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; a few more people out today; lots of good stuff today - Skyefire, Needles, Downdraft, Double Dipper; rare event today - all 4 in the Canyon groomed and the Quad running.

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Day 109 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 2:45 with coffee in KBL and lunch in the Peak Lodge; yesterday's rain ended as 2" of snow; overcast with temps just below freezing and a little wind; 22 runs; 28,167 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; firm groomers and some nice dust on crust, especially up high; very few other people out today; Rime was very good; North Ridge Triple disassemble well under way.



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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Day 108 - Killington

Out 11:00 to 3:00 with lunch at KBL; temps in the thirties with lots of fog; 15 runs; 23,000 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; groomed slush or frozen sleet; nobody else out; Downdraft was very, very good; the Pump Track on the run-in to Dreamaker was closed after some tourist unknowingly skied off the edge in the fog into the halfpipe and hurt themselves.

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Sunday, April 7, 2019

Day 107 - Killington

Officially a member of The 100 Club. Out 8:00 to 3:15 with lunch at the condo; diminishing overcast and warm with temps in the fifties and little to no wind; 30 runs; 35,604 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; soft, wet, sticky snow on anything flat - shaved ice on anything steep; big crowd to my eye, but probably just a normal April weekend crowd for the unspoiled; skiing with David again for a couple of days; Ovation, Double Dipper, and Downdraft were all really good today; a very sad day today - it was the last day of the season for the Sunrise Triple, so I no longer have ski-in/ski-out access.

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Friday, April 5, 2019

Day 106 - Killington

And so ends 19 straight days. Out 9:00 to 2:30 with lunch at the Peak Lodge; 20° overnight - increasing overcast and 'cold' all day with temps never getting much above freezing - very light winds; 26 runs; 36,176 vertical; skied the Fischer RC4 GS Cheater 18's; firm groomers; just the right amount of people - enough to keep the place open, but too few to create a lift line; Upper Bunny Buster was very good; ducked the rope and skied Lower Ovation this afternoon; 3 day vertical total: 110,400 - 5 day vertical total: 185,364 - 7 day vertical total: 222,025 - 14 day vertical total: 398,505 - 19 day vertical total: 509,619; ok, this is an actual run down Skye to Bear: Stash Way-Gateway-Bear Trax-Snowshed Crossover-Shorty-Bear Claw-Skyeburst-Dreamaker.



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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Day 105 - Killington

Another big day. Out 9:00 to 3:45 with lunch at the condo; cold overnight and clear, cold and windy today - temps never made out of the twenties; 31 runs; 41,392 vertical; skied the Fischer RC4 GS Cheater 18's; firm groomers mainly - a little corn on Bear - some chunks elsewhere; a few people out today; Skyeburst/Grizzly was divine before lunch; SPE4 broke down this afternoon, so I was finally forced to ski something other than Bear; so I get to Needles and the Quad is running, but Panic Button/Needles Eye was closed?



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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Day 104 - Killington

Out 9:15 to 3:15 with lunch at the condo; cold enough over night to firm things up nicely - mid-thirties today, clear and cold this morning, windy and cloudy with a snow flurry this afternoon; 23 runs, 32,832 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; smooth groomers softening all day; very few people out; Pump Track on the way to Grizzly and skier's right on Bear Claw from the SPE4.



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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Day 103 - Killington

Big day. Out 9:00 to 4:00 with lunch at the condo; overnight temps in the teens slowly rose into the thirties this afternoon - sunny and a little windy; 30 runs; 42,926 vertical; skied the Fischer RC4 GS Cheater 18's; firm AM conditions gave way to soft spring corn by the afternoon; very few people out;

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Monday, April 1, 2019

Day 102 - Killington

Out 10:00 to 4:00 with lunch at the condo; 2" overnight - cold and windy today with clearing skies - temps in the twenties; 22 runs; 32,088 vertical; skied the Fischer RC4 GS Cheater 18's; to give the snow a chance to dry out they groomed very late this morning - that and the new snow had things looking and skiing pretty well today; not many people out; despite the cold temps overnight nothing really froze solid - but things did continue to firm all day; got to do OL 3 more times; a little late to the hill this morning when Sunrise and the south side of Bear were closed till 9:30 for on-going grooming; looking up and down OL.



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Sunday, March 31, 2019

Day 101 - Killington

AM session before the rain. Out 8:00 to 9:30, no break; sunny and windy to start with temps around 45°, then the clouds rolled in and the rain started at 9:30, so I left; 8 runs; 10,650 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; soft, soft, soft; OL was divine - groomed flat with oodles of corn - I did 7; +15 on skis this morning, just 4 more to do!

PM session after the rain. Out 2:30 to 4:00, no break; cloudy and windy with temps around 45°; 7 runs; 9,500 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; still super soft; OL was still divine - did 5 more, but this time from the SPE4.

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Saturday, March 30, 2019

Day 100 - Killington

Out 10:30 to 1:15, no breaks; put the rain gear on, but it never rained; various levels of fogginess with temps in the forties and a little wind up high; 14 runs; 16,548 vertical; soft and wet; ran away and hid in the Canyon, so no real crowd; Downdraft was good again so I did 7; only rode 1 high speed lift all day and today's total vertical shows it.



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Friday, March 29, 2019

Day 99 - Killington

Out 10 to 1 with no break; light rain developing by 11 - temps in the low forties - cloud layer dropping all day - down to the top of Skye when I left; 16 runs, 21,098 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #1's; soft snow everywhere - a little sticky, but not too bad; nobody else out; Downdraft and Ovation were very, very good; late start today - the Sunrise Triple didn't run, so I had to drive to Bear.



Pictures taken last Saturday.

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Thursday, March 28, 2019

Day 98 - Killington

Out 9:00 to noon, no break; another bluebird day - sunny and warm, but there was a little wind; 15 runs; 21,500 vertical; skied the Head i.SG RD's, groomers; a few people on the hill, but generally just ski right on; Dip Dip was very good, i.e. groomed; Ovation wasn't bad either, despite the 200 ft. ice fall on the lower face; skiing the SG skis has been fun; passed 1.5 million vertical feet skied this season; Killington's website giving out misinformation yet again - fail!



Picture taken last Sunday.

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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Day 97 - Killington

Out 9:00 to 3:00 with lunch at the condo; sunny with temps in the lower thirties and no wind - another spectacular day; 24 runs, 33,498 vertical; skied the Head i.SG RD's and the Volkl Mantras; groomers - a little heavy snow on maybe the bottom ¼ of Bear by the end of the day; there were a few people out today; more than 100,000 vertical in the past 3 days; new high max speed for the season - see below; the Mantras really worked well in the heavy, soft snow; still lots of stuff closed - OL and Dip Dip for example; a little late to the hill this morning when Sunrise and the south side of Bear were closed till 9:30 for on-going grooming.



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Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Day 96 - Killington

Out 9:30 to 3:15 with a long lunch back at the condo; sunny with temps in the twenties and a little wind; 25 runs, 35,944 vertical; skied the Head i.SG RD's and the Volkl Mantras; groomers; not very many people out; first time this year on the Head i.SG RD's; also the first time this year I've gone 30k+ back to back; 2 different groomers outside the condo this morning?



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Monday, March 25, 2019

Day 95 - Killington

Out 11:00 to 4:00 with lunch in the Peak Lodge; sunny with temps in the twenties and a little wind; 24 runs; 33,648 vertical; skied the Atomic D2 3.0 Race GS's; groomers; very few people out today.

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Sunday, March 24, 2019

Day 94 - Killington

Radvanyis Day 3. Out 8:00 to 12:00 with a coffee break in the KBL; sunny with temps rising into the thirties - a spectacular day except for the relentless wind; 14 runs; 16,276 vertical; skied the Atomic D2 3.0 Race GS's; some good groomers, but unfortunately they were not as soft as I was hoping for because the wind scoured any soft, loose snow into the trees; HUGE crowd; Old Superstar was very good; today's picture is of Trevor hitting one of the rails in the Woodward Peace Park on Dreamaker.



Added a few of me



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Saturday, March 23, 2019

Day 93 - Killington

Radvanyis Day 2. Out 8:00 to 12:00 with a coffee break in the KBL; a little disappointed that we didn't get more than the 3" that fell overnight - last night's forecast and radar looked oh so promising, but c'est la vie; very windy today with temps rising into the twenties; 12 runs; 14,544 vertical; skied the Line SuperNatural 108's; powder, packed powder; huge Saturday crowd; Escapade/Flume was pretty good.



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Friday, March 22, 2019

Day 92 - Killington

Out with the Radvanyis. Out 9:00 to 2:00 o'clock or so with a KBL coffee break; 3-4" this morning before the lifts opened and another 3-4" during the day - still snowing; temps in ther upper twenties and thankfully not as much wind as they were forecasting; 17 runs; 22,300 vertical; skied the Volkl Mantras; powder and packed powder, although some of the steeper stuff got a little scrapped off by the time I quit; lots of people.



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Thursday, March 21, 2019

Day 91 - Killington

Another great day. Out 11:45 to 4:00 with lunch at the Peak Lodge; growing overcast with temps just above freezing and a stiff wind blowing in weather from the southwest; 19 runs; 28,750 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17's; corn, corn, corn; nobody out today - only rode the chair or box with someone else a few times; Outer Limits and Dip Dip were marvelous; did 8 on OL, but only 4 on Dip Dip - I just ran out of time.

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Day 90 - Killington

Great day on the hill. Out 9:30 to 2:00 with lunch at the Peak Lodge; mostly sunny skies with temps just above freezing and a little wind; 21 runs, 28,000 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17's; firm groomers softening quickly in the sun; lots of people for a Wednesday; plenty of great choices today - Outer Limits, Double Dipper, Downdraft and Superstar were all groomed; Canyon Quad running mid-week and Dip Dip groomed - priceless; skier's left of Tower 4 on the lower pitch of Superstar was noteworthy - they did an excellent job grooming the side of the glacier there; Ovation still closed after last weekend's rain/freeze.

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Day 89 - Killington

Skied with Tad and Manford. Out for a couple of hours this AM; Clouds and sun with temps in the twenties and a little wind - another dusting of snow overnight; 11 runs; 13,800 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's; firm groomers; trying to catch up on doing skis - I'm currently at +5 - I've done 2 pair each of the last 4 days and am hoping to continue the streak indefinitely.

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Monday, March 18, 2019

Day 88 - Killington

Chilly despite temps around twenty and a good deal of sun today - another dusting of snow overnight; 13 runs; 18,250 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's; firm groomers; lots of runs still closed after this weekend's rain-freeze cycle.



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Friday, March 15, 2019

Day 87 - Killington

Out till it started raining - 11:00 o'clock; a little rain overnight, but just cloudy and windy this morning - temp around fifty; 9 runs; 12,600 vertical; skied the Volkl Mantras; soft, but much less sticky than yesterday; didn't ride the chair with anybody all morning; right knee is hurting.

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Thursday, March 14, 2019

Day 86 - Killington

Officially the stickiest day ever. Out 1:45 to 4:15, no break; 2" of glue overnight; clearing skies today with temps in the forties and no wind; 9 runs; 13,000 vertical; skied the 2012 Volkl RaceTiger SL World Cups; soft sticky snow everywhere - I almost had to walk down Sun Dog; the only lift lines were when the chair stopped, which it seemed to do a lot today; Bear Claw-Anti Venom-Wildfire all day; the pictures are the Sunrise Condo Association's groomer working outside the condo this evening.



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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Day 85 - Killington

Out for a morning and an afternoon session; building overcast with temps around freezing and no wind; 15 runs; 19,600 vertical; started on the Rossignol Avenger 76 Ti's - I wanted to start on a putt putt ski this am given yesterday's incident with my right knee - everything was fine, so I changed to the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17's for the afternoon; firming groomers; fair number of people this morning, but almost empty this afternoon; the last 3 on Stashway-BearClaw-Sunburst were very good - not sure if it was the snow or lack of people.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Day 84 - Killington

Surprise snow! Only able to make a few runs after I tweaked my knee; 5-7" overnight when we only expected some snow showers - decreasing wind and snow all morning with a peak or two of sunshine as I departed; 6 runs; 7,000 vertical; powder and baby soft groomers with a frosting of new snow; skied the Line Supernatural 108's; a pretty good crowd as you'd expect with new snow overnight.



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Monday, March 11, 2019

Day 83 - Killington

Out with David and Melanie for the morning before they head home this afternoon; a couple of inches overnight - temps in the twenties with some light snow falling - not near as much wind as yesterday; 10 runs; 13,250 vertical; skied the Atomic D2 3.0 Race GS's; soft groomers; the picture is of David and Melanie at the end of 9:00 AM rush at Sunrise this morning.



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Sunday, March 10, 2019

Day 82 - Killington

Just David and I this morning. Out 8:00 to 3:00 with an extremely long lunch break at the condo; very windy with a little snow overnight; overcast and very windy today with snow and freezing mist - most lifts didn't open because of the wind, SPE4 was running so we just stuck to Bear; 18 runs; 20,400 vertical; skied the Volkl Mantras;



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Saturday, March 9, 2019

Day 81 - Killington

Bluebird Day 2 with Dave and Mel. Out early, then quit when the crowd got to big; sunny and warm; 10 runs; 12,500 vertical; skied the Atomic D2 3.0 Race GS's; mostly firm groomers;



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Friday, March 8, 2019

Day 80 - Killington

Bluebird with David and Melanie Day 1. Out open to close, albeit with an extremely long lunch break at the condo; warm and sunny; 21 runs; 25,666 vertical; soft groomers; skied the Volkl Mantras.

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Day 79 - Killington

Out at noon and back in for more clothes at 1:15; in and out clouds with temps in the teens and the tinyest bit of wind; 14 runs; 16,500 vertical; skied the Fischer RC4 GS Cheater 18's; 3f.

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Sunday, March 3, 2019

Day 78 - Killington

Out 1:00 to 2:30 just to get the day; overcast with temps in the twenties and no wind; 7 runs; 7,500 vertical; skied the Fischer RC4 GS Cheater 18's; rock hard, weekend beat down groomers.

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Friday, March 1, 2019

Day 77 - Killington

Out with Lee and Tony. Out 9:00 to 4:00 with coffee and lunch breaks; sunny with comfortable temps in the upper teens and no wind; groomers; 20 runs; 22,250 vertical; skied the Volkl Mantras; very nice day.





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Thursday, February 28, 2019

Day 76 - Killington

Out with Lee; 4" overnight; cold - temps in the teens with sunny skies and little to no wind; 12 runs; 14,500 vertical; light blower snow on soft groomers - just marvelous; skied the Volkl Mantras;





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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Day 75 - Killington

Out for a couple of hours; cold and the overcast building into light snow; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's; 9 runs; 11,750 vertical

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Day 74 - Killington

Very cold - came back in for more clothes and I was still cold! Just 5 runs; 3,000 vertical; skied the line Supernatural 108's.

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Friday, February 8, 2019

Day 73 - Killington

Worst conditions all year. Only out for an hour or so; temps in the thirties with lots of thick, dark clouds moving quickly over head; 4 runs; 3,750 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; soft and wet; not surprisingly there were very few people out.

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

Day 72 - Montage

Made a warmup run, the 2 race runs and went in - it was raining hard by the time I quit. Skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; 4 runs; 2,000 vertical;

11    535    BURNS MARTIN    NO YOURE D    25.25 (8)    25.53 (11)    25.25

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Day 71 - Killington

Out 12:15 to 2:15 - no break; hard freeze overnight - mostly cloudy and very windy with temps in the thirties; 10 runs; 12,500 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's; frozen granular on hard surface - lots of stuff that was not groomed was closed;

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Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Day 70 - Killington

February Thaw Day 2. Out 11:00 to 2:15 - no breaks; mostly cloudy and very windy with temps falling through the forties; 16 runs; 18,000 vertical; skied the Fischer RC4 GS Cheater 18's; super soft snow just starting to corn up; Ovation and Chute/Great Bear were marvelous; today's hero snow made everybody look good.

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Monday, February 4, 2019

Day 69 - Killington

Day 2 with the Radvanyi's and Company. Out 9:00 to 3:30 with a long lunch at the condo; very warm and windy with temps rising into the 50's and an ever decreasing cloud layer; 22 runs; 27,000 vertical; skied the Line SuperNatural 108's; soft and sticky; a few people were out; Ovation and Double Dipper were other worldly.



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Sunday, February 3, 2019

Day 68 - Killington

Day 1 with the Radvanyi's and Company. Out 8:00 to 1:30 with a coffee break in the Peak Lodge; warming into the twenties with an ever lowering cloud layer and very little wind; 19 runs; 21,500 vertical; skied the 2015 Volkl RaceTiger SL World Cups; mostly groomers; weekend crowd, but we were able to avoid most of the lines; Lower Ovation was groomed - it was excellent.

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Friday, February 1, 2019

Day 67 - Sunday River

Out for a few before heading home. Out 9:00 to 11:00 with a quick warm up break in the White Cap Lodge; very cold again - clear skies with a good breeze; 8 runs; 10,000 vertical; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; great carving snow on White Heat - did 6.

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Thursday, January 31, 2019

Day 66 - Sunday River

Out 9:00 to 2:30 with a couple of warm-up breaks; clear and cold to start - windier and cloudier later; 19 runs; 18,250 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's; baby soft, packed powder; virtually nobody else out - thanks Polar Vortex; White Heat back on-line today - the day old snow on Shockwave kicked my butt; bought a set of Boot Gloves in response to all the Polar Vortex hype and my recent bout of frostbite - they really, really work well.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Day 65 - Sunday River

Out 9:10 to 2:15 with coffee and lunch at Barker; 6" overnight; warmer today with brightening skies and a dying wind; 15 runs; 17,250 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's; powder - crud later; first run freshies on Jibe was very good;

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Day 64 - Sunday River

Out 9:00 to 3:15 with coffee at Barker and a real good Rueben and fries at Sliders; cold and cloudy building to a light snow; 20 runs; 22,250 vertical; skied the Fischer RC4 GS Cheater 18's; groomers;

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Monday, January 28, 2019

Day 63 - Sunday River

Out 9:00 to 2:15 with coffee at the Jordan Hotel and lunch at Barker Lodge; 3" last night - sunny and cold today with temps in the teens and little to no wind; 16 runs; 17,250 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma #2's; White Heat and Shock Wave are closed - lift problem.

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Sunday, January 27, 2019

Day 62 - Killington

Out at 8:00 just to get the day; overcast with temps in the teens and little to no wind; 2 runs; 1,500 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma's #2;

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Saturday, January 26, 2019

Day 61 - Killington

Out at 2:15 just to get the day; overcast with temps in the twenties and little to no wind; 2 runs; 1,500 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma's #2; big lines at Bear, otherwise I would have done a lap on OL under the guns - it looked good from the Bear Chair.

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Friday, January 25, 2019

Day 60 - Killington

Out 12:30 to 3:15 with a lunch break in KBL; our 2"+ of rain ended as 2"+ of snow last night and this morning - windy and overcast with snow showers and temps falling into the teens; 9 runs; 10,540 vertical; skied the Blizzard Brahma's #2; all things considered conditions weren't too bad; there were enough people for a good line on the Gondi;

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Thursday, January 24, 2019

Day 59 - Killington

Hard rain. Out 10:00 to 2:30 with a coffee break at the Ski Club; rain all day - 1.25" maybe more since it started last night at 8:00; 12 runs; 14,200 vertical; skied the Volkl Mantras; various forms of wet snow, slush, and water - the best snow today was inside both tunnels I skied; maybe 2 or 3 dozen other people out; hated these skis again today; obviously stuck to the Bubble and K-1.

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Day 58 - Killington

Out 9:15 to 2:45 with coffee at KBL; overcast and windy with temps rising through the twenties; groomers mostly; 18 runs, 22,400; skied the Volkl Mantras; didn't particularly like my skis today; Vagabond and Lower East Fall were good; my 2nd and 3rd attempts at Double Dipper were better than my first.



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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Day 57 - Killington

Shutout yesterday and delayed opening today. Out 10:15 to 2:00 today with coffee breaks at Bear and the Ski Club; clear and cold with strong, gusty winds; 15 runs; 16,750 vertical; skied the Volkl Mantras; soft groomers and lots of wind blown snow; Rime was divine; the Sunrise Triple never ran yesterday, so I was denied access to what limited terrain that was open given the extreme cold (-22°).



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Sunday, January 20, 2019

Day 56 - Killington

MLK Weekend 2019, start of the 2019 Polar Vortex?. Out 8:00 to 2:30 with a coffee break at Snowshed and lunch at the condo; 12" overnight with 6" more during the day; warmer, 10°, and a lot less wind than forecast; 13 runs; 14,333 vertical; skied the Volkl Katanas; deep, light, dry pow - lots of bumps later in the day; big crowd right from opening bell; skied with Chris and Trev; 1st chair on SPE4; freshies or close on Bear Claw/Wildfire, Growler, The Stairs, and Interceptor - Upper Needles and Ovation were good, The Throne was not.



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