Ski Dates for 2024

I'm looking for people interested in joining me on ski trips. I go to Killington, where I have a season pass. I am an all-day skier... I like to start by 9:00AM and I'm usually not off the mountain until well after the lifts close. On some occasions, we get on the road at 6AM to arrive at the slopes by 9 for the first day. Others we leave the night before. We leave for home after the lifts have closed on the last day and arrive home about 8:00pm. Nothing is sweeter than getting on the last chair at 4pm and having that nice long last run after normal folk have gone home.

Some changes will happen this year, as my beloved Chalet Killington was sold to Killington for employee lodging, and we are still looking for a new home away from home.

I don't own a car, so if you provide a car, you share the room for free.

If you don't have a car, and still want to come, I'm always eager to have company for the ride, so we'll figure out something that works.

We normally kick off the season with a skiers' hooky day or weekend in December, depending on the conditions. Serious skiing begins with the arrival of the new year, and continues through March.

Think Snow!

Here is some historical info on the lifts at Killington.

Birds Aren't Real

Full weekends are in black. The usual plan is to drive up Friday night.
Partial weekends are in yellow with notes. Weeks marked "No Friday Travel" are open for 2 options: (1) 6:00AM Saturday drive for 2 days of skiing, or (2) Saturday afternoon drive and ski Sunday. We can make decisions at the last minute depending on the interests of the participants and the reported snow conditions.
Unavailable weekends are in red. I'll be there in spirit those weekends.
Indicated dates include northbound travel.

DATE
NOTE
PLANS, [and RESULTS]

NOV
24-26
Women's World Cup GS/S. Watch Saturday, ski and watch Sunday.
Chris, Heidi, Ally. Dave and Anna. Up Friday, back Sunday. [Usual Tday runs open and pretty good. High 30s. Day 1]

Dec

Possible Spur-of-the-moment early season trip if the snow is unusually good.
Mon, 11 Dec with Ali G. A few inches of somewhat wet snow and light snow most of the day. Temps around 32. Fun day. Day 2.

Jan
1-5 (Mon-Fri)
No Classes: MSI for 3 Mon+Tue nights. Trailside Lodge for Wed and Thu
Ski Tue-Fri. J and Sam Monday. [Not a lot open, but a lot of what's open is pretty good machine snow, high 20s. Some blue skies and lots of loose granular Tue, Warm cloudy morning and clear cold late afternoon Wed, good packed machine snow mostly, Cold with similar conditions Fri. No snow visible before Bridgewater on the way up. Days 3-6.

5-7 Fri-Sun

Not skiing this weekend.

12-15 MLK Fr-Mo

Family Trip [What a difference a week makes. No one recovers like K after bad weather. It's winter for sure here now. Waited out the rain Saturday for a good half day on soft snow. Lots of wind problems for the lifts. Sunday colder and a bit firm in isolated spots, but surprisingly good overall. Days 7-8. ]

19-21 Fr-Su
Mountain Sporsts Inn reserved for 3. Fri/Sat nights.
Dave and Chris [Cold, windy, crowded with lots of lifts closed. Zero F at the top and 7 at Route 4. Some powder and some hard-pack. A little warmer, mostly sun on Sunday and the crowds thinned out for a great day. Still some hardpack but lots of powder too. Great fun day. Days 9-10.]

26-28 Fr-Su
Travel to San Francisco

Feb
2-4 Fr-Su
Travel - LV

9-11 Fr-Su
Mountain Sports Inn reserved for 2 Fri/Sat.
Dave and Anna [Great spring day Sat. 41F at the top and 47 at Route 4. Soft snow, blue skies. Firm but some good groomed runs on Sunday. 32F at the top. Quite a bit of sun. Days 11-12.]

16-19 Fr-Mo
Presidents' Weekend: 3 Days Mountain Sports Inn reserved for 2 Fri/Sat/Sun.
Danny. [Freshies! 5 inches of new snow Friday night on top of some earlier in the week. Temps teens to low 20s. Great skiing. Sunday colder and more windy, but good conditions all over. Monday surprise: Chris and Ally came up for a somewhat cold but beautiful bluebird day with great conditions. Days 13-15. ]

24-25 Sa-Su
No Friday Travel

Mar
1-8 Fr-Fr
Spring Break:
Ali G. J. Sun/Mon [Sun started with wet snow and fog, but it dried out and we had some sun by noon for a very nice day in the 50s. Monday a little colder and foggy with some great snow. Caught first and last chair with J. Tuesday mostly rain with soft snow. Days 16-18. ]

8-10 Fr-Su
MSI Reserved for 2
Eric H. [Weird Saturday with wet snow on the west and nicer conditions on the east. Sunday Freshies! 9 inches of somewhat wet snow for great conditions. Last weekend looked like we were close to the end. Winter is back for a while. Days 19-20.]

15-17 Fr-Su
MSI Reserved for 2
Andy - Ski Saturday and snowshoe the other. [Noushin joined for a fun day of skiing with a surprising amount of snow left from last week's storm. Snowshoeing was a bust. There were even some patches of green grass here and there. Day 21]

22-24 Fr-Su
Reservations at Dave and Anna's
Burlington Trip [This was more about spending time with friends than skiing, but a big storm Friday night and all through Saturday made probably the best skiing of the season in real powder at Bolton with Dave and Chris. Sunday Smuggs sold out and Bolton was turning people away. Nice hiking along the shore of Lake Champlain. Day 22.]

29-31 Fr-Su Easter Weekend Dave [Great spring skiing; a little firm in the morning and soft bumps later. Mostly blue skies. Days 23-24.]

Apr
5-7 Fr-Su
Mogul Challenge Weekend
Sunday lots of snow from a recent 2-foot storm. Some soft bumps and some pretty well packed but very carvable. In the 30s. Day 25. Monday eclipse watching in Burlington.

and beyond???
April Skiing is unpredictable. We'll go after this only if it really looks good.

Watch this space in early May for summer bike trips, and look in November for the next ski season.

	DATE	NOTE	PLANS, [and RESULTS]
NOV	24-26	Women's World Cup GS/S. Watch Saturday, ski and watch Sunday.	Chris, Heidi, Ally. Dave and Anna. Up Friday, back Sunday. [Usual Tday runs open and pretty good. High 30s. Day 1]
Dec		Possible Spur-of-the-moment early season trip if the snow is unusually good.	Mon, 11 Dec with Ali G. A few inches of somewhat wet snow and light snow most of the day. Temps around 32. Fun day. Day 2.
Jan	1-5 (Mon-Fri)	No Classes: MSI for 3 Mon+Tue nights. Trailside Lodge for Wed and Thu	Ski Tue-Fri. J and Sam Monday. [Not a lot open, but a lot of what's open is pretty good machine snow, high 20s. Some blue skies and lots of loose granular Tue, Warm cloudy morning and clear cold late afternoon Wed, good packed machine snow mostly, Cold with similar conditions Fri. No snow visible before Bridgewater on the way up. Days 3-6.
	5-7 Fri-Sun		Not skiing this weekend.
	12-15 MLK Fr-Mo		Family Trip [What a difference a week makes. No one recovers like K after bad weather. It's winter for sure here now. Waited out the rain Saturday for a good half day on soft snow. Lots of wind problems for the lifts. Sunday colder and a bit firm in isolated spots, but surprisingly good overall. Days 7-8. ]
	19-21 Fr-Su	Mountain Sporsts Inn reserved for 3. Fri/Sat nights.	Dave and Chris [Cold, windy, crowded with lots of lifts closed. Zero F at the top and 7 at Route 4. Some powder and some hard-pack. A little warmer, mostly sun on Sunday and the crowds thinned out for a great day. Still some hardpack but lots of powder too. Great fun day. Days 9-10.]
	26-28 Fr-Su	Travel to San Francisco
Feb	2-4 Fr-Su	Travel - LV
	9-11 Fr-Su	Mountain Sports Inn reserved for 2 Fri/Sat.	Dave and Anna [Great spring day Sat. 41F at the top and 47 at Route 4. Soft snow, blue skies. Firm but some good groomed runs on Sunday. 32F at the top. Quite a bit of sun. Days 11-12.]
	16-19 Fr-Mo	Presidents' Weekend: 3 Days Mountain Sports Inn reserved for 2 Fri/Sat/Sun.	Danny. [Freshies! 5 inches of new snow Friday night on top of some earlier in the week. Temps teens to low 20s. Great skiing. Sunday colder and more windy, but good conditions all over. Monday surprise: Chris and Ally came up for a somewhat cold but beautiful bluebird day with great conditions. Days 13-15. ]
	24-25 Sa-Su	No Friday Travel
Mar	1-8 Fr-Fr	Spring Break:	Ali G. J. Sun/Mon [Sun started with wet snow and fog, but it dried out and we had some sun by noon for a very nice day in the 50s. Monday a little colder and foggy with some great snow. Caught first and last chair with J. Tuesday mostly rain with soft snow. Days 16-18. ]
	8-10 Fr-Su	MSI Reserved for 2	Eric H. [Weird Saturday with wet snow on the west and nicer conditions on the east. Sunday Freshies! 9 inches of somewhat wet snow for great conditions. Last weekend looked like we were close to the end. Winter is back for a while. Days 19-20.]
	15-17 Fr-Su	MSI Reserved for 2	Andy - Ski Saturday and snowshoe the other. [Noushin joined for a fun day of skiing with a surprising amount of snow left from last week's storm. Snowshoeing was a bust. There were even some patches of green grass here and there. Day 21]
	22-24 Fr-Su	Reservations at Dave and Anna's	Burlington Trip [This was more about spending time with friends than skiing, but a big storm Friday night and all through Saturday made probably the best skiing of the season in real powder at Bolton with Dave and Chris. Sunday Smuggs sold out and Bolton was turning people away. Nice hiking along the shore of Lake Champlain. Day 22.]
	29-31 Fr-Su	Easter Weekend	Dave [Great spring skiing; a little firm in the morning and soft bumps later. Mostly blue skies. Days 23-24.]
Apr	5-7 Fr-Su	Mogul Challenge Weekend	Sunday lots of snow from a recent 2-foot storm. Some soft bumps and some pretty well packed but very carvable. In the 30s. Day 25. Monday eclipse watching in Burlington.
	and beyond???	April Skiing is unpredictable. We'll go after this only if it really looks good.