Carving at Killington

I swear I have a job...I really do. You wouldn't think so by reading my blog but rest assured that I work as hard as I play. And there's no better place to play than Killington Mountain in beautiful bucolic Vermont. It's so exciting driving north from Albany and seeing the size of the snowbanks increase exponentially with altitude.

Killington is a monster, a beast, a 3-headed lion roaring to be reckoned with. No other mountain even comes close to her size, scope, dimension and trail lengths. Nola and I did a pretty good job of beating her up today as did hundreds more taking advantage of fresh powder, holiday vacations and warmer-than-winter temperatures.

A lonely bystander by the name of Paul looked like he needed some chair companionship so we sandwiched the lucky fellow between the two of us on Snowdon Quad. He reciprocated his gratitude by showing off his dazzling swoosh and carve technique down a 40-degree chute. A man who drives 40mph down double diamonds and makes it look easy is worth knowing. Other than the North Ridge Triple Chair and the plush comforts of the K1 Express Gondola few other lifts were open, hence several trails closed. No matter. It was our first time and given the company we were with - first Paul then later a family man with a bag of Snickers to share, this made for an incredible adventure... yet again.