Killington’s announcement today that the mountain will be closing this Sunday, April 25, 2010, officially marks the end of their worst ski season on record.

The season started off strong with some early snowfall that allowed Killington to open the weekend of November 7, 2009, but that didn’t last as rain and warmer temperatures forced them to close over the Thanksgiving weekend for the first time in their history. They managed to re-open the mountain on December 2, 2009, but snowfall was much less than expected and it pretty much remained that way throughout the season, even as the rest of the Northeast experienced record snowfalls.

In fact, the 2009/2010 total snowfall of 203″ was the worst the mountain has seen since the 2005/2006 season. And, the 18″ of snow from March 1 onward is a record low.

Combine the low snowfall with the unseasonably warm temperatures over the past 3 weeks and you’ll see why the mountain has been decimated. In fact, the K1 gondola closed on April 2, and temperatures that following weekend reached 78 degrees. It was fun skiing in shorts, but no amount of snowmaking could make up for the rate at which the snow was melting.

All these factors combined to only give us 153 ski days. And yes, that is also another worst on record.

There’s always next year!

(Source: Killington Historical Snowfall and Statistics)

Unfortunately, Killington has been seeing heavy rainfall today (1-2 inches predicted) and temperatures of 49 degrees today.  Hopefully this will turn to snow late tonight and snow-making is scheduled to resume on the mountain.

We’ll have to see how the resort base holds up.  We’ll keep you updated…

Killington just posted a new promotional video for The Stash to their YouTube page. Check it out here:

After an unseasonably warm November, which saw Killington closed on Thanksgiving for the first time in over 20 years, the mountain re-opens today at 9am after an extensive snowmaking campaign.

Today’s opening will see the K-1 Gondola and North Ridge Triple serving 13 runs.  190 snowmaking guns will continue blowing in the hopes of opening more terrain this weekend.  You can check out an overview of the mountain that they posted on YouTube yesterday:

The entire Northeast ski industry has been struggling with the warmer temperatures, but Killington has been one of the few mountains to open already.  With their extensive snowmaking, they were open November 7-8, 11, 13-15, and the 21-22. Hopefully with today’s opening, they’ll be open continuously through the rest of the season.

We all know how expensive dining on the Killington access road can be, so we’d like to let you know about a great way to save some money this season.

Restaurant.com is having a special sale today that allows you to purchase a $25 restaurant certificate for only $2.  Simply enter the coupon code SAVE at checkout and the normally priced $10 certificates are only $2.  This makes a good deal even better!

There are a number of participating Killington area restaurants, including:

• Grist Mill
• Wally’s American Grill
• Outback Pizza and Tabu Nightclub
• Casey’s Caboose
• Noel’s
• Charity’s
• Santa Fe Steakhouse and Saloon
• Hemingway’s

The only restriction for most of these certificates is that it is for dinner only and the minimum bill must be $35, which should not be a problem given their normal prices.

Hurry up though as the offer ends today!