SKIING IN HEAVY RAIN AT KILLINGTON ON CLOSING WEEKEND
It was a meeting of the diehards today at Killington. The rain came down hard, but that didn’t deter myself or the other skiers and riders on the hill from soaking in another day on the mountain. After all, closing weekend is here. After tomorrow, there will be no lift served skiing, outside of Big Snow in New Jersey, in eastern North America until…ugh…November. That’s just depressing to think about. Despite the heavy rain, though, today proved to be a great day for me to wrap up my ski season.
The bottom of Superstar.
Soaked while riding the Superstar Six.
I won’t do an end of season recap in this post, as I plan to have a post just for that in the coming days, but I will note that I skied 127 days this season at 23 different ski areas and resorts. It was a terrific season that was loaded with many great days, and I’m sad to see it end, but glad it happened! Also of note, is that today, May 24, was the latest I've ever skied in a season, beating my previous record of May 18.
Fog/low clouds on Superstar.
The very top of Superstar.
Anyways, the rain was accompanied by some fog/low hanging clouds, which made for poor visibility at times on Superstar. I ended up just not wearing my goggles at all so I could see. The rain came down heavy enough that it ended up soaking through my ski jacket, pants and gloves. As a result, with the temperature in the 40s, I was a little cold when I wasnt moving.
There weren’t many people skiing today. I imagine the rain probably scared most people off. The lack of people, combined with cooler temperatures, meant that the bumps on Superstar weren’t nearly as large as they’ve been the last few weekends I’ve skied there, which was a nice change of pace. In fact, some of the run wasn’t even really bumpy, but rather just kind of lumpy.
Headwall of Superstar.
Superstar.
The bottom of Superstar.
The run was skiable from top-to-bottom with no real nasty areas to worry about. Don’t get me wrong, the headwall had some rocks poking through, as did a section near the bottom, but there was still plenty of snow to ski through in those areas. Overall, given that it’s May 24, I’d say the coverage was pretty good.
The very bottom of Superstar.
Nathan with the speakers on his back.
The skiing was a ton of fun. The snow was super soft, the bumps were manageable, and the vibes were high, even with the heavy rain. There was even a dude named Nathan skiing around with two large speakers on his back, that were pretty loud, playing popular rain-related songs, which I thought was epic!
And there you have it, my final ski day for the 2025-2026 ski season is in the books. No matter where I skied or what the day was like, I have written a report for every single one of my 127 ski days on the same day. The blog saw substantial growth this season, and I’m excited for what’s to come next winter!
Be on the lookout for my ski season recap coming out in the next few days.
Never Quit Skiing,
-Lincoln