<I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 2/16/00. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>Well, it looks like the sleet and ice line for Monday's storm included Ticonderoga, Whitehall, and the route 4 corridor through Rutland the Killington-Pico area. Over at Ti, we'd gotten about 4-6 inches of snow, covered by a thick layer of ice. Crowing snow reports from our favorite mountains were proclaiming 6 inches of new snow and packed powder, so we made the trip to Pico. All along route 22 south and route 4 heading east, we kept eyeing (suspiciously) the ice-encrusted trees (shades of the infamous ice storm). Surely, we thought, all of this ice is in the low lands, and the mountains will be fine. And, on arrival, everything looked just dandy. But, alas, a wolf was hiding in sheep's clothing. We soon discovered that what hit the ground was 4-6 inches of new snow (just like the reports stated), followed by a very thick crust of frozen precip, followed by another inch or so of light fluffy powder. Only two of the lower mountain trails had been groomed. And only the lower quad ran all the while we were there. We ventured onto the ungroomed Expressway trail long enough to conclude that at our age, we're not trail blazers. Oh, well, "A day on the slopes is better than. . ."
Pico, VT 2/15/00
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