@CraigBro I also skied at Pico today. They claimed that they got 7" of new snow, and I wouldn't be surprised if that much snow fell, but it was very light snow and with the heavy winds, it was basically blown off the trails before the lifts started spinning. Still a very fun day . I chased what new snow I could find, including wind drifts on Pike among other trails (Upper Pike is the trail in the first image below). There was a lot of sketchiness - rocks, grass, branches, all of the hallmarks of early season skiing. The worst was Sidewinder (the second image below) off of the Outpost lift, and the image I took doesn't even capture the full extent of it. Today was my second day at Pico, I also skied here on opening day, December 7th. What's kind of crazy is that the skiing was much better on opening day, more than a month ago. Even though the season's total snowfall has gone up by over 50", the frequent rain events have wreaked havoc on the snowpack. Fingers crossed that the temperatures stay cold for the next couple of months!
Even though Pico was about as crowded as I've ever seen it, it still wasn't crowded. I'm grateful for this, especially after seeing posts and pictures of the crazy crowds at other resorts. I only used the singles line and never waited more than five minutes, and even had the chair to myself on three rides (once each on the Summit, Outpost, and Little Pico lifts).
I absolutely love Pico, what a little gem of a resort. I probably won't be back this season because I want to save the rest of my Killington-Pico Ikon days.
Even though Pico was about as crowded as I've ever seen it, it still wasn't crowded. I'm grateful for this, especially after seeing posts and pictures of the crazy crowds at other resorts. I only used the singles line and never waited more than five minutes, and even had the chair to myself on three rides (once each on the Summit, Outpost, and Little Pico lifts).
I absolutely love Pico, what a little gem of a resort. I probably won't be back this season because I want to save the rest of my Killington-Pico Ikon days.