KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) – Snow, snow everywhere, but not a skier in sight.

A nor’easter that pounded the East Coast dealt an ironic blow to Killington Ski Resort on Monday, dumping almost two feet of snow but knocking out power.

“It is frustrating being in the situation of having so much snow and a lot of hungry people who want to go out and play in it,” said spokesman Tom Horrocks.

Seven inches of new snow fell Sunday and 15 inches overnight, but the power went out about 7:30 a.m. Monday. That meant no ski lifts – among other things – and prompted the ski area to suspend operations for the day.

For skiers, it was especially disappointing.

On Monday afternoon, a steady snow fell near the base lodge, but the parking lot was empty, save for two cars.

“Vermont weather is always interesting,” said John Lacey, 60, of Old Saybrook, Conn., who had hoped to ski Monday but sat in his car, eating lunch and reading a newspaper. “I’d planned to ski today. Everybody did. It’s 15 inches of fresh snow!”

In the other car sat Tammy Sutton, 40, of Middletown, Conn.

“The big snow, and we can’t ski,” said Sutton. “Today’s the second day of my vacation and we have snow but no power and there’s no power at my hotel. So I’m just looking at it.

“There’s nothing else to do but go back to the hotel room and look at the walls, and that’s probably cold by now,” she said.

On the mountain’s access roads, restaurants and stores were closed – no power.

John Amico, 45, his wife, Susan Amico, 42, and their 5-year-old daughter, Bella, gave up on skiing after having spent Sunday on the slopes. When they tried to get lunch on the way out of town at Outback Pizza, they found the door locked.

“I taught my 5-year-old a new word today – “bust,”‘ said Mrs. Amico.

Not everyone got shut out, though.

Lacey saw four snowboarders come off the mountain after having walked up.

“They walked to the peak and said it was magnificent. They were grinning from ear to ear,” said Lacey.