Merisa on Birch Ridge

Merisa on Birch Ridge

In over 2 years since the snow stake has been in position at the inn, the previous record high was 13 3/4 inches, set on December 20, 2005. Yesterdays storm blew that away. The reading at the snow stake this morning was 27 1/2 inches. Total snow fall for yesterdays storm was 20 inches at the inn as of 10 AM this morning. I did take a reading at Midnight last night. The stake registered 34 inches, which would have yielded a 27 inch snow fall. However, over night, the light fluffy powder has been settling and the wind has also been compacting the surface. Since I take the readings in the morning, we will stick with a 20 inch snowfall; the highest snow fall we have had in 3 years no matter how you measure it.

Unfortunately, snow fall that large is not good for my skiing. It results in too much work around the inn. Combining yesterday and today, I have been outside with the snow blower for over 10 hours taking care of the property. Of course... I am not complaining.... after all I asked for this to happen. No matter, our staff has had the opportunity to get out. Todays picture is of Merisa, one of our servers, who is also a ski instructor, taking a few turns on the hill in front of the inn. She saw this hill of untracked powder and she could not resist. Now if we could only have a little more snow! Let it Snow!