Mary moving a load of leaves at the Birch Ridge Inn

Mary moving a load of leaves at the Birch Ridge Inn

After a beautiful weekend which saw skiing extend from top to bottom at the Killington Resort, Mother Nature has blessed us with a bonus day to work around the inn. Temperatures are predicted to fall starting this evening to allow the resort to resume snow making operations, but for today we got a gem of a day to get work done before ski season kicks into high gear.

The short list of work today included getting the hall carpets of the inn professionally cleaned(which means moving all of the furniture in the common areas), getting the fire safety systems in the kitchen tested and re-certified, moving the equivalent of 20 odd wheel barrows full of dirt to the apron in front of the covered carriageway around the new pavement, and the ever present fall project of raking more leaves from around the inn. Add this to last weeks projects and we are just about ready ourselves to go skiing when the opportunity presents. (That is of course if the orthopedist figures out the condition of my left knee from last weeks MRI.)

Killington is a beautiful place to call home. And this is a great time to live and work in town. There is a vibrancy and energy to the area as we head into ski season. All over town people like Mary and I are working on their businesses getting them ready for winter. And with Thanksgiving less than 2 weeks away, Killington is getting ready to "throw open the doors" and welcome people in.

Where ever you may be, aim your snow dance at the mountain. The ski season is on!