The Birch Ridge Inn Christmas Tree

The Birch Ridge Inn Christmas Tree

On Monday November 26, 2012, a group of us left the Birch Ridge Inn at Killington in search of the 2012 Birch Ridge Inn Christmas Tree.

Although it may sound easier than it seems, Mary has identified several defunct Christmas Tree farms in the area which have overgrown trees suitable to fill the Great Room at the inn. This years tree stands, at the top of the star, 16 feet with 15 and 1/2 of that being a majestic Vermont grown Fraser fir.

This year the tree is decorated in traditional colored lights and colored glass ornaments. Thousands of strands of tinsel, each one hand placed by Mary, adorn the tree. The tinsel dances with the air currents in the Great Room causing the christmas tree to come alive.

After some editing, this years Christmas Tree video was posted this afternoon on Youtube. You can click on the player below to open up a window to play the video.

Special thanks for helping us hunt down this years tree goes to Walt, Peter, and Howie. They have now become old hands at the annual search, having gone with us for several years now on our annual trek. Thanks also go out to Christmas Tree Monday new comer Ed. While we have gotten trees for Ed and his wife in the past, this is the first year that Ed has officially joined the hunt (and enjoyed breaking egg rolls with the group at lunch!).

In a little bit of Killington news for today, the resort is continuing to hammer the slopes with round the clock snow making. Cold temperatures have settled over the Killington Region, allowing the resort team to continuously make snow. And it looks like (shish...don't tell anyone you might jinx it) that Mother Nature may be sending Killington an early Christmas gift next week. Stay tuned....

Where ever you may be, aim your snow dance at Killington. Let it snow!