Birch Ridge Inn buried in early season snow

Birch Ridge Inn buried in early season snow

Sometimes you get what you wish for....

Almost 2 feet of heavy snow has blanketed the Killington region since snow began falling late Tuesday afternoon. The Killington Resort is revelling in the snow. Their plans to open large amounts of terrain for the holidays look like they will come to fruition, barring another wierd weather event. The heavy wet snow is forming a great base layer for future terrain expansion.

But with the silver lining of the snow at the ski resort, the storm did form a dark cloud around Killington from which many are still struggling to recover from.

Snowfall during the storm as measured at the Birch Ridg Inn SnowStake..

Road travel around Killington on Wednesday and Thursday was problematical. While we did not hear of any major accidents, we did need to perform some rescues of staff and guests who were having trouble negotiating the roads.

Power in the area was a bigger problem. Upwards of 2700 people in Killington were without power during the height of the storm. The inn lost power for 19 hours from 2AM to 9PM on Thursday. We were the lucky ones. Many of or friends through out the area have been without power since Tuesday. GMP, the new state-wide power company, is telling them that they may not have power till sometime next week...so it goes.

But snow is a wonderful thing!

Bookings at the inn have gone vertical as skiing and riding fanatics have responded to the snow fall by making plans to visit Killington. People arriving at Killington today are marvelling at the winter wonderland that 2 feet of snow creates. It is just what a ski resort community needs as we head into the holiday season.

Where ever you may be, we hope that you can get out and enjoy the snow.

Let it snow!