Birch Ridge Inn Snow Stake

Birch Ridge Inn Snow Stake

Last week, during the unseasonably warm weather, I took some time to construct a rudimentary snow stake to display the snow on the ground around the inn. I was able to find a reasonably sheltered location, within camera range of our Great Room. I will try to take pictures of it on a regular basis to give a sense of the natural snow cover in the area.

As a disclaimer, please remember that the inn is at approximately 1900 feet. For those of you who know Killington, this translates to roughly the elevation of the Needles Eye Skyship terminal. The K1 base lodge is at approx 2200 feet. Also keep in mind that Killington has the worlds largest snow making system, so the natural snow does not represent the snow cover that you would find on many of the trails at Killington. However, it will give a good approximation of the snow cover that occurs at Killington during the many winter storms we usually experience.

The snow stake itself is just a 2 by 4 with 2 yardsticks attached, marked with 3 inch graduations. The snow at the stake for todays post is at the 3 inch mark.