Christmas Cookies from Rutland Women's Shelter Cookie Swap

Christmas Cookies from Rutland Women's Shelter Cookie Swap

If you are reading this blog, you probably know that the Winter Holiday period (and no I am not being politically correct... we do celebrate Christmas. Many of our guests and friends celebrate Hanukkah, and some celebrate Kwanzaa... and don't forget my favorite "Festivus") is a very busy time at Killington. But the locals need to celebrate too! So you find all kinds of activities crammed into the first several weeks of December, before the vacationing guests arrive.

Last night, locals had 3 events to choose from including the Rutland Women's Shelter Cookie Swap, the Killington Chamber of Commerce Holiday Mixer, and Vermont Holiday Festival Tree Decorating. I went to the Chamber mixer, Mary went to this Cookie Swap, and this morning, Mary and one of our assistants is up at the Grand Hotel decorating our entry into the Holiday Festival.

The Vermont Holiday Festival kicks off this evening with a holiday party for Killington residents and guests. The Festival opens to the general public starting on Thursday and runs through Sunday. It's a great time. If you are in the area you should try to attend.

Later this week, on Friday evening, we will be hosting Robert Haas who will be presenting wines from his Tablas Creek Winery in Paso Robles, at a Holiday Wine Dinner.

As a backdrop to these activities, the snow machine that hangs over Killington seems to have started up. We are in a period of constant snow flurries. Individually, they don't amount to much, but when taken collectively, they add up. Last night we received an additional inch of light fluffy snow at the inn to make everything white. I may be hobbling around on crutches, but the locals are out in force doing their favorite snow dances as we approach the Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus season.