Howie at Green Mountain National
July 24, 2005

Howie at Green Mountain National
July 24, 2005

The snow that we got earlier this week is still hanging on around the inn today. The ground is still mostly covered, but I would expect it to be gone by the end of the weekend. The local weather forecast is calling for damp tonight, possibly ending in snow flurries, followed by at least 2 sunny days with temps approaching if not exceeding 50.

I have not had a chance to get up on the mountain this week. (more on that later) From the conversations I have had with people around town, conditions are holding up quite well for spring skiing. It would appear that this is the last weekend for Bear Mountain. Killington has not set an overall closing date as yet. Usually they are able to have the ski season extend well into May or June, but given the small amount of snow we have received, it is impossible to tell what will happen. We will know in a few weeks.

Skiing this week has taken a back seat to getting the inn going for the summer season; so much so that I decided to put a picture of Howie playing golf on Green Mountain National last summer as today's picture. I have received golf rates from both Green Mountain National and the Killington Golf Course over the last couple of days. That has kept me busy creating golf packages for the summer to promote to visitors to our inn. If you are interested in a golf package, you can visit the Birch Ridge Inn's Golf Package Calculator for a full quote.

On the golf front, we spent a pleasant evening last night with Dave Soucy, the new Golf Professional in charge of the Green Mountain National Golf Course. Dave has been busy the last couple of weeks being introduced to the community at various public functions. To his credit, he is also reaching out to local businesses to talk about the golf course, and his plans for the up coming summer. Right now, it looks like Green Mountain National will open it's driving range around April 22nd, and be open for play around April 29th. Of course, the weather in the mountains can be wacky this time of year, so anything can happen. But Dave is really excited to get the golf season going this year at Killington. Mary and I look forward to working together with Dave to promote golf at Green Mountain National.