Happy Easter

Happy Easter

Happy Easter from Killington Vermont.

We officially closed the inn for the 2005/2006 season this morning, when the last 3 guests checked out around 11:00 AM. The inn will be closed for maintenance and staff vacations for about a month, opening back up to kick off the 2006/2007 season in late May. The restaurant will be closed a little longer, reopening for the summer season on Friday June 23nd.

Today, to celebrate Easter, we went to The Castle in Ludlow Vermont for Easter brunch with 19 of our local friends. This was the last get together of the group for a couple of months, as many are leaving this week for points south. The few of us who will still be here for the next couple of weeks used the opportunity to plan several golf excursions to local courses in the coming days. The Castle put on a really nice brunch buffet to celebrate Easter. We also were able to get reacquainted with an old friend from our ski house days who is now the general manager of the establishment. It is a beautiful building, the food was good, we had a great time.

On the golf front, from local reports, Rutland Country Club, and Neshobe Golf Course are both currently open. Proctor Pittsford will be opening soon. Green Mountain is due to open next weekend (front nine only), and the Killington Golf Course is due to open on May 5th. Local courses have been reported to be in good shape with little winter kill. All I can say is that in between yard work, painting, and general repairs, Mary and I intend to chase the little white ball around the countryside over the next couple of weeks to get our games in shape for the summer. I will post some pictures from our excursions and report on the conditions of the courses for those of you planning to visit in the early summer. Happy Easter!