Killington and Skye Peak, Killington VT

Killington and Skye Peak, Killington VT

The Labor Day weekend in Killington is always an interesting holiday. Like most holidays, the weather, economy, and national mood have an influence on the number of people who visit the area. In years when people are upbeat, the area surges with activity. In years when people are down... well suffice to say we would be better off going away for weekends like that. This year, the mood was decidedly middle of the road. It is very obvious that people who are doing well, are doing very well. But it is also obvious that there are a whole lot of people who are just getting by, trying to make do.

In the Great Room on Sunday night, I was speaking to an inn guest about the state of the world outside of the Killington resort. The guest was having a nice weekend, but was very concerned. He felt that people where he lived just needed to work harder, and they would be ok. But he was concerned, because he felt that the local work ethic had suffered in the last few years.

Without knowing much about the guest, of where they lived, I won't make any grand philosophical judgments, or political commentary. But it did get me thinking how lucky Mary and I are living in Killington. The joke with our staff this weekend, is for that Labor Day we gave the staff double shifts. And in fact, everyone worked at least one double shift over the weekend, being the nature of a holiday in a resort. We even were able to have one of our former employees come in and help out in the kitchen to wash dishes. But the interesting part is that they all did it gladly, without complaint, in a very professional manner, and they all stayed focused on making sure guests at our inn were having a great holiday weekend.

So as Labor Day winds down, I would like say thank-you to our staff for their labors at our inn this weekend. Thank you Steve, Michalyn, John, Karl, and Ryan!