Wide spread tree damage and power outages have closed the Killington Ski Resort for the second day in a row.

At the inn, about 1 mile and 300 feet lower than the K1 base lodge, we were buffeted with extremely high winds from mid-day Sunday through early morning today(Tuesday). Power was out at the inn from approximately 7:00 AM on Monday until 10:30 AM this morning. A quick drive up and down the Killington Road shows little apparent physical damage. Many large tree branches are down around the area, but it does look like the Killington Road area was spared major storm damage. At the inn, based upon a quick check it looks like only a couple of trees have fallen, probably because the October 1995 storm had culled out weaker trees from the property.

Major damage is being reported to the west of Killington in Mendon, Chittenden, and Rutland. Our chef's property in Mendon has seemed to faire ok, but his brothers house had a tree fall on it, breaking 3 windows. News reports out of Rutland indicate thousands of trees are down, blocking many side roads. Based upon what we are hearing on local radio stations, officials are estimating that parts of Rutland will be without power, and marginally accessible for the next 4 or 5 days.

It appears that the Killington Ski Resort will remain closed today. Based upon reports we have received, and information posted on Killington's website, the resort will not operate due to instabilities in the electrical power grid. They will try to re-open on Wednesday, power permitting.

Given what appears to have happened in Rutland, it is very hard to tell how stable power will be in the area over the next couple of days. Our inn closed this morning officially for the season (Mary and I had planned to close today several weeks ago, based upon the departure of our last weekend guests). If you are planning to travel to the Killington Region this week, I would recommend contacting your lodging property in advance to verify status.