Killington Peak on a beautiful fall morning.

Killington Peak on a beautiful fall morning.

The Killington basin area is rapidly heading into the "Sixth" season of the year - "Twig Season". While there are still many trees in the immediate area which are still colorful with fall foliage, the leaves are basically off Killington peak.

For a quick review, the area around Killington peak has at least 6 identifiable micro seasons - Winter, Mud, Spring, Summer, Fall, Twig. Twig season is the period of time after the leaves have fallen from the trees, but before the ground is covered with winter snow.

Around the inn, falling leaves are rapidly accumulating on the ground. A good wind storm would finish many of the trees off as they prepare for the winter to come.

Around the area, inn guests are still reporting nice color along the Route 7 corridor on the western side of the Green Mountains. I visited Hanover New Hampshire yesterday and can report that the fall colors along Route 4 and the Ottauquechee River Valley were still in abundance.

The overall area is still very picturesque, but in a few more days we will be looking to the sky for something white. The weather had definitely begun to change with a pronounced pre-winter chill in the air.

So it goes....