'Snowy Woods" behind the Birch Ridge Inn

'Snowy Woods" behind the Birch Ridge Inn

A lot of tough calls this morning.....3 inches or so of nice fluff fell overnight...but Christmas shopping was no where near done....

For my snow fix this morning, instead of going skiing, I fired up the snow blower and did some work in the yard. Since we have a busy inn and Mary was not able to get out and go skiing, the fact that I got up and worked this morning might have scored me a few points... it's hard to tell.

With the snow all moved, I then headed out along the Killington Road for a little Christmas shopping. 2 hours later, after giving my American Express card a work out, with bags in hand I headed back to the inn. Killington has a lot of nice shops if you are looking for last minute Christmas gifts. And contrary to common opinions, many of the shops also offer non-skiing/riding items to round out your Christmas list. I would tell you about what I picked up this morning, but that would spoil Mary's Christmas surprise.

Temperatures have warmed up this afternoon at Killington. With all of the snow on the ground, I am sure that the skiing and riding today are just great. Hopefully I will hit the slopes for a couple of hours tomorrow, assuming some last minute shopping on the net works out this afternoon.. so it goes.

Let it snow!