Father Christmas. One of the many gifts Mary and I received this year for Christmas.

Father Christmas. One of the many gifts Mary and I received this year for Christmas.

A belated happy holidays from Killington Vermont. Mary and I hope that you and yours have had a good holiday and are looking forward to the New Year.

I have not posted a blog the last couple of days as I have proven once again that the most dangerous place at a ski resort is a sidewalk. Just after posting the snow stake picture on Christmas day, I decided I would take a walk. It was quite ugly overnight with a combination of NCP, freezing NCP and light snow. In my walk, I fell backwards on some ice, splitting my head open in the process. I am not exactly sure where this took place, as the only thing I remember is being in our dining room with our sous chef getting me a cloth to apply pressure to the wound. Head wounds can be rather messy. This one was no exception.

As the Killington Medical Center was closed for Christmas Day, we made the best of it during the evening. A few inn guests staying with us over Christmas night knew what was going on, but most of our dinner guests were not aware of my injuries. I did go through 3 different shirts in the course of the evening...but a little hair comb over work by Mary hid the nasty cut from all but the most observant.

Yesterday I went to the Killington Medical Center first thing in the morning. Dr. Russell cleaned out the wound, putting 4 staples in my head to close it up in the process. He said based upon my symptoms (not being aware for multiple minutes) that I had a concussion. Other than watching the wound for infection, he told me that I cannot ski for the next 7 days. I actually find that ironic, as if I were skiing, I would have had my helmet on and probably would not have been injured. But given the holiday, it will be pretty easy for me to follow his advice.

Over the next couple of days, as time allows, I will be posting holiday updates. In the mean time Mary, myself, and our staff at the Birch Ridge Inn wish you a very happy holidays........Let it snow!