Killington peak stands majestic waiting for snow.

Killington peak stands majestic waiting for snow.

With the end of the Columbus Day weekend, fall foliage activities at Killington are winding to a close. While there is still some nice color in the surrounding mountains, the color in the area has passed peak. We had a killing frost last night, causing the last of Mary's flowers to bite the dust for the season. With light snow in the forecast for this evening, work around the inn is going ahead full speed to prepare for the imminent arrival of early winter weather.

Our Fall Foliage guests over the weekend scattered far and wide around the state of Vermont in search of "Peak Color". Based upon our conversations with them, here is what they said:

North on Route 100 towards Waitsfield and Stowe is showing diminished color. Higher elevations are basically bare. Lower elevations are showing yellows and golds, but most of the red from the maples is gone. Fall colors are quickly passing, but views are still very pretty for those not used to seeing fall in New England.

South on Route 100 towards Ludlow and Weston is showing good color. Upper elevations around Ludlow are going bare. Lower elevations still had a good mix of color, although peak seems to have passed. Peak is in the eye of the beholder with some guests giving the color high marks, while others were reporting better color elsewhere.

Route 7 south of Rutland towards Manchester was going bare. Many of the trees on the western side of the Green Mountains south of Rutland looked like they were stripped of their leaves by wind earlier in the week.

Route 7 north of Rutland towards Brandon and Middlebury was showing good color, especially on the western slopes of the Green Mountains. Color was more pronounced the closer you got to the mountains, versus the plain of the Champlain Valley. Higher elevations were showing nice color, even though the tops of some of the mountain peaks are bare.

Color in the Lake Boomoseen area along Route 30 was also at or near peak. Several guests reported excellent color between Lake Boomoseen and Lake Champlain towards Route 73 and Mount Independence.

Fall is a beautiful time in Vermont. If you want to see the colors this year, act soon because there are only a few days left......Let it snow!