Cloud deck surrounding Killington. Taken Sunday January 17, by Andrew Cooley

Cloud deck surrounding Killington. Taken Sunday January 17, by Andrew Cooley

Depending upon your location today, once again the area is either in a snow cloud or sunshine. Outside the inn the sun is resplendent. But nearby mountain peaks are covered in clouds with what appears to be snow coming out of them.

The weather forecast for the next 3 days is calling for beautiful ski weather with lots of sunshine and temperatures in the high 20s to low 30s. Since my time on the slopes Tuesday, I have been mainly working around the inn. But I will head back out on the slopes tomorrow with some friends who are coming up from Boston to spend the weekend in Killington.

Todays picture came to me from a friend, Nigel, whose son was skiing with friends at Killington last weekend. One of his friends captured a great picture of the cloud deck surrounding Killington Peak. The peak itself is bathed in sunshine, as is the top of Bear Mountain to the left center of the frame. Just below Bear Mountain peak a solid cloud deck covers the landscape. As the elevation of Bear Mountain is 3295 feet, the cloud deck appears to be topping out around 3100 feet.

In other news today, the Vermont State Legislature was to honor Ted Bridges, posthumously, for his enormous contribution to tourism in the state of Vermont. Teddy was best know as the innkeeper at the Cortina Inn for many years, prior to its sale several years ago to a developer. Around town, Ted made many valuable contributions working with both the Killington Chamber of Commerce and local town governments. Most recently he served as a commissioner on the Town of Killington's Economic Development and Tourism Commission. Ted was one of several "Larger than life characters" that have made Killington a special place. Ted passed away last month after a brief illness.

..........let it snow!