The 2010 Birch Ridge Inn Christmas Tree

The 2010 Birch Ridge Inn Christmas Tree

I don't know about you, but it's early December and I feel the approach of the holiday season. Perhaps it's been the long twig season with snow on the mountain but no snow around the inn. Or perhaps it's just been a very busy 45 days since the end of fall foliage season, getting the inn ready for winter, and we have barely had time to catch our breath. (The again...it could be that we are another year older and slowing down a bit... nah..that's not it!)

If ever there was a reminder that the holidays are near, one need to look no further than the Great Room of the inn to the inn's Christmas Tree. Placed in the middle of the windows at the front of the room, the tree stands in at almost 13 feet. Mary has spent the last week decorating it. This years motif is a traditional, multi colored, tree with tinsel. It is lit with over 250 light bulbs. Individual strands of tinsel wiggle to and fro with the air currents in the room, making the tree come alive.

At Killington, snow flurries have taken over the town. We have gotten about an inch of snow around the inn. It's a start, and a pleasant reminder that winter is almost here. This week in Killington the Chamber of Commerce holds the Vermont Holiday Festival from Thursday December 9 thru Saturday December 11. The event is being held this year at the Snowshed Base Lodge. A complete listing of events associated with the Holiday Festival can be found on the Killington Chambers website.

Let it snow!