Yours truly flanked by my brother Peter and his wife Joan at the top of Upper Royal Flush.

Yours truly flanked by my brother Peter and his wife Joan at the top of Upper Royal Flush.

After 3 spectacular days on the mountain, today is a ski day of rest for me. Monday's deep snow, followed by great cruising days on Tuesday and Wednesday with my brother and sister in law are just hard to beat. (Not to mention the work piling up on my desk needs some attention...so it goes..)

This morning we woke up to a couple of inches of wet snow on the walkways around the inn. While not registering on the snow stake, because the snow from earlier in the week is still compressing, it is just another indicator that winter will not go quietly into the night in the mountains around Killington.

The snow is part of a front that is advancing over the area today. The local forecast is calling for snow today, with temperatures rising overnight as the front approaches. While it looks like our friends in New Jersey are going to get a soaker out of this storm, the National Weather Service is still calling for a Winter Weather Advisory with 3 to 5 inches of wet snow in the mountains today, changing to non-crystaline precipitation tomorrow before changing back to snow Friday night.

Of course, the snow stake at the inn will tell the story. With just over 30 inches of natural snow in the woods behind the inn, no matter what happens with the weather the next couple of days there will be plenty of snow to enjoy great skiing and riding at Killington.

....Let it snow! (but start thinking petunia!)