Deck the halls with....

Deck the halls with....

Thanksgiving's L-Trytophan haze has finally broken. The last of the turkey leftovers that were not frozen for later personal use have been consumed. On to Christmas!

The seasonal shift from Thanksgiving's turkey decorations to Christmas cheer is well underway at the inn. The Christmas tree went up on schedule on Christmas Tree Monday (the Monday after Thanksgiving). This years edition stands 14 Feet 9 inches tall in the Great Room. This year it will be decorated in traditional fashion with colored lights, ornaments, and tinsel.

The rest of the inn is also takeing shape as we head into the holiday season. Today was carpet cleaning day, so we have been moving a lot of furniture. Our restaurant re-opens tonight (Thursday-Friday_Saturday this week), so Chef Frizzie is in the kitchen preparing for dinner service. He is also working on our Christmas Holiday and New Years Eve menus, which will be posted online as soon as he is done.

Outside, the Killington region is back to white after some unseasonably warm wet weather late last weekend. The storms that we have been having have been on the nusance side, with just a little "shmutz" falling from the sky. But it has turned the whole area white with an inch thick candy coating covering everything.

Before raising the tree on Monday, we were out on the mountain taking in some early season skiing. The mountain had held up quite well during the warm period. The resort has been making snow when ever they could over the last couple of days(which basically means all the time). We plan on taking a break from decorating to go skiing tomorrow, so it will be interesting to see the progress the resort has made as they prepare for the holidays.

The next week in Killington looks relatively benign from a weather forecast standpoint. Cold with snow showers seems to be the standard for the next few days. That is a good thing, as everything in the area looks just right when there is a covering of snow.

Where ever you may be, keep warm, think thoughts of skiing/riding, and let it snow!