The Birch Ridge Inn Snowstake surrounded by fallen leaves

The Birch Ridge Inn Snowstake surrounded by fallen leaves

Fall colors have had a good run this year at Killington.

A mild winter followed by a mild summer with reasonable rain fall has made for an extended and colorful fall season. But, in the proverbial last act of the season, the leaves have started to fall from the trees around Killington. While color in the area will still be nice through this weekend, the sound of crunchy leaves under foot while walking along mountain paths will be provide an audible signal that the seasons are in transition at Killington.

About 3 weeks ago I surrended my ritual of putting shorts on in the morning for long pants and blue jeans. This morning, I covered my golf shirt with a fleece as I sit in the office of the inn writing this blog. The Killington Resort has been running tests of the snow making system for the last 10 days to make sure it is ready to fire up in earnest with the arrival of cold temperatures. Yes, the seasons are changing. And we are ready to embrace the change.

At the inn, we will be taking a break for a few weeks to configure the inn for winter operations. This year, the time frame to be ready for winter will be shorter, as we are gearing up to support the Audi FIS Ski World Cup at Killington over the Thanksgiving weekend. Before that happens, however, we are watching the sky for signs of snow in anticipation of taking some early season turns ourselves on Killington peak.

All in all, it's been a great summer and fall. Seasons come, seasons go. Now it's time to Think Snow!