By Betty A. Little, Killington Arts Guild
posted
Nov 21, 2012
It was a day with blue ski and white clouds at the Killington
Base Lodge. You could see skiers carefully moving across the thin
snow on Double Dipper. There was a lift on the left of the ski
slope that took them back up the mountain to the steepest part. At
the base a red gondola waited to give skiers a ride. Beyond the
lift a snowmaking machine burst forth with newly made snow. The
whole trail up
Snowden was covered with clouds of snow. In an hour or two there
was a ski trail from the top to the bottom of the mountain.
Snowmaking seems so different than ten years ago when skiers
avoided trails because snowmaking blinded the skier and beat
against his face. It was not really early in the season. The trails
seemed bare. The day too warm, but the choice was to begin making
snow and declare the season open.
The Killington Arts Guild is also opening its Winter Show, "'Tis
the season," with a new array of pictures. On Saturday, Nov. 24
there will be a reception from 1-3 p.m. in the KAG Gallery at Cabin
Fever Gifts opposite the access road. On display is Ann B. Day's
newest engagement calendar, "Poetry Through the Year" which
includes poems and pictures and also copies of "As We Were," a
collection of stories of love, loss, war and adventure edited by
Yvonne Daley. This collection is written by the Gables and Friends
Memoir Group from workshops and classes held over a two-year
period. Among them is Donna Martin's piece, "New Killington
Pioneers" about early days at the ski resort. The cover is by
Maurie Harrington.
Members are invited to a 'party-like' event, at 2 p.m. on
Sunday, Nov. 25 at the Gallery to complete decorations for the
Guild's Festival Tree, which will be part of the Chamber of
Commerce's event on Dec. 6-8 at the Grand Hotel. The theme is
"Heartfelt Wishes for Peace and Joy." The 42 pre-sewn
decorations in the shape of snowmen, mittens, and stockings will be
covered with sequins, bead, rickrack and glitter, which will be
provided. We will be soliciting ideas for programs and workshops
for the 2013 calendar.
To learn more about the Guild go to
www.killingtonartsguild.org.
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