Do You Want the GOOD news or the BAD news first?
Well I usually take the bad news first…
It is a few days until Thanksgiving and there is little to no skiing to be had. People are starting to get a bit cranky? Everybody is anxious, and there is nothing to do but wait. The temperatures have not even been getting low enough to make good snow, and the Vermont ski areas are pushing back their originally planned opening dates. It’s not even looking good for a Thanksgiving Weekend opening. That is the bad news.
It is true that every day or week feels like an eternity in November when you are waiting for the lifts to turn, BUT…… There’s still hope! Here is my theory. In the past when we’ve had an early start, with good skiing in November, it has all been green by New Year’s, and never lasting much into April. So, we might be starting a little late this season, but when it hits, it is going to hit HARD, and last LONG. Its going to be a deep winter in VT. For sure. Aside from this slow start, all the other signs are good. The farmer’s almanac says “Cold and Snowy,” the Wooly Bear caterpillar has an extra long black band on a heavy coat of fur this year, and the old woodsman that I talked to the other day said the Bee Hives were built extra high in the trees, clearly calling for a deep, deep snow winter.
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So, if I were you, I’d have your skis ready, knowing that this Winter is going to be the best one yet!
Think it, Live it, Love it…..SNOW (sooner or later)
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Not to rub it in but i just got to SLC, ill let you know how the skinning is at Alta tomorrow! Sorry, had to say it……..
That is awesome Toph! Yes, I agree, you did have to say it. I’m very, very jealous. Get some, and let me know how it goes. Hit 50 degrees today in VT. Not exactly prime snowmaking conditions. Don’t leave Salt Lake without a faceshot, and Fish Burrito from Lonestar. Have fun.