Today was another unseasonably warm day at Killington. For the first time in several days the cloud cover lifted to reveal the mountain in all it's glory. Naturally, as luck would have it, this was not my day to ski. (I do have to work sometimes.) But it was still an interesting day.

Part of the work I had to do today was to participate in a planning meeting for this summers Killington Wine Festival. For the last 3 years, the Killington Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Farrell Distributors, has hosted a weekend of wine events in Killington in mid July. I will post more information on the blog as the event planning for this year takes shape.

Two other items caught my eye in the news today, which are sort of opposing stories. Of course, today is Ground Hogs Day, and Punxsatawney Phil saw his shadow. This means we are do for 6 more weeks of winter. This is in contrast with the activities of the sugar maples in Vermont. Because of the relatively warm days and the cool nights, the sap in the maple trees has already started to flow. By some estimates, the flow has started 6 to 8 weeks sooner than normal. I am not sure what either of these stories really mean when applied to ski conditions over the next couple of months, but at least we will not run out of maple syrup for breakfast in the spring this year before the new crop is brought in.