It rained here in Vail last night. That is not a good thing. In fact, quite the opposite, it's a disaster. The season is supposed to go for another month, but already it's rain. Why is rain bad? Number one is that it's not snow. We need snow. You ski on snow. You can't ski on rain. Rain also wreaks havoc with poor coverage areas, creating mud, turning the remaining good snow into a chocolate brown mess. Rain alo freezes when it comes into contact with the snow turning an already poor surface into a sheet of ice that the New York Rangers would be happy with, but mot skiers in the world loathe.

The worst part about it was that the forecast had called for snow. Everyone as expecting some snow. We got rain. Oh, well. The mountain isn't going to close because rooms are booked and restaurant tables are reserved, but unless we get a significant dump of snow soon, the next month is going to be decidedly unpleasant.