Oh The Weather Outside is Frightful - Winter Driving in Vermont

Winter may have been delayed in Vermont, but it has come with an attitude!  Today, we had our first Severe Winter Storm of the season.  I know many other areas of the U.S. were hit, too.  Stowe seldom closes the schools because of snow, but they did today.  Good call in my opinion.  Of course, I wish we had known earlier about the closing.  My 16 year old son checked the news and internet early this morning and there was NO notice of the Stowe schools closing - just all the other towns in Vermont.  So, he drove to school and I was a mess wondering if he had made it okay and why they had not cancelled it.  About half an hour later, he was home.  School was cancelled.  Someone screwed up!

I took the photo on the left this morning from my home office window.  You can't tell that the snow is blowing in horizontal format.  The other photo is also from office window but two months ago.  What a difference!

I decided to stay home today too.  Sometimes, it's just not worth going out.  Besides, I didn't have any appointments.  If you have ever been in bad driving situations such as going up an icy, steep hill (didn't know it was solid ice) and then find yourself going backwards into a snowbank, you know that nothing is worth dying over.  Thank goodness for technology!  I can do just about everything from home these days.  If I could just figure out how to show homes without actually doing it.....

There are some great sites to help you prepare for Winter Driving in Vermont:

Weather Channel - Stowe, VT

Vermont Road Conditions

Vermont SCHOOL CLOSINGS - WCAX

Here's a Chart prepared by   My Favorite - STAY HOME!

AAA also has a guide on Snow and Ice Driving.  It's quite good.  Check it out by clicking on the icon:

How to GO on ICE and SNOW

Winter is big part of Vermont.  Most of us know how to have fun in the snow.  From skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, cross country skiing, sleding, snowball fights, to making a snowman, we love it.  But it is worth the time to know how to be safe.  So come on up or over and enjoy winter in Vermont!

Of course, if you'd like to see some incredible Stowe Homes, I'd be happy to show you around.

Stowe Vermont Homes For Sale - Luxury Market

Also, check out my blog about the Stowe Mountain Resort Opening:  STOWE RESORT BLOG