Out here in the San Francisco Bay Area, our skiing buddies are just celebrating the first big winter storm. They may not be able to see the snow starting to fall in the Sierras from here, but they can feel it! Ski resort operators in California and Nevada are always anxious about our fickle winter weather, but all ski resort operators are eager for current, local weather data. One resort in Vermont has turned their Davis weather station into an added perk for guests by keeping the console at the check in counter.

“What people want to know, first,” said Tom Dillon of Hawk Inn Mountain Resort in Plymouth, Vermont, “is if it will be cold enough to snow or just rain? Then they want to know how cold it will be and if they are going to freeze their ears off while skiing!”

Located between the Killington and Okemo ski resorts, Hawk Inn is right in the middle of Vermont’s winter playground, where current weather conditions are matters of great importance.

“We have our little Weather Wizard console set to scroll. Instead of looking at a television while checking in, our guests check the outside temperature and wind speed and direction,” Tom told us. “Guests love it. We’ve even had a few guests who were so impressed they’ve purchased Davis weather stations through us!”

Tom is excited about the possibility of setting up a wireless system at the Inn and giving his guests even more weather information, especially wind chill, which in a Vermont winter, can be a very hot topic.

For more information about the beautiful Hawk Inn Mountain Resort, you can find their website at http://www.hawkresort.com/.