10/08/2026
We've all heard woolly bear caterpillar stripes are an old-timey predictor of what to expect for winter. But did you know bears, skunks, beavers, moss, mice, and groundhogs also have an affinity for predicting winters? Neither did we! We cracked into Ski Vermont's history vault and found an enlightening old press release from 1980 that told us just that.
We can't predict the winter. But can our critters? Hey, Vermont Fish & Wildlife, what do you think???
Check out the retro article here: https://skivermont.com/from-the-vault-1980-old-time-weather-report