This time last year we had two feet of snow on the ground, now
none. In fact it hasn't snowed appreciably in the northeastern US
since mid-December, not at all normal for a New England winter.
Most people are pleased by this turn of events, but my wife and I
enjoy cross-country skiing. We have only been able to go out twice
this winter, and then only by traveling north to Vermont during a
lucky week in January where they had six whole inches of snow.
