Last week I was lucky enough to finally get a chance to ski Killington Mountain. The conditions were excellent! I headed up the K1 gondola and noticed a breathtaking view, and I recalled why I live in Vermont. As I carved through the corduroy groomed trail I couldn't ask for any better conditions.

Welcome to the Wise Vacations Weather Blog. Throughout the course of this Fall and as we head in to the thick of Winter, be sure to check back here for Columbus Day Weekend foliage updates, and the real skinny on what the weather is doing in Killington. We'll update you on what is happening right outside our window, because we know! Our office is conveniently located on Killington's Access Road.

So whether it's the first few flakes of the year, or the latest Nor'easter, we'll have the real scoop on how much, how deep, and how heavy the snow is!

While May and June tend to be the quietest and most laid back months of the year in Killington, the Wise staff was hard at work- doubtless, our office was anything but quiet and laid back. 

While the season was beginning to wind down, and the pace in the Wise office began to slow just a bit, things in my world of marketing were as heated as ever. Conferences and events in the months of March and April kept my mind sharp, my focus clear, and, at times, my brain overloaded with new information waiting to be infused into our Wise marketing plans.

Our new website is finally here! After months in the building process, our home on the world wide web has completed its redesign. Many of you may have noticed that it first went live on March 21st, and I think everyone will be pleased with the latest version of WiseVacations.com.

When my husband told me early this past Fall that he booked us flights to Aspen for this year’s Winter X Games, I wasn’t super excited. The X Games are at the end of January- right in the middle of our busy winter season, I haven’t skied in ages, and the thought of standing out in the cold to watch the events wasn’t nearly as inviting as my warm and cozy living room sofa. He assured me that because his best friend works for ESPN and would also be out there, that we would have special passes to get around. Of course I knew that his main motivation was the phenomenal skiing that he would experience. I was just banking on a nice spa, some fabulous shopping, and a little relaxation.

Welcome to the Wise Vacations Blog! This is a new feature debuting to homeowners for the first time, as we head into the 2006-2007 winter season. It will contain periodic postings by me (more on "me" in a moment), the Director of Sales & Marketing at Wise Vacations. These postings will be about anything and everything to do with Vacation Rentals. I will provide tips, insight, industry trends and facts, updates on how your property is being marketed, etc. I will welcome feedback on any aspect of your experience with Wise, and if I can't help you, I will put you in contact with the Wise employee who can best assist you. So I invite you to visit this blog as often or as infrequently as you like! If there is a particular topic you would like me to discuss, by all means, let me know: kara@wisevacations.com.

I think I've babbled on about myself enough in this blog, I think I should introduce the people who really make it all happen at Wise. Of course, you're probably familiar with all of them if you've been with Wise for awhile, but whether you're new or old, it doesn't hurt to become more familiar with our great staff members: