Still January - How far off is May?

I was at Silver Star again yesterday for a few shoots and on my way home I pulled over, planted my tripod in a six foot high snow bank and pointed my 300mm lens towards Vernon. The tripod wasn't on the most stable ground but a beautiful scene unfolded below me. Vernon if quite often completely covered in clouds for weeks at a time in the winter and today was no different. Perhaps the sun on the horizon gives glimmer of hope that longer days will come again.