Today, our news is about snow and Scotland.

Just in time for the opening of the ski season, area ski resorts have been busy making snow, and finally, Mother Nature has done her part to help. Although limited, ski runs are open at Monte Moro and in the Centro del Fondo di Riale inValle Formazza, and more are set to follow. Photo courtesy of www.neveazzurra.org, which is an excellent source of ski information for the region (in Italian).  continued....

And why Scotland? For this pleasant little review of Lago Maggiore and especially the Stresa area, from the Sunday, December 6 Scotsman. The writer spent a few days at the Hotel Majestic, in neighboring Verbania, and writes, "After a few hours on Lake Maggiore you might start to believe you're on the set of a 1960s Bond film." Read the entire review here: Travel: Maggiore, Italy