Vermont has been slammed once again with a massive dump of snow. This time it was the 5th biggest storm on record dumping over 30 inches in 24 hours across many parts of the state. Our sugarbush was no exception, we received over 30 inches presenting us with a real chore to dig it out.
Our sugarhouse is located almost a quarter mile off of a state road. We plow with a John Deere 310c Backhoe. Without it.... we would never get to our sugarhouse after a storm like this. It still took over three hours to plow the road. We ended up with 8-10 foot high snowbanks and the snow accumulation is as high as our woodshed and storage tanks. Also, many of our mainlines were buried. We spent most of the day yesterday digging them out. and had to hike 10 miles of lines through over 4 feet of snow. If lines are buried they do not thaw. If they stay frozen then sap cannot flow through.
It has been an exhausting 48 hours, but once again, after yet another massive snowfall, we are ready for warmer weather and sugaring to kick into high gear.
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