My sugarbush is at about 1700, and my house is 8 miles down the road at about 1000. BIG differences in weather between the two places! Always more snow up there in the bush, and usually colder (except on those weird inversion days). If you are ever driving down I-89 south of Montpelier and the weather turns nasty for a few miles between exit 4 and 5, you are probably on the ridge where I tap. It's the spot that always turns into a blizzard when there is a gentle snow falling in Montpelier and White River. I don't have enough data yet to tell for sure, but I'm hoping that the altitude means my season will run a little late. I don't have much good to show for this season yet.
March 2020- got a Half Pint when the world ended.
12 taps and 3 gallons of syrup later, caught the bug.
July 2020- got a used Leader 3x12 raised flue- go big or go home!
2021- 350 taps on 3/16 gravity. Not much of a year, made maybe 35 gallons.
2022- 450 taps on 3/16, made about 70 gallons.
2023- Life got busy again, only 250ish taps so far.