Fun Vermont Sugarbush "Discovery"
Those who live in the region of Smuggler's Notch Ski Resort, did you know there is a tubing system in the woods off the top of "Lower Morse Liftline", just where it meets "To Aspens"? Some droplines are close enough to touch without stepping off the groomed trail. There is even a faux sugarhouse (actually a gate) at the top for skiing through the maze of tubing, though not apparently for the general lift ticket holder. Just sharing because I always find it neat to see sugaring in less-usual locations. Also curious if anyone knows who operates it. It is not yet tapped.
2024: 28 taps, 7 gallons. RB5 purchased but not opened :-(
2023: 30 taps, 17 trees, 11 properties, Sugar Maple & Norway. 2x3 flat over propane & kitchen finish. ~11(!) gallons.
2022: 9 taps, 5 trees, 4 properties. 3 hotel pans on 3 Coleman 2-burner stoves burning gasoline; kitchen finish. ~3 gallons.
2021: 2 taps, 1 sugar maple. Propane grill then kitchen finish. ~Pint.
All years: mainly 5/16" drops into free supermarket frosting buckets. Some plastic sap buckets hanging on 5/16 sap-meister.