Originally Posted by
bigschuss
Over here in Savoy at 2,000' elevation I am always a full month behind you guys. But looking forward to a great season.
The trails to my sugarbush run through a spruce/fir swamp, and when I don't have adequate snowpack my trails become unusable. Last year the snow was gone 3 weeks into the season and we had to shut down early.
We had a 3 acre hemlock/spruce/fir stand logged Last winter and over the summer I spent a lot of time cutting to length and hauling all of the "rat tails" to the wet areas on my trails and laying down hundreds of feet of corduroy. I probably moved 200 8' poles. So I will now be able to navigate out to the sugarbush without tearing up the trails if the snow melts. That's my one big improvement for 2025.
Looking forward to hearing about everybody's season.
That's great news! Hoping the weather allows you a nice long season, now you're prepared for it!
At 8 or 900 feet, I'm way ahead of you, but well behind many here. The long term forecast is making it more and more likely I'll be tapping around Feb 8. I still have a little work to do to get ready (putting drop tubes together) but aside from that I just need to pull my gear together and watch the forecast with bated breath.
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2016: Homemade arch from old wood stove; 2 steam tray pans; 6 taps; 1.1 gal
2017: Same setup. 15 taps; 4.5 gal
2018: Same setup. Limited time. 12 taps and short season; 2.2 gal
2019: Very limited time. 7 taps and a short season; 1.8 gals
2020: New Mason 2x3 XL halfway through season; 9 taps 2 gals
2021: Same 2x3, 18 taps, 4.5 gals
2022: 23 taps, 5.9 gals
2023: 23 taps. Added AUF, 13.2 gals
2024: 17 taps, 5.3 gals
2025: 17 taps
All on buckets