Being Summit County, our spring weather was reversed. March came in like a lamb with very warm, spring-like days, but went out like a lion with one of the biggest storms of the year on April 1. April was the 3rd snowiest month of the season, after December and January.
Overall, the season ended a little above average. We plowed over 14 feet of snow, and the Colorado River watershed reported the snow pack at 104% of average at the end of April.
Our existing customers should have received contract renewals this past week. We have discount deadlines this year of June 1, July 1, and August 1.
All the ice was off Lake Dillon on Sunday, May 10. It looks like a great summer shaping up.
Karen will be participating in the Bolder Boulder 10K event in Boulder on Memorial Day. This is her first event of this kind, so she’s excited.
We will be attending the SIMA symposium in June for the trade show and educational sessions. Karen is presenting two workshops this year, the first is on how to successfully integrate lifestyle changes, and the second is a panel discussion on women in the snow and ice industry.
Get outside and enjoy the summer, whether you garden, hike, bicycle, boat, camp, or shop – have fun!
End of season news
Ski Season Begins
A-Basin and Loveland officially opened on Wednesday, October 15 – both with an 18″ base.
Denver Post news article
We are now in full-fledged “leaf shedding” time, as the aspens are dropping their colors. If your condo or business needs a quick leaf cleanup before we’re covered in snow, give us a call.
No real accumulation is expected here, but a cold front with mixed rain/snow showers is coming in for the next few days. After that, it looks like we will have another really great sunny fall weekend coming up – perhaps the last of our “golden days” before winter hits.
Fall Update
After our cool spell in August, we have been enjoying wonderful fall weather. The aspen trees are in full glory this week.
With just a month left before our winter season officially begins, we encourage anyone who has not yet finalized thier winter services to contact us right away.
The Farmer’s Almanac is forecasting another great winter for us — above average precipitation and below average temperatures.
Discount Deadline Extended!
$$$ SPECIAL SAVINGS OPPORTUNITY! $$$
We have extended the deadline for residential AND commercial customers to receive our 10% Advance Payment Discount to October 1, 2008.
Contact us to take advantage of this extra savings opportunity.
Go “Paperless”
To cut down on paper usage, save time, and increase security, we are implementing electronic communications and online payments for our customers.
Go to the Home Page of our website, www.ThePlowmaster.com, and sign up.
This system will allow you to make payments online via PayPal email invoicing. This provides the flexibility of using your credit card or bank account, and keeps your payment account information secure and private.
For customers who opt in, we will send out the annual plowing contracts by email, and you will be able to click one button to accept the contract terms and send your payment. This feature will also enable us to send reminders when the discount deadline is approaching. If your address, telephone, or other information changes, you can easily notify us via direct email or through the Contact Us form on our website.
We’re very excited about this new development. By saving on office time, supplies, and postage, we can be more efficient and cost-effective in our operations.
We encourage all of our customers to enroll. Your personal information will not be shared with others, you can unsubscribe at any time, and we won’t be sending out trivial messages with annoying frequency — all of our email communications will be pertinent to your account. For the “newsy” updates, we will post on this blog and you can view them at your convenience.
Of course, you always have your choice of receiving communications from us via regular mail. And in case of technical issues with the Internet, we will keep your US Mail address on file, and ask that you keep us updated on any changes.
Welcome
Welcome to our blog. We will post messages here to let you know about new developments with our business, weather milestones (like today’s first snow of the season), scenery pictures, updates through the season, and other items of interest.
Check back regularly for new posts.
