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Read MoreBending under the snow -- two branches are way down and one is broken off but hanging on. A small one came off in the lower right and a much bigger one with needles is laying out of sight on the left. Several of the pines were almost completely horizontal and even brushing the snow off didn't make them spring back up...
$185. Not sure if it was too much, not enough, or what. Snows this deep are rare, only three or four times in the 20 years I've been in the area. Most winters there is enough snow that plowing would be nice, but usually a good driver can get in and out without a problem. Over 6 inches, though, and it's a problem. This one was close to 14 inches in most places here.