SNOW REMOVAL

TEE DECK CLEARING
Once all the greens and surrounds have been cleared of snow we move to the tees then to the fairways to accelerate the snow melt and ground warming.  Here we are blowing #7 tee deck clear of snow.  Once we clear the decks of snow, we clear the tee surrounds and then move to the fairways and cast snow into melted locations or into the trees and out of play areas.  This spring we will manually move snow on approximately 50% of the golf course.  This is necessary due to our location on a north facing slope of a mountain.  If we were to allow the snow to melt on it's own the golf course opening date would always be delayed.

SNOW REMOVAL

From ice removal on the greens to final snow removal and greens examination.  The photo shows the varying layers of ice that formed throughtout the winter in the remaining snow to the left of the staff member.  This is indicative of the freeze/thaw effects we experienced during the winter.  The evergreen cover that remains on #8 green has been damaged due to the mechanical aeration of the ice that sat on the green surface and the frequent snow removals throughout the last few months of winter.  This cover will be replaced with a new cover to allow the green to begin warming up in spring.  This was a small price to pay to keep the turf on the greens alive.