The ice storm of 1996. The poles we climbed were covered in ice and the work seemed never-ending. We’d repair and replace poles, only to find them broken the next day. The conditions made roads difficult to navigate and it became so dangerous we had to stop working for about 12 hours, which rarely happens. I think it took about 3 to 4 weeks of work to restore power to all our members. We didn’t have the equipment we have now such as a large snow machine to carry 5 guys, side by side with tracks and 4x4 bucket trucks to help us get into areas more efficiently than snowshoes. The 2015 wind and snowstorms were also pretty memorable.
