Eben Farinas, of Barnard, shovels snow off the skating rink on Silver Lake in Barnard, Vt., as his daughter Marlena , 8, skates with their dog Thursday, December 29, 2016. Farinas was hoping to get a head start and at least outline the rink before returning with a snowblower after the storm. "The more snow, the harder it is. The man plow only works so good," he said of his shovel. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Eben Farinas, of Barnard, shovels snow off the skating rink on Silver Lake in Barnard, Vt., as his daughter Marlena , 8, skates with their dog Thursday, December 29, 2016. Farinas was hoping to get a head start and at least outline the rink before returning with a snowblower after the storm. "The more snow, the harder it is. The man plow only works so good," he said of his shovel. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley News photographs — James M. Patterson