Maine winters are tough. Snow. Ice. Yetis.

But real estate transactions and development wait for no weather. Now it’s winter, and you want a land boundary survey. Can a land survey be performed in the winter?

Short answer, yes. It might even be better if the wet ground is frozen and the leaves are off the trees. We like snowshoes.

The long answer is more involved. A bit of snow is no big deal. More snow makes it harder to see and find corner posts, fallen fences, and the remnants of stone walls. They can be found, if that’s important to your particular boundary survey, but it’ll take us longer. Too much snow will cover trees, barns, and lighthouses. Sometimes, shoveling snow is necessary, but if we can find it (we usually can), we can locate it.

Unless a Yeti attacks. If you’ve got one hanging around, we’d appreciate a heads up.