East of town the streets run out and the section roads take over, straight as a ruled line between bean stubble and hay ground. That open country is where a Berthoud snow gets interesting: half a mile scoured down to gravel, then a drift stacked shoulder-high against a fence row. A.P Excavation & Landscaping plows driveways and lots out there, opens the long farm approaches, and cuts the walks back to concrete. The satisfaction is in the last pass — the berm pushed off the mailbox, the apron squared, de-icer down where the shade holds ice all day. By the time the sun clears the plains, the way out is simply there, waiting.