On winter nights the lights of Alpine Valley glow up over the treetops on the west side of White Lake Township, and the same cold that makes good skiing makes long work for anyone with a plow. Ground Affects Lawn & Snow Inc runs the storms — clearing driveways and lots, cutting open the paths people actually use to the door and the mailbox, and treating the slick low spots where meltwater refreezes overnight. Some storms are a single push; some are all night in the seat, coming back around as the snow keeps stacking. Either way the measure at daybreak is the same: can everyone get out. Nothing fancy about it, just done.