The worst nights in Hackettstown are not the deep snows — they are the ones that start as sleet at midnight and turn every blacktop apron into a slick. Smith's Outdoor Surface Solutions works the surfaces themselves: plowing the drives and lots, scraping down to pavement where it counts, then treating the concrete walks and steps that ice first and thaw last. Different surfaces take snow differently, and knowing which one needs salt at two in the morning is most of the job. The measure of a good night is a parking lot at dawn with tires gripping and nobody stepping carefully. Winter here is long, and clear ground is worth getting up for.