A January thaw out past Stephen Hand's Path softens the fields by afternoon and glazes them by dark, and that is when the second half of a storm's work really begins. Whitmores Tree Farm clears snow around East Hampton — plowing driveways and long lanes, opening walkways, and sanding or salting the hardpack a freeze-and-melt cycle leaves behind. Shaded stretches toward Cedar Point hold winter far longer than anything in the village, so they get their own share of attention. Doing it properly means a person can walk from the door to the truck without once thinking about the ground. That is the measure.