Doug Allen

When you can raise (a snowmaking gun) higher above the snow, the water droplets have a longer time to freeze read more

When you can raise (a snowmaking gun) higher above the snow, the water droplets have a longer time to freeze before they hit the ground, ... That takes less energy, and we've noticed a significant efficiency with them. Really, our goal is to be more efficient. This equipment gives us a better air-to-water ratio that allows us to put more product out there at marginal temperatures.

[Doug Allen, the owner of Long Acre Farms in Macedon, N.Y., spends his days operating heavy machinery, welding and handling read more

[Doug Allen, the owner of Long Acre Farms in Macedon, N.Y., spends his days operating heavy machinery, welding and handling chemicals.] My hands are a mess, ... I've had problems with my hands cracking and not being studious enough to use lotion every night.

You won't see a lot of helicopters or concrete trucks this year,

You won't see a lot of helicopters or concrete trucks this year,

[One such item was an early 1900s royal scepter of England's King Edward VII. The lot opened with a minimum read more

[One such item was an early 1900s royal scepter of England's King Edward VII. The lot opened with a minimum of $1,000. Thirty-five bids later, it sold for $40,100.] Any time an item sells for 40 times its opening bid, you've got to give it the credit it deserves, ... This auction has gone a long way to establishing the standards for many collectibles that to this point did not have benchmarks.

I am absolutely going to make sure Jerry gets his ring back.

I am absolutely going to make sure Jerry gets his ring back.