January’s record lows boost firewood business
We’ve had a break from those bone chilling temperatures but it’s still cool enough to want to stay inside.
People may not like it but those who sell firewood say cold snaps bring in the business.
Roaring Firewood pretty much sells to the entire Roaring Fork Valley.
"We’ve been providing for them since ’79,” Mary Slack, with Roaring Firewood said.
It’s a family business. Slack and her six older siblings have all worked for this company.
“It’s provided for our family,” She explained.
When the temperatures drop, their business picks up.
Slack says, "We have to work a lot to keep up with it."
Snow may have stopped falling and the recent winter days aren’t so frigid. Roaring Firewood says as long as it’s cold, there won’t be any extra logs lying around. This year it’s already sold well over the norm.
"This year we're only going to have the wood left that is green and we can't even sell it anyway. We are going to run out of wood," Slack said.
Still, employees are splitting the wood they do have and packing up truck loads to take up the mountains.
"We need to survive and everyday we hope to get more business," Slack said.
Roaring Firewood pretty much sells to the entire Roaring Fork Valley.
"We’ve been providing for them since ’79,” Mary Slack, with Roaring Firewood said.
It’s a family business. Slack and her six older siblings have all worked for this company.
“It’s provided for our family,” She explained.
When the temperatures drop, their business picks up.
Slack says, "We have to work a lot to keep up with it."
Snow may have stopped falling and the recent winter days aren’t so frigid. Roaring Firewood says as long as it’s cold, there won’t be any extra logs lying around. This year it’s already sold well over the norm.
"This year we're only going to have the wood left that is green and we can't even sell it anyway. We are going to run out of wood," Slack said.
Still, employees are splitting the wood they do have and packing up truck loads to take up the mountains.
"We need to survive and everyday we hope to get more business," Slack said.
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