Snowshoe Farm is on the road to the first alpaca show of the season here in the northeast. It sure doesn’t feel like spring – the temp was a mere 4 degrees this morning in northern Vermont! The start of show season always gets us out of our winter hibernation … Read More
It’s that time again. Registration paperwork went in the mail today for the two spring alpaca shows we’ll be doing this year, the North American Alpaca Show and the North East Alpaca Expo. Both will be held on the same weekend, April 7 & 8, 2018, at Eastern States Expo in … Read More
We’ve had requests from time to time for details regarding the design of the feeders in our alpaca barn. Back in 2002 or so we built a new barn for our females. It’s a center aisle barn with hay feeders dividing the pens from the aisle rather than using panels … Read More
This is a heads up for those who are considering purchasing alpacas from Snowshoe Farm. We do offer to transport alpacas to their new homes, but bear in mind that transport is not available during shearing season. This usually runs early April through mid-to-late June. Ron’s shearing schedule is booked … Read More
Proven female alpaca on sale! Snowshoe Aria is a daughter of multi-champion Snowshoe Aristides and one of the best female alpacas in our breeding program. Aria, at six years of age, still has a beautiful, crimpy and very fine fleece, just like her sire. We have a number of female … Read More
We’ve held out on offering Snowshoe Allegro for sale. We adore his personality. He’s very calm and loves to have his neck scratched. He definitely has his sire’s personality. His dam, Minuette, is a pretty calm alpaca also. We’re convinced temperament is heritable! And Allegro has gorgeous fiber. Fine and … Read More
Alpacas for sale and on sale! It’s a new year and time to reevaluate our sales list. We’ve slowly been going down the list and adjusting prices. Some up-and-coming young alpacas are being added and a number of older alpacas are having their prices slashed. We’re also lowering prices on … Read More
Aussie Colorado Philly. We’re so pleased to have this girl in our herd. Philly is dam to multi-champion, Spirit Wind’s Maestro, now owned by Cas-Cad-Nac Farm. But there’s more… We now co-own, with Spirit Wind Farm, Xanadu P Concerto, the sire of Maestro. Yes, we’re thrilled to have this breeding pair … Read More
We love to show you how some of our customers are using alpaca fiber from Snowshoe Farm to create beautiful garments, accessories and home decor. Sky Like Snow, based in Bellows Falls, Vermont, produces one-of-a-kind artisan hats. The alpaca and wool fibers for the yarn are sourced from local farms. … Read More
