We knew we had another winner when this male was born three years ago. Snowshoe Ammonoosuc is growing up to be the spitting image of his big brothers, Snowshoe Aristides and Snowshoe Astraios. Both brothers are champions sporting beautiful fiber with lasting fineness. Now, at almost three years old, Ammonoosuc will … Read More
It’s the time of year when we finalize our breeding decisions for the season, assess the quality of crias on the ground and otherwise take stock of our herd and our breeding program. Like many long-time breeders (we’ve been doing this since 1999), we have a number of related alpacas. … Read More
Yes, the AOA National Alpaca Show is underway this weekend, but the idea of traveling from Vermont to Nebraska in March did not tempt us even slightly. So Snowshoe Farm will kick off the 2015 spring alpaca show season in the usual way and much closer to home at the … Read More
We were very excited that female offspring from our multi-champion herdsire, Snowshoe Aristides, were ready to breed this year. Our sales list now includes several young bred females that were sired by Ari, including Snowshoe Cari, Snowshoe FancyPants and Snowshoe Aria. Each of these females has a dam that has … Read More
To celebrate 15 years breeding alpacas, Snowshoe Farm is offering 15% off all alpacas and stud fees through the end of 2014! And you can extend the savings by reserving a 2015 breeding now. A deposit will hold a breeding to any of our herdsires – including multi-champion, Snowshoe Aristides … Read More
Fall is here and that means a very busy time on the farm! During the next month, most weekends bring either a fiber festival or an alpaca show. Weekdays are filled with getting ready for the next weekend’s event. That means dyeing yarn, skirting fleeces, chasing down all the odds … Read More
Shearing season is coming to an end and that means it’s time for breeding season to begin at Snowshoe Farm! There are two sides to breeding season: breeding our own females and breeding females that belong to our clients. For our own herd, breeding begins with the decision-making process – … Read More
Several years ago, we took in a small herd owned by Starry Mountain Alpacas when the owners, Kim and John, moved out of the country. We’ve integrated a few of the alpacas into our own herd, but for the most part, these females either do not fit our breeding program … Read More
Snowshoe Farm is in the middle of our rather short spring show season (two shows). Nationals is behind us. At that event, we offered a yearling female, Snowshoe Ginger, for sale in the auction and are pleased to announce that the winning bidder was Hickory Meadow Alpaca Farm. We hope this … Read More
The alpaca spring show season is starting early this year – in winter, actually – with the AOA National Conference which will be held in Harrisburg on March 14 – 16. We decided to make the most of the long drive to PA and participate not only in the show, but … Read More