Thigh-high

Just in case anyone's still interested - the gate is just visible after another 48 hours of pretty much continuous snow:

The path up to the bigger barn is impassable - I tried it earlier today but wading in snow up to my hips proved too difficult.

The dog managed to bound his way through it, though. Here he is on his way back:

Invisible at this point, apart from his tail:

And emerging triumphantly from the bottom.

...a bit snowy.