Pack the apples in perforated plastic bags to keep the humidity high yet still allow some air circulation through the holes in the bag. A cool cellar or an unheated room or outbuilding can be used so long as temperature can be kept below 40 degrees but above 30 degrees with reasonable humidity. Apples will freeze at a temperature between 27.8 and 29.4 degrees, depending on the cultivar, and frozen fruit will deteriorate rapidly. Straw-lined pits, buried tiles and other storage methods are at the mercy of the weather and may give satisfactory results some years but also be a los in others. If reliable fresh storage is not a feasible project for you, other methods of preservation are available.
Many apple cultivars are well adapted to freezing either as sauces or slices.
If all else fails, try sharing your bountiful harvest with your fruitless neighbor. A mother noticed that it was about time for school to dismiss and since it looked like rain, she drove towards the school to pick up her eight year old daughter. She turned down the street to see her daughter running towards her down the sidewalk. A lightening bolt flashed and the little girl looked up towards the sky, smiled and then began running towards her mother's car. Another lightening bolt flashed and again the little girl towards the sky, smiled and resumed running.