Michigan roads and construction
What of the width now, and in ten years; of snow removal to permit brisk trade 365 days in the year; or a snow embargo preventing a proper range of ...

Michigan roads and pavements
Regarding methods used for snow removal, I am enclosing a few pictures submitted to me by Dickinson and Delta counties. Picture No. ...

An aerodynamic approach to improve visibility during high speed snow plowing
... a major visibility and safety concerns for the snow plow driver. A picture during the ride taken from the passenger side seat is shown in Figure 4.17. ...

The snow particles entrained in the wake of the snowplow (i.e. snow cloud) and the subsequent snow accumulation on the warning lights appear as the most pronounced visibility problems behind the snowplow truck. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods are employed with detailed 2D and 3D models of the snowplow trucks (1) to evaluate the performance of the add-on devices (airfoils) available in the market which improve the rear visibility of truck by the public; (2) to gain more insight over the snow cloud pattern. Considering the low density of snow particles and high drag coefficient, they are assumed to follow air flow and their effect on the flow pattern is neglected. The effect of airfoil on the snow accumulation behind the truck is quantified by pressure and shear stress distribution. The airfoil selected based on the numerical studies is implemented on the back of the truck and tested in the field. The results confirmed the rear visibility performance increase by the airfoil over...

Snow removal and ice control technology, selected papers presented at Fourth International Symposium, Reno, Nevada, August 11-16, 1996
... major chemical component of all chemical treatments, the snow plowing operations, ... from several storms at a site allowed the "big picture" to appear. ...

The American city
+ + The Plow in Snow Removal Work The experience of New York City last ... The front cover of The American City for October presented a picture of one of ...

Find a big winter playground at Mount Baker

If You Go

Snow fun at Mount Baker

Where

To get to these snow-play and backcountry exploration spots, take Interstate 5 to Exit 255 in Bellingham. Head east for 50-plus miles on the Mount Baker Highway (Highway 542) just about to the end, where the road is no longer plowed.

At about Milepost 54, the highway splits and becomes a wide one-way road as it circles Picture Lake just below the ski area's Heather Meadows Base Area. Find a roadside-parking spot and make this your base for the next few hours. Grab your sled or tube or whatever and let gravity do its thing. (You may have to hunt for a moment or two to find a break in the snow wall to get up and over and into the snowy bowl.)

More choices

To get to the upper snow play-backcountry-exploration area, continue around Picture Lake, reach the ski area's upper-base area and go right at the obvious road split by Chairlift 1. Park just ahead in the big parking lot on the right. (Because the road is not plowed past this point, you can't drive farther anyway.) From here, one's choices are many:

Source: The Seattle Times

Downtown stores, dressed up for Winter Walk 2010 « Locally Grown ...

by Griff Wigley

We filter things because we want to prevent something that we don’t want from getting into the thing we are trying to protect. One place this happens is along the shoreline of lakes, rivers and streams. These natural filters help to protect the water by keeping stuff out like dirt, chemicals, fertilizers, and even just too much water.

After rain storms, water runs downhill and picks up dirt, chemicals, animal waste, and whatever else it encounters. As the water hits these natural filters of grasses, perennial plants and trees, it slows down and some sinks into the [...]

Thanks to our friends at Premier Bank Minnesota, Northfield branch, Sadie, the beautiful orange tabby cat, will have one half of her Prairie’s Edge Humane Society (PEHS) adoption fee paid for whomever adopts her. (See more photos and a video of Sadie on her adoption page.)

We estimate Sadie’s age to be eight years old. She was turned in by her former owners who could no longer care for her due to their health reasons but who wanted her to find a new home where she could be loved and cherished. Her former owners indicate that she has [...]

After years on hiatus, we are re-launching “Light up Northfield,” a residential, exterior Christmas light contest.

We will be judging Christmas-light & decorations within the Northfield city limits or a maximum of  5 miles from the city borders.  We will be announcing 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners on December 17th, 2010. Winners will receive a prize package full of great tickets and passes to regional events. Winning names will be announced and photos of their homes will be displayed on KYMN’s website.

Entrants are encouraged to upgrade their lighting displays with eco-friendly and cost saving LED lights, [...]

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Janesville bolstering salt, deicing efforts for coming winter

Janesville Gazette - Dec 04, 2010

This winter, the city is putting $9500 more towards its de-icing program, which is one part of the city's snow removal efforts. The city funds de-icing,

Written by production

Sunny South News - Dec 02, 2010

“The last two winters have been the worst I've seen for snow removal,” said Decon Shaw, Operations Superintendent for the Town of Coaldale.

On our minds: Grateful vet, snow removal

Great Falls Tribune - Dec 02, 2010

I'm going to put that napkin in a picture frame and hang it where I can look at it everyday and remember that a lot of people do care.

Show Low ponders snow plan

White Mountain Independent - Nov 24, 2010

This picture was taken looking East on the Deuce of Clubs where dirty snow covers the sidewalks after one of last year's storms and snow plow cleanup.

Producer follows his own script

Financial Times - Dec 05, 2010

He took jobs himself “out of necessity, whether it was mowing lawns or snow removal. We were poor . . . I had to do something.