Heavy snowfall with big piles of accumulation on trees and around a home on a hillside - Vawiley/Getty Images If you're a skier, you've probably noticed the plastic mesh fences which are often set up ...

Blowing and drifting snow can increase the cost of highway maintenance and create hazardous driving conditions. These problems occur when snow is lifted off the ground by wind and transported across ...

ST. PAUL -- From November through April, winter winds often whip up snowfall to create drifts in Minnesota. These snowdrifts disrupt daily life by blocking roads and creating dangerous driving ...

Farmers play a role with the Minnesota Department of Transportation in keeping snow off the roads. MnDOT works with farmers who have fields adjacent to highways to create living snow fences by leaving ...

Join the Wyoming DOT's Winter Research Team to uncover the science of snow fences. Wyoming's highways are a battleground against Mother Nature, with blowing snow causing dangerous conditions and ...