It isntnessarily the SNOW! Its the wind that comeswith it or in thecase the other day ICE! Weve had snow banks here up to 12 feet tall on the road above the house several times. It took the countiesroadpatrol a couple hours to cut through last March. We also had a storm a coupe years ago where tey put chains on the patrols, on the highway, and came at a few from both ends. The chain spin marks are still quite evident in the concrete. Now we have 2 inches of snow on top of the ice. RANDAL