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 ...

DILWORTH — Meet the humble snow fence—it’s one of the tricks the Minnesota Department of Transportation has up its sleeves to help combat the snow, other than just sending out more plows. Now, if you ...

Snow fences play an important role in road safety during the winter, reducing drifting and improving visibility. During and after a snow storm, blowing and drifting snow can quickly pile up on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHEYENNE - Snow fences around Wyoming increasingly are being replaced by "living snow fences," which cost much less. Traditional snow fences are made of wood slats and help keep snow off highways by ...

If you're a skier, you've probably noticed the plastic mesh fences which are often set up alongside the slope. These are temporary snow fences, designed to reduce wind speeds so snow drifts don't take ...