Well well well, look who’s getting some snow this week… Tennessee and the Carolinas! That’s right! It’s your turn to get a little taste of the wintery weather while the rest of the country gets a little break. Don’t worry, things will get back to “normal” quickly and the snow won’t last long. Check out the details from Brian Ivey at Neoweather below. While most of the country gets a needed break from the snow, a system kicks up on … Read more Snow in the South?! Dust Off Those Snowplows! →

It’s time to bundle up and rev up those snowplow trucks if you are in the Great Lakes area and Northeast this week. Wednesday is expected to bring about a half foot of snow to the I-80 corridor and a major arctic blast will follow the storm (but not last long). Check out all the details in Brian Ivey’s video and in the summary that follows. This week kicks off with lots of flooding rains in the deep south before … Read more Big Snow Followed By an Arctic Blast This Week! →

Everyone has heard of SIMA, and chances are that you are probably already a member if you operate snow and ice management services – but are you taking advantage of all the great resources they provide? Check out this video and post to make sure you are getting the most bang for your buck! SIMA (Snow and Ice Management Association) brings incredible resources to its members and it’s a MUST HAVE membership program for all snow and ice management operations, … Read more SIMA: Resources You Don’t Want to Miss! →

This week brings a wintery mix of rain, snow and ice depending on where you are located. The models on this vary a lot, but one thing is for sure – it won’t be a boring week! This week kicks off with rain and warmer temperatures in the South that will be surging north and colliding with a cold front today. Early Wednesday brings the first taste of another wintery mix all the way down in Oklahoma and Texas. It … Read more The Iceman Cometh… With Snow and a Wintery Mix too! →

This week kicks off with average to slightly warmer than average temps across most of the country but that’s going to be followed by a dose of much colder air behind it. Watch for a huge downward temperature swing on the heels of that warmer system that could stir up a bonafide Nor’easter on Groundhog’s Day. The long range forecasts have been tough and more unpredictable than usual due to conflicting models and a lack of any real signals about … Read more Grab a Snow Shovel for Punxsutawney Phil – He might need to dig out on Groundhog’s Day! →

The Toro Company just announced yesterday that they are diving even deeper into the snow and ice management world by acquiring Venture Products, Inc., manufacturer of Ventrac Products. Ventrac is a leading manufacturer of durable compact tractors that have a nearly unlimited assortment of attachments for all types of snow removal. A few years back, The Toro Company acquired Boss Snowplows, so they are no stranger to the Snow and Ice Management industry and seem to be focused on growing … Read more Toro Takes Another Step Forward in the Snow Industry →

Instead of today’s system kicking across the Midwest into the Northeast, it’s going to sit and spin for a while over the U.P., Wisconsin, Northern Illinois and parts of Minnesota. If the temperatures are high enough, this could produce some serious snow, but it’s not likely. Areas like Chicago will be in the mid-thirties, so a lot of accumulation isn’t likely, especially on pavement. The winds that are normally there to push systems east aren’t there, so that’s why we’re … Read more Rounds of Snow Sit & Spin in Midwest →

That’s right! Mother nature is working weekends these days! Last weekend produced a sizable rain, snow and ice storm around most of the country and this weekend she’s rolling out part two. Check out meteorologist Brian Ivey’s wintery weekend forecast! The activity begins in the Southeast this week with active rain storms and a couple of clipper systems that move through the Northern Plains and Canada to the north and northeast. Wednesday’s snow in the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin will … Read more Weekend Winter Wonderland – The Sequel →

Time for an update! Neoweather is looking at long range forecasts for winter 2020 again. They expected (and we received) a warmer than average December. That one’s in the books. What about January? Early on, most of the models agreed that it would be colder than average. So far, that hasn’t been the case… but wait for it. A pattern change is expected for the last week of January and into February where it will be colder than average as … Read more Long Range Winter Forecast Update →

Will the Welder from Xtreme Fabrication reviews the new version of the SnowDogg MDII snow plow. There are some huge improvements on this new 1/2 ton plow. This plow is super versatile and can fit just about any sized truck like a glove. Check out the improvements on this baby! Snowdogg improved the lift arm by going to a single chain on the MDII this year and moved to a drop down jack to make your job easier. They also … Read more Check out this Bad Ass Plow! →