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 ...

FARGO — The best snow fence is not a solid wall, but a baffle. The best snow fences are about half solid and half open. The idea is not to block the wind, but to slow it down, which causes some of the ...

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 ...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is constantly thinking about improving safety during winter road conditions. MnDOT funded a project to monitor how solar snow fences perform. The ...