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A few hours of driveway prep in the fall makes every storm easier. Here is a simple checklist: markers, cracks, drainage, obstacles, equipment and, for robots, mapping.

Where you put snow matters as much as how you move it. Here is how to aim a snow blower chute, plan piles that do not ice your driveway, and avoid fines and damage.

Clearing snow in stages during a long storm is usually easier and safer than one big job at the end. Here is why, when waiting makes sense, and how robots change the plan.

A robot snow blower works slower than a person with a walk-behind, but it works without you. Here is how to estimate the time for your driveway, including recharge breaks.

A snow blower moves snow, not ice. It can clear thin slush and broken pieces, but hard ice needs melting, scraping or prevention. Here is what works and what to avoid.

The ridge a city plow leaves is the hardest snow on your property. Here is why it is so dense, how to make it smaller before it forms, and how to take it apart safely.