Snow Removal Operations Around the World.

Snow Removal Operations Around the World. It is estimated that Canada spends $1 billion annually on snow removal. Snow removal or snow clearing is the task of eliminating snow after a snowfall to enhance travel safety and convenience. This responsibility falls on individual households, as well as governments, institutions, and commercial enterprises. Cities engage in snow clearing on a much larger scale than individuals. Most cities in regions with regular snowfall maintain a fleet of snow clearing vehicles. The first vehicles dispatched are gritters, which both plow and salt the roads. The salt, through freezing point depression, aids in melting the snow and ice while providing vehicles with better traction. Subsequently, after the snow has stopped falling, snow plows, front-end loaders with snow plow attachments, and graders traverse every street, pushing snow to the side. Salt trucks often return to address any remaining ice and snow. These trucks generally travel much faster than plows, averagi