USDA Forest Service - RMRS
Natural Resources Research Center
2150 Centre Avenue, Building A
Fort Collins, CO 80526-8121

Wind-blown Snow as a Water Resource

• An Overview
• Basics of Blizzards and Snowdrift Control
• Research History--People and Methods
• References

Managing Drifting Snow

• To Augment Water, for Animals and Vegetation
• To Eliminate Drifts, on Roadways and Around Buildings

Wind Protection

• To Shelter Livestock
• To Reduce Soil Erosion