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Snow Management

In areas of high winds and blowing snow, windbreaks can reduce the amount of effort spent on snow management.  They can be designed to spread snow across a large area or to confine it to a relatively  small storage area.  The design of your windbreak will depend on your objective. 

Field windbreaks designed to distribute snow evenly across a field should be tall and porous.

In contrast, windbreaks designed to capture snow and control drifting should have multiple rows with high density.