March 2012 Current Issue

March 2012: Low snow? No way!

The 2012 snow removal season will be remembered by most as a low, or no, season. But Jeannie Schenderline and her crew from Alaska beg to differ! This issue explores the extremely heavy snow that Jeannie and her team fought. It aslo features our 2012 Ice Management Guide.

The rest of the issue featured these articles:

• Phill Sexton, SIMA's Director of Education and Outreach, ask's the question 'What if contractors were exempt from slip-and-fall liability?'
• We welcome Patrick McGuiness, a lawyer who also happens to share ownership in a landscaping and snow firm, as he talks about worker slip and falls and what you should do
• Darryl Beckman returns this issue and asks if there is a double-standard for governmental immunity in snowplowing
• Doug Freer, CSP discusses in great detail the topic of preventative maintenance for equipment exposed to deicing materials
• Michael Nelson, Sales Commander, give some tips for selling snow as an insurance policy
• Neal Glatt, CSP, talks about the Art of referrals in snow removal
• Rich Rozman gives us another installment in his insurance series as he writes about controlling equipment costs
• Mike Rorie explores the topic of How to make money when it doesn't snow
• Michael Merrill of North Country Snow & Ice Management provides a comprehensive review on creating a salt management plan
• Dale Keep talks about piling snow (its more complicated than you might think
• Shannon Shaw and Brett Obernauf provide insight into using liquids, and taking chances
• We invited 4 deicing market experts to weigh in on trends in ice management; Scott Koefod of Cargill Salt, Greg MacDonnell of Occidental Chemical, Mary Kay Warner of International Salt, and Niles Hysell of Morton Salt.

We hope you enjoy this issue of Snow Business! Comments and feedback are always, email Cheryl Higley at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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