I
t's a few minutes past 3 a.m., the temperature
is a toasty 11 degrees and the snow is falling so
heavily that it's diffi cult to see the storefronts a
mere 100 yards across the parking lot. The work is
pilling up, literally.
Eric Curry, owner of RAI Inc., a landscaping
and excavation company in Steamboat Springs,
Colorado, makes a small adjustment to his Chevy
Silverado's plow and keeps moving forward, all the
while communicating with his other drivers as to
how best to keep the snow-removal process run-
ning in high gear.
RAI will be pushing snow until the mid-winter
storm moves out and the mall complex parking lots,
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Cool Blades
for Winter
Plowing
New pickup plows clear a path for winter work
that leads to increased profi ts.
BY BRUCE W. SMITH
