I was talking with a friend recently regarding the challenges that they have with snow removal, and how they were managing the record snowfall that they have had so far this year. In certain areas of our nation, the snowfall has been significant, and in some instances, welcome reprieve due to droughts. Snow removal for community associations is something that has to be planned for, knowing mother nature throws us curveballs all of the time. Snowfall like any other natural phenomenon is not predictable, but we do have an idea of when it can occur. Forecasts and data will give us a historical perspective of what has happened in previous years. (Unless of course it snows in July, which I have seen.) I remember how difficult it was when I was managing a large-scale onsite lifestyle community to predict the kind of snow removal year we were going to have. I found it was best to be rather pessimistic when budgeting for snow removal and other weather related events.    Read the article………….