Walking in Montana's winter wonderland

Melinda Barnes

Winter has arrived, and with that comes snow. Most Montana communities have some kind of ordinance requiring snow removal from sidewalks, typically requiring the property owner or tenant to remove snow within a certain amount of time.

Even though not required, property owners may begin clearing the sidewalks before the snowfall stops or even on the same day, and in fact that is a nice thing to do.

Consider this: what would happen if roads were not plowed until after the snow stopped and 12 inches accumulated? What would happen if at every intersection a large berm was left for t...