Crossposted from the DES Express

Much like pilots of the Navy’s Blue Angels, operators of King County International Airport’s snow removal equipment assemble regularly for drills. They practice their formations, with snow plow blades tipping like wings, swiveling during turns. Each huge Multi-Tasking Equipment (MTE) lines up behind and to the side of the one in front, plow blades overlapping just a bit, so they can most efficiently remove snow when it arrives for real.

“We’re practicing the route as if there was snow on the ground,” said MTE Operator Kyle Renner. “Once we get on the runway we’re simulating, pushing the snow the direction of the wind.” Read more.