My friend showed up not just to talk running, but also to let me try his Wovel Snow Wolf ($180, wovel.com), an odd-looking but ingenious wheel-and-shovel device that quickly clears huge volumes of ...

The Snow Wolf, that is. Structured Solutions II, the manufacturer of this odd contraption combining a shovel and a large wheel, offered to let me try one in November. There wasn't much need for a ...

The Snow Wolf costs more than an ordinary shovel ($200 via snowwolf.com) and it’s not certain the plastic and powder-coated steel will hold up over more than a few years.

The Snow Wolf is low-tech, but check out its website and you'll read about what developers call "the world's safest snow shovel," which promises to clear snow three times faster than a traditional ...

The Snow Wolf -- www.wovel.com, which also features videos; or 877-699-6835 (MY WOVEL) -- retails for $149.90 and is available at some hardware stores or Amazon.com with $19.15 for shipping.