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 ...

“I use this snow shovel with a giant wheel on it. … I love machines as a firefighter, I love simple human-powered machines … so this device really intrigued me and it works very well. … ...