North of Colorado Springs the interstate climbs toward Monument Hill, and every few hundred feet of that rise buys another degree of cold and another inch of snow — Gleneagle can be white while downtown is only wet. Elevate Landscapes works that gradient, plowing driveways and clearing walks from the north-end subdivisions back down into the city, where the same storm behaves like a completely different one. Steps, entries and the pad in front of the garage get shoveled clean rather than mostly clean. Ice treatment follows the shade line, which up on the divide arrives later in the day and hangs around a good while longer. Coming off a route at first light with every drive on it open is a fine way to begin a winter day.