The shortgrass north of Lamar goes the color of old rope by December, and when a ground blizzard runs across it the whole county turns into moving white. Ace Tire Service, LLC takes on snow removal in that weather — plowing lots, opening driveways, clearing approaches so cars and trucks can get where they're headed. Out here a storm rarely stops; it mostly relocates, so the work is as much about staying ahead of the drift line as it is about the first pass. By the time the sun comes up thin and gold over Prowers County, the pavement is dark again and the day can begin. That's the whole point of it.