Out along Ocean Drive the wind arrives with nothing in its way, and snow doesn't so much fall as travel sideways past Brenton Point. B Lane Management LLC handles snow removal in Newport — plowing driveways and lots, opening walkways and entries, and spreading salt where the gusts polish pavement to ice. Drifting is the real work down here: a lane cleared at midnight can close itself back up by three, so you go around again. From the high ground you can watch the bridge lights strung across the bay through a squall, and it is a fine thing to be out working under them. Come morning the gates swing, the walks are bare, and the day gets on with itself.