Get a load of sand and a load of gravel. sand for around the house. gravel for the driveway. Having a switchback in the middle of a hill is not fun in snow and ice! Get out/check shovels. (yes three different kinds) Put cold weather gear in car/truck. Check over everything/recheck/check again. Put my digging bar by the back door. We had about three inches of ice a couple of years ago, I had to have the bar as a staff just to walk. Now my bar (17lb San Angelo Digging Bar) is my favorite winter tool.