To elaborate on the video (and bump this thread with another storm coming): 1 - Measure in an area with limited drifting, AWAY from structures (or at least as far away as possible). An opening in a grove of trees is THE ideal. A deck may *seem* ideal, but proximity of buildings means that it is not (readings likely to be inflated no matter which way the wind is blowing). 2 - Use a snow board to measure on if possible. (A snow board is really any flat, thin, portable surface perhaps 1-2