Our Design
Revolutionary snow shield design for LED traffic signal safety.
About Our Snow Shield Design
This is the best snow shield designed on the market to help keep the snow out of the signal head lens. It does not use electricity to heat the shield. Just install with most existing signal heads visor. It can be installed on red, yellow, and green LED’s. That’s all. It’s that easy.
There is little to no maintenance. It simply uses the aerodynamics that allow the snow to move through the signal head visor. Using higher pressure, low velocity (ambient air pressure) on the leading edge of the signal head. As the snow moves through the signal head, it increases the velocity and lowers the pressure allowing the snow to keep clear and allows visual contact of the lights for the drivers. the harder the wind blows, the better this design will work.
Features:
- Retrofits to most any 12″ signal head
- No electricity needed
- Patented design
- Invented and manufactured in the USA
- Installed in many locations in the US and Canada
- Promotes safety, saves on accidents and injuries
- Driver can keep visual contact in bad snow storms
- Cost effective
- Uses UV protection for long life
- Lightweight and strong material
- Stays on year around
- Limited 5 year warranty against manufacturing defects

Materials and Parts
Collar:
Made of injections molded of UV stabilizer black Luran S777K Acrylonitrile Styene Actylate, uses existing visor.
Clear Cone:
Made of UV resistant transparent Polymethyl Methacrylate acrylic for outdoor use.
Mounting Hardware and Standoffs:
Stainless steel hardware is included for use on traffic signal housings manufactured by Eagle, Econolite, and McCain.
Note: Eagle Dursig housings require special hardware that can be provided by request.
Our Story
Snow Proof Signals LLC founder Chris Bichon has been a signal electrician for the State of Colorado for over 12 years. Bichon started Snow Proof Signals because he saw first-hand the problem with snow building up in LED signal heads and causing fatal traffic accidents. He set out to design a device to help resolve this issue and make intersections safer.
The snow build-up issues started in the early 1990s with the inception of LED stop lights. Since LED stop lights do not produce much heat, they are far more prone to buildup of snow and ice than traditional stop lights were. One reason the industry has not found a good resolution to this issue is that it is hard to get a consistent testing environment. It is difficult to test a design in a given year since the perfect storm may only happen once – or not at all. Most of the testing for Snow Proof Signals is done using traffic signals mounted in the back of a pick-up truck, which is then driven through actual snow storms at variable speeds, usually around 30-55 MPH. This method of testing has allowed the devices to be tested in different types of snow, leading to a design that is helpful in a real-world environment.
Snow Proof Signals is dedicated to leading the industry in helping to decrease this problem. With many hours of testing our snow shield, and a wealth of knowledge in traffic signals, Snow Proof Signals looks forward to making intersections safer for you and your family.
Snow Proof Signals LLC is located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.