Question:

לגרסה העברית לחצו כאן /Read this teshuva in Hebrew 

I am in Vermont for business. I have rented an apartment and bought myself pots to cook with. There is no convenient mikveh, but there is a lot of snow. May I tovel the pots in the snow? Would I be able to use them without tevilah? Would you also give me some guidelines for snow on Shabbat — is it muktzeh? May I shovel it? Is there anything else I should be aware of?

Answer:

In this teshuva I will present some guidelines for snow on Shabbat. I will address the question about using snow for tvilat kelim in an