This Fiskars snow shovel combines the advantages of all other snowplow, without having to carry their disadvantages. It consists of plastic (sheet, handle) and aluminum (stick), is processed very high quality and perfect. She's wear like a wooden shovel, but the surface insensitive to salt and moisture, it is light as plastic, but more stable and it is dimensionally stable and light as aluminum, but more abrasion resistant. In addition to the sheet also stem and handle are stable, lightweight and ergonomic. I use this shovel snow since mid hamlet about 5 years. I bought it because it it gives 5-year warranty, and I with all other products after two Jahen had problems with wear or durability so far. To date, I have not encountered any wear or damage in the Fiskars snow shovel. Since it also does not cost much more than comparable (quality) devices, there is actually no reason to buy anything else. Even last winter, when all the snow removal equipment were sold out, I would have bought no other.