Mulitfunctional device for clearing snow

A method of clearing an accumulation of matter from a surface using a first apparatus, the first apparatus including a collecting section, a casting section, and a shifting section, the shifting section being at least one of a diverting section, a sweeping section, and an air blowing section, the diverting section including an auxiliary blade oriented at an angle about an axis transverse to a direction of travel, the sweeping section including a rotatable broom with bristles, the air blowing section configured to blow air in a predetermined direction, the collecting section including a blade and in matter communication with the casting section, the method including the steps of:

• collecting matter by moving the blade in proximity with a surface;
• casting matter channeled from the collecting section away from a surface;
• and
• shifting matter laterally of the apparatus;
• wherein the step of shifting matter laterally of the apparatus is at least one of:
• diverting matter laterally of the apparatus by moving the auxiliary blade in greater proximity with a surface;
• rotating the broom so that the bristles strike matter on a surface;
• and
• directing air towards matter so as to move matter in the predetermined direction.