These winter maintenance of your fire features tips ensure your firepit will keep in good operating condition through the harsh winter months. It is important to know that by far the worst damage. That can be done to any unit is to have snow and water sitting on top of the unit for an extended period of time. So even if you don’t have time for the proper fire feature winter maintenance, it is critical to, at the very least, get the unit covered properly for the cold snowy winter months.