Much, much less snow in the pan with Taylor footwell vents. Epic powder day today and no snow on the clutch side, only a small amount around the QD. You can cover the hole under the pulley if you still are getting too much.
So either you maintenance it before or after you ride, or get the vents. I used to pour hot water over the bottom pulley to melt the ice out of there. The Mike Taylor vents solved the problem for me 100%