Do you need a snowblower in Burlington, VT?
The machine for a Burlington driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Burlington about once every 1 winters. That is deeper than a single-stage intake can swallow.
Before you buy, measure the garage door and the storage spot: these machines are wide and heavy.
A normal Burlington winter
- Snow a year
- 88 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 3.9 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 1 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 89
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 2.4 times what a typical snowy US city gets. It tends to stay, so each storm lands on the last one.
On a two car driveway that is about 11.4 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Burlington
- Oct0.3
- Nov5.7
- Dec19.5
- Jan21.1
- Feb19.3
- Mar17.5
- Apr4.1
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Burlington
Burlington is the snowiest Vermont town here for snowfall.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Burlington, VT | 5 | 88 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Essex Junction, VT | 6 | 86 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 18 | 50 in | Gas single-stage |
| Rutland, VT | 62 | 75 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Lebanon, NH | 77 | 61 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Glens Falls, NY | 84 | 60 in | Two-stage snowblower |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Single-stage or two-stage and Why storm depth matters more than snowfall.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Burlington International Airport, 4.7 miles from Burlington. A normal winter, not this winter's forecast. Snow is weighed at 6.24 pounds a cubic foot, fresh and fairly dry; wet spring snow can weigh three times that.