Do you need a snowblower in Casper, WY?
Your answer for Casper
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Casper about once every 2 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.
What a Casper winter brings
- Snow a year
- 82 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 3.8 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 2 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 84
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 2.3 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 10.6 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Casper
- Sep0.4
- Oct5.9
- Nov6.7
- Dec17.0
- Jan11.1
- Feb14.6
- Mar12.3
- Apr10.7
- May3.0
Snow worth clearing runs from October to May, heaviest in December. Start and service a machine in September.
Towns near Casper
Casper is the snowiest Wyoming town here for snowfall.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton, WY | 105 | 44 in | Gas single-stage |
| Gillette, WY | 107 | 56 in | Gas single-stage |
| Laramie, WY | 112 | 64 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Sheridan, WY | 139 | 33 in | Gas single-stage |
| Cheyenne, WY | 142 | 66 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 152 | 40 in | Gas single-stage |
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 Casper 4.3 WSW, 4.9 miles from Casper. 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.