Do you need a snowblower in Chaska, MN?
What clears snow in Chaska
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Chaska 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 Chaska winter brings
- Snow a year
- 52 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.3 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 2 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 85
Heavy, more than most snowy cities. That is about 1.4 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 6.7 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Chaska
- Oct0.3
- Nov3.5
- Dec16.6
- Jan7.8
- Feb11.4
- Mar8.0
- Apr4.0
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in December. Start and service a machine in October.
Chaska and its neighbours
Chaska is number 25 of 103 Minnesota towns here for snowfall; Hermantown gets the most at 90 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chanhassen, MN | 4 | 55 in | Gas single-stage |
| Victoria, MN | 5 | 52 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Shakopee, MN | 7 | 55 in | Gas single-stage |
| Eden Prairie, MN | 8 | 55 in | Gas single-stage |
| Waconia, MN | 9 | 52 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Prior Lake, MN | 10 | 55 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 Chaska 2NW, 1.1 miles from Chaska. 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.