Do you need a snowblower in Colorado Springs, CO?
The machine for a Colorado Springs driveway
Gas single-stage
Colorado Springs gets enough snow that shovelling it all is a real job, about 7.2 tons a winter on this driveway, but storms over 8 inches are uncommon.
Before you buy, check the intake height against the deepest storm above, and plan to clear before the city plow leaves its ridge of heavy slush at the end of the drive.
How much snow Colorado Springs gets
- Snow a year
- 55 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.3 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- almost never
- Days with snow on the ground
- 23
Heavy, more than most snowy cities. That is about 1.5 times what a typical snowy US city gets. Most of it melts within a few days, so in Colorado Springs waiting a day is often a real option.
On a two car driveway that is about 7.2 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Colorado Springs
- Oct4.6
- Nov5.9
- Dec8.3
- Jan6.6
- Feb11.7
- Mar7.5
- Apr8.7
- May1.9
Snow worth clearing runs from October to May, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in September.
Colorado Springs and its neighbours
Colorado Springs is number 19 of 53 Colorado towns here for snowfall; Steamboat Springs gets the most at 185 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain, CO | 13 | 33 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Monument, CO | 15 | 121 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Castle Rock, CO | 36 | 58 in | Gas single-stage |
| Cañon City, CO | 38 | 38 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Castle Pines, CO | 42 | 58 in | Gas single-stage |
| Pueblo, CO | 42 | 15 in | A shovel is enough |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Snowblowers on a gravel driveway and Single-stage or two-stage.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Colorado Springs 5.7 WNW, 5.4 miles from Colorado Springs. 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.
- Days with snow on the ground come from a second nearby station, because the closest one does not record snow depth.