Do you need a snowblower in Glens Falls, NY?
What clears snow in Glens Falls
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Glens Falls about once a winter. 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 Glens Falls winter
- Snow a year
- 60 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 4.4 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once a winter
- Days with snow on the ground
- 84
Heavy, more than most snowy cities. That is about 1.7 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 7.8 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Glens Falls
- Oct0.2
- Nov3.1
- Dec11.9
- Jan15.8
- Feb13.2
- Mar14.0
- Apr2.0
- May0.1
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Glens Falls
Glens Falls is number 32 of 90 New York towns here for snowfall; Utica gets the most at 164 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga Springs, NY | 18 | 64 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Cohoes, NY | 37 | 59 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Amsterdam, NY | 38 | 64 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Schenectady, NY | 38 | 59 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Rutland, VT | 39 | 75 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Gloversville, NY | 40 | 64 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 Conklingville Dam, 14.1 miles from Glens Falls. 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.