Do you need a snowblower in Heber, UT?
What clears snow in Heber
Two-stage snowblower
Heber averages 75 inches a year, among the snowiest towns in the country. Volume alone needs a two-stage machine.
Before you buy, measure the garage door and the storage spot: these machines are wide and heavy.
A normal Heber winter
- Snow a year
- 75 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 3.6 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 3 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 75
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 2.1 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 9.8 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Heber
- Oct1.7
- Nov8.6
- Dec17.8
- Jan21.5
- Feb13.9
- Mar6.7
- Apr4.0
- May0.8
Snow worth clearing runs from October to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in September.
Towns near Heber
Heber is number 10 of 67 Utah towns here for snowfall; Bountiful gets the most at 119 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine, UT | 21 | 74 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Pleasant Grove, UT | 22 | 41 in | Gas single-stage |
| Lindon, UT | 22 | 41 in | Gas single-stage |
| Highland, UT | 23 | 74 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Cottonwood Heights, UT | 23 | 82 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Orem, UT | 23 | 45 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 Heber, 4.0 miles from Heber. 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.