Do you need a snowblower in Jackson, WY?
The machine for a Jackson driveway
Two-stage snowblower
Jackson averages 78 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.
What a Jackson winter brings
- Snow a year
- 78 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
- 154
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 2.2 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 10.2 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Jackson
- Sep0.1
- Oct2.0
- Nov11.0
- Dec16.4
- Jan19.1
- Feb15.6
- Mar9.2
- Apr4.2
- May0.6
Snow worth clearing runs from October to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in September.
Towns near Jackson
Jackson is number 2 of 11 Wyoming towns here for snowfall; Casper gets the most at 82 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rexburg, ID | 56 | 70 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Ammon, ID | 59 | 66 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 63 | 66 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Blackfoot, ID | 81 | 15 in | A shovel is enough |
| Chubbuck, ID | 93 | 64 in | Gas single-stage |
| Pocatello, ID | 95 | 30 in | Cordless 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 Jackson, 1.2 miles from Jackson. 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.