Do you need a snowblower in Monument, CO?
What clears snow in Monument
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Monument about 1.6 times 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.
How much snow Monument gets
- Snow a year
- 121 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 6.5 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about 1.6 times a winter
- Days with snow on the ground
- 86
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 3.4 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 15.7 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Monument
- Sep1.7
- Oct11.1
- Nov18.4
- Dec13.4
- Jan14.4
- Feb10.9
- Mar24.2
- Apr23.7
- May3.3
Snow worth clearing runs from September to May, heaviest in March. Start and service a machine in September.
Towns near Monument
Monument is number 3 of 53 Colorado towns here for snowfall; Steamboat Springs gets the most at 185 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs, CO | 15 | 55 in | Gas single-stage |
| Castle Rock, CO | 21 | 58 in | Gas single-stage |
| Castle Pines, CO | 27 | 58 in | Gas single-stage |
| Fountain, CO | 28 | 33 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Parker, CO | 30 | 64 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Lone Tree, CO | 32 | 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 Monument, 2.3 miles from Monument. 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.