Do you need a snowblower in North Adams, MA?
The machine for a North Adams driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits North Adams 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.
How much snow North Adams gets
- Snow a year
- 85 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 5.5 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once a winter
- Days with snow on the ground
- 110
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 2.4 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 11.1 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in North Adams
- Oct0.4
- Nov3.4
- Dec18.8
- Jan22.3
- Feb17.9
- Mar18.0
- Apr4.4
- May0.1
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near North Adams
North Adams is the snowiest Massachusetts town here for snowfall.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield, MA | 17 | 77 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Greenfield, MA | 27 | 46 in | Gas single-stage |
| Troy, NY | 29 | 59 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Watervliet, NY | 30 | 59 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Cohoes, NY | 31 | 59 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Northampton, MA | 33 | 37 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 Ashfield, 17.6 miles from North Adams. 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.