Do you need a snowblower in Riverton, WY?
What clears snow in Riverton
Gas single-stage
Riverton gets enough snow that shovelling it all is a real job, about 5.8 tons a winter on this driveway, but storms over 8 inches are uncommon.
Before you buy, check the intake height against the deepest storm above, and plan to clear before the city plow leaves its ridge of heavy slush at the end of the drive.
A normal Riverton winter
- Snow a year
- 44 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 1.7 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 10 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 76
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. That is about 1.2 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 5.8 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Riverton
- Sep0.6
- Oct4.4
- Nov5.3
- Dec5.3
- Jan5.5
- Feb7.4
- Mar6.5
- Apr7.2
- May2.1
Snow worth clearing runs from October to May, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in September.
Towns near Riverton
Riverton is number 8 of 11 Wyoming towns here for snowfall; Casper gets the most at 82 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casper, WY | 105 | 82 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Rock Springs, WY | 108 | 31 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Cody, WY | 109 | 45 in | Gas single-stage |
| Green River, WY | 118 | 39 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Jackson, WY | 124 | 78 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Sheridan, WY | 141 | 33 in | Gas single-stage |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Snowblowers on a gravel driveway and Single-stage or two-stage.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Riverton, 0.5 miles from Riverton. 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.