Do you need a snowblower in Rock Springs, WY?
What clears snow in Rock Springs
Cordless single-stage
Plenty falls in Rock Springs, about 4.1 tons a winter on this driveway, but it comes in shallow storms a small cordless machine can take in.
Before you buy, check the battery is rated to clear the whole driveway in one charge in the cold, or get a second battery. Batteries lose range below freezing.
How much snow Rock Springs gets
- Snow a year
- 31 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 1.0 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 5 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 44
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. About 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 4.1 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Rock Springs
- Oct2.3
- Nov3.8
- Dec6.5
- Jan6.1
- Feb5.8
- Mar4.4
- Apr1.9
- May0.5
Snow worth clearing runs from October to April, heaviest in December. Start and service a machine in September.
Rock Springs and its neighbours
Rock Springs is number 11 of 11 Wyoming towns here for snowfall; Casper gets the most at 82 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green River, WY | 14 | 39 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Vernal, UT | 81 | 20 in | A shovel is enough |
| Evanston, WY | 93 | 50 in | Gas single-stage |
| Riverton, WY | 108 | 44 in | Gas single-stage |
| North Logan, UT | 134 | 62 in | Gas single-stage |
| Heber, UT | 134 | 75 in | Two-stage snowblower |
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 Rock Springs Fire Dept, 1.5 miles from Rock Springs. 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.