Do you need a snowblower in Steamboat Springs, CO?
Your answer for Steamboat Springs
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Steamboat Springs about once every 1 winters. 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.
A normal Steamboat Springs winter
- Snow a year
- 185 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 9.8 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 1 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 151
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 5.1 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 24.0 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Steamboat Springs
- Sep0.4
- Oct6.9
- Nov23.3
- Dec35.8
- Jan46.6
- Feb35.7
- Mar19.5
- Apr13.2
- May2.8
- Jun0.3
Snow worth clearing runs from October to May, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in September.
Towns near Steamboat Springs
Steamboat Springs is the snowiest Colorado town here for snowfall.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Springs, CO | 70 | 39 in | Gas single-stage |
| Rifle, CO | 82 | 27 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Laramie, WY | 86 | 64 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Boulder, CO | 89 | 85 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Fort Collins, CO | 92 | 49 in | Gas single-stage |
| Loveland, CO | 93 | 47 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 Steamboat Springs, 0.9 miles from Steamboat 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.
- The two nearest weather stations sit at very different heights, and the second one averages 131 inches a year. Hills around Steamboat Springs can get a lot more or less than this.