Do you need a snowblower in Susanville, CA?
What clears snow in Susanville
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Susanville about 2.6 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 Susanville gets
- Snow a year
- 109 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 8.6 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about 2.6 times a winter
- Days with snow on the ground
- 88
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 3.0 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 14.2 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Susanville
- Oct0.8
- Nov7.1
- Dec25.6
- Jan28.5
- Feb22.3
- Mar17.1
- Apr7.3
- May0.5
- Jun0.1
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Susanville
Susanville is number 2 of 376 California towns here for snowfall; Truckee gets the most at 207 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reno, NV | 74 | 33 in | Gas single-stage |
| Sparks, NV | 77 | 7 in | A shovel is enough |
| Chico, CA | 78 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Truckee, CA | 78 | 207 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Oroville, CA | 81 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Grass Valley, CA | 87 | 9 in | A shovel is enough |
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 Canyon Dam, 30.3 miles from Susanville. 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 weather station is 30 miles away, far enough that Susanville can differ.