Do you need a snowblower in Truckee, CA?
Your answer for Truckee
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Truckee about 6.1 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 Truckee gets
- Snow a year
- 207 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 16.3 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about 6.1 times a winter
- Days with snow on the ground
- 144
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 5.7 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 26.9 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Truckee
- Sep0.5
- Oct2.8
- Nov11.9
- Dec44.2
- Jan43.6
- Feb47.9
- Mar32.2
- Apr18.5
- May4.1
- Jun0.9
Snow worth clearing runs from October to May, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in September.
Truckee and its neighbours
Truckee is the snowiest California town here for snowfall.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reno, NV | 23 | 33 in | Gas single-stage |
| Carson, NV | 28 | 14 in | A shovel is enough |
| Sparks, NV | 30 | 7 in | A shovel is enough |
| South Lake Tahoe, CA | 31 | 22 in | A shovel is enough |
| Grass Valley, CA | 47 | 9 in | A shovel is enough |
| Placerville, CA | 54 | 0 in | No snowblower |
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 Truckee Rs, 1.6 miles from Truckee. 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.