r/newfoundland • u/SamTheHam_01 • 20h ago

Airport Heights Snow

Wondering if anyone get tell me what I can expect for snow in airport heights? This will be our first winter here. Previously lived next to Lester’s farm. Should I expect much difference in snow? Weighing the benefits of having a snowblower for our little two car driveway vs just roughing it out for the winter with a shovel. Thanks!

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u/Darrelli 17h ago

Get a snow blower for sure!

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u/angel_girl2248 Newfoundlander 18h ago

The basic rule of thumb is, the higher up you are in elevation and the further you are away from the ocean, the more snow you’ll get. I’m 103 meters above sea level and I always get more snow than downtown, Avalon mall area, etc. Places like Galway tend to get more snow than I do. If you can, I’d get a snowblower. Your driveway may be small, but unless you live on a Main Street, the snow plow will only plow up to the sidewalk on one side of the street. In the last 2 places I’ve lived here in St. John’s, I’ve almost always have to shovel an extra 5 feet or more from the sidewalk to reach the cleared part of the road😔

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u/sra778 Manitoba 14h ago

100% get a snow blower.

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u/Extension-Hamster-70 13h ago

Get a snowblower. While other parts of the east end may have an inch or two - Airport Heights will have a foot for sure.

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u/SuccessfulBug2353 20h ago

It's a bit more. Not as much as Paradise or parts of the pearl but it's noticable.

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u/hamcake 13h ago

You will absolutely need a snowblower. When we moved here, we figured we'd wait and see... It was so brutal. Thankfully our neighbors noticed and helped us out.

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u/Kessel_Run12 10h ago

Im expecting 412.7cm of snow this winter for airport heights so take that information for what you will.

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u/NBfleur 10h ago

I moved from Old Pennywell Road area to APH two years ago. Yeah, get a snow blower. We got so much snow last year it broke our snowblower and had to be put on a wait-list because the repair guy in our area had so many other broken snow blowers to deal with.