Snow & Ice Removal

Snow and ice removal in Stowe — before the lot becomes a liability

A Stowe storm does not end when the plow goes by. It ends when the drive is passable, the walk is not a sheet, and a guest or a delivery driver can get from the car to the door without a claim. SHCM has run these routes since 1980. We plow residential drives, second-home hills, HOA roads, and commercial lots in Stowe, Waterbury, and Morrisville.

The winter problems that actually cost people money

Commercial and inn slip-and-fall exposure
Vermont businesses and associations get sued on ice, not on snow depth. A lot that was plowed at 4 a.m. and glazed at 9 a.m. is still your problem. We treat ice as part of the job: mechanical clearing, de-icing, and a record of when we were there — the file your insurer asks for after an incident.

Second-home drives that ice overnight
Out-of-state owners find out about a storm from a neighbor text. A 2-inch automatic trigger means we are already moving. Freeze-thaw after a melt is the call that a plow-only contract misses. Pair ice management with the seasonal route so you are not booking a one-off at 6 a.m. from another time zone.

Hills, berms, and the last twenty feet to the garage
Mountain drives drift. Plow berms block the walk. The last pitch to the garage sheets over. We know which properties need a second pass, a wing, or a walk crew — because we have been on those addresses for decades, not for one winter of extra cash.

How our snow service actually runs

The trigger
Full-Service seasonal contracts start automatically after two or more inches. You do not call. Basic service is on-demand. Custom work covers hauling, roof snow where it is safe and appropriate, and ice management.

Response, not a marketing promise
Residential routes run through the storm and after. Commercial and HOA lots get priority windows you agree to in the contract — typically a first pass to keep the lot open, then a cleanup pass, then ice treatment as temperatures drop. If the storm is still coming, we stay on rotation rather than disappearing until morning.

What we clear
Driveways, parking, HOA roads, sidewalks, steps, and the path people actually use. Ice clearing is its own pass after freeze-thaw: the glaze a blade will not take. Ask to add it to the route instead of treating it as a surprise.

Documentation for commercial accounts
Time-stamped service logs for the properties that need them. If a guest slips, you should be able to show when the lot was plowed and treated — not reconstruct it from memory in March.

Plans

Basic
On-demand plowing when you call. Fine for a house you are in and watching.

Full-Service
Seasonal contract, automatic after 2 inches, walks and de-icing as specified. This is the plan second homes and most HOAs should be on before October.

Custom
Hauling, ice management, commercial lots, municipal-style routes, and properties that need a named priority.



Roof ice dams and active leaks are a different job — high-temp, low-pressure steam, not a shovel. That is /projects/ice-clearing.

Book before the first measurable snow

Routes lock in September and early October. After the first storm, leftover capacity is first-come and not guaranteed. Send the address, the grade of the drive, and whether this is a house, an inn, or an association.

Areas we serve

Stowe is home base: mountain drives, second homes, inns, and HOAs. The trucks start here.

Waterbury is second-home country off the mountain — same freeze, same empty-week risk, same crew.

Morrisville is the village; Morristown is the town. Commercial lots, year-round houses, and drives that take plow abuse all winter.

Hyde Park drives are long and rural. Washouts and winter access are the usual calls.

Elmore is camp and seasonal-house country properties that go dark between weekends.

Bolton and Richmond sit west toward the gap. We take jobs that fit the Stowe-based route, not every driveway in Chittenden.

Waitsfield, Fayston, and Moretown are Mad River towns we already run for snow, drainage, and house checks. Stowe owns the headline; these are towns the crew actually reaches.

If you are on the county line, call (802) 888-7736. Driveway and route fit matter more than the map.

Call (802) 888-7736.