Buying a snow blower montreal means buying for 210 cm of snow a season, for the way that snow behaves in Quebec, and for whatever the plow leaves across the end of your driveway. This page covers all three, then shows the machines we hold in Canada and ship to Montreal.
Snow blower Montreal at a glance
The short version, before the detail.
| Montreal | |
|---|---|
| Season snowfall | 210 cm |
| Clears that need a machine | About 8 a winter |
| Driveway we size for | Short and narrow, about 300 sq ft |
| Width we would fit | 26 to 30 inch two stage |
| Plow ridge | Yes, most storms |
| Season length | The Montreal season is long and unbroken |
Snowfall and what it means
Montreal averages roughly 210 cm of snow in a season. Montreal takes a heavy, sustained season, and the snow arrives dense enough that sheer volume rather than depth is what defeats an underpowered machine.
Because the city clears so aggressively, the ridge is effectively the whole problem. A machine that handles fresh snow beautifully but cannot cut a compacted municipal bank is the wrong machine for Montreal.
| City | Season snowfall | What we would fit |
|---|---|---|
| Montreal | 210 cm | 26 to 30 inch two stage |
| Sudbury | 267 cm | Two stage |
| Barrie | 253 cm | Two stage |
| Ottawa | 223 cm | Two stage |
| Vancouver | 38 cm | Powered shovel |
The Montreal season is long and unbroken, and the removal operations that follow each storm mean the work is not finished when the snow stops.
What size suits a Montreal driveway
City driveways are often short, narrow and shared, with a lane behind. Somewhere to keep the machine is the constraint many owners hit long before clearing capacity becomes an issue.
A Plateau lane and a West Island driveway are different problems, and the West Island case is the one that suits a full sized machine.
| Area you clear | Passes at 22 inch | Passes at 28 inch | Minutes saved per clear |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 sq ft | 6 | 5 | About 1 |
| 700 sq ft | 9 | 7 | About 3 |
| 1,000 sq ft | 12 | 9 | About 5 |
| 1,500 sq ft | 17 | 13 | About 8 |
For Montreal we would begin at 26 to 30 inch two stage and adjust from there: longer drives push the number up, a shed with no spare corner pushes it down. The calculator does this arithmetic properly if you have a tape measure to hand.
Snow blowers we ship to Montreal
Every machine below is held in Canadian stock and ships to Montreal addresses, priced in Canadian dollars with no duty on arrival.
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Gas Snow Blowers
42″ Snow Blower, Stand-On, 420 cc, tracks, 12V electric start, LED light (Available August 18, 2026)
$5,999.00 to $6,249.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Gas Snow Blowers
32″ Motorized brush and 22″ snow blower , 2 in 1, 212 cc
$1,299.00 to $1,449.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Gas Snow Blowers
28″ Snow Blower, 252 cc, electric and recoil start, heated handles, LED light
$1,599.00 to $1,799.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Gas Snow Blowers
34″ Snow Blower, 375 cc, electric and recoil start, heated handles, LED light
$1,999.00 to $2,199.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Gas Snow Blowers
34″ Snow Blower, 420 cc, tracks, electric start, heated handles, LED light
$2,399.00 to $2,599.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Gas Snow Blowers
26″ Snow Blower, 252 cc, tracks, electric and recoil start, heated handles, LED light
$1,799.00 to $1,999.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Gas Snow Blowers
30″ Snow Blower, 302 cc, electric and recoil start, heated handles, LED light
$1,799.00 to $1,999.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Gas Snow Blowers
26″ Snow Blower, 212 cc, electric and recoil start, heated handles, LED light
$1,349.00 to $1,549.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Single stage or two stage in Montreal
Montreal runs one of the most thorough clearing programmes in the country, including full removal operations that haul snow away by truck. The side effect on your driveway is a ridge that is both frequent and unusually solid.
A single stage machine has one job to do and does it with a paddle that reaches the ground. A two stage machine splits the work between an auger that breaks the snow up and an impeller that sends it away, and it never scrapes the surface at all.
| Question | Answer that means single stage | Answer that means two stage |
|---|---|---|
| What is underneath? | Concrete or asphalt | Gravel, stone or an unsealed edge |
| Is your street plowed? | Rarely, or never | Most storms |
| How deep is a bad event? | Under 20 cm | Over 20 cm |
| Where will it live? | A shed or a corner | A garage with room to move |
In Montreal the answer comes down to two things: what is under the snow, and whether the plow banks you in. Gravel or a regular ridge means two stage. Clean asphalt on a quiet street means you can save the money and the storage space. This guide explains why the auger matters.
Delivery to Montreal
There is no Montreal showroom to walk into. We hold stock in Canada and ship it out, which is a large part of why the prices are where they are.
- Free shipping over $999, with standard courier rates below that.
- Pallet freight on the large machines, on a tail lift truck, with the carrier calling to agree a time rather than leaving it at the kerb.
- Canadian stock, Canadian dollars, so there is no exchange rate at checkout and no customs charge on arrival.
- Assembly is modest, roughly 30 to 45 minutes on a petrol two stage machine including the first oil fill, and under 10 minutes on a powered shovel.
Leaving it until the snow arrives is how people end up with the wrong machine. Stock is at its widest before the season starts. Talk to us about Montreal delivery if you are working to a deadline.
Parts and service
Most machines are retired because a part could not be found, not because the engine failed. We hold 244 service lines in Canada against the 72 machines in the range, for exactly that reason.
- Auger and drive belts
- Shear pins and bolts
- Rubber paddles and scraper bars
- Friction wheels
- Carburettors and fuel lines
- Chutes, cranks and clean out tools
Cutting compacted municipal banks is hard on augers and shear pins, and those are the parts Montreal owners go through.
Everything above is listed in the parts catalogue, and the repair guide walks through what usually goes wrong and in what order.
Getting ready for a Montreal winter
The habit that saves Montreal owners the most workshop visits is fuel discipline. Petrol left in a carburettor over a Canadian summer turns to varnish, and a machine that will not start in December usually failed the previous August.
Storage space is scarce enough here that the physical footprint of the machine deserves as much thought as its clearing width.
- No untreated fuel over the summer. Varnish in a carburettor is a workshop job, and it is entirely avoidable.
- Change oil when you put it away, so it stores clean rather than dirty.
- Spare shear pins on the shelf. A snapped pin with no replacement ends the day.
- Charge batteries to about half before storage and keep them somewhere heated.
- Test it in the autumn, before the weather makes a small fault into a large inconvenience.
There is a longer version in the maintenance checklist. If yours has already stopped cooperating, this guide covers the usual suspects in order of likelihood.
What a season costs in Montreal
At 210 cm a season, Montreal works out at roughly 8 meaningful clears in an average winter, plus a handful of light passes a shovel would cover.
| What you pay for | Contractor | Your own machine |
|---|---|---|
| The clearing itself | Every winter, forever | Once |
| Turning up when you want | On their schedule | On yours |
| A second pass after the plow | Often extra | Free |
| Paths, steps and the car | Rarely included | Included |
| Resale at the end | Nothing | A working machine |
Contract clearing is widely used in Montreal precisely because storage is scarce, which makes the comparison here as much about space as money.
Compare the five year column rather than the first winter. That is where the Montreal numbers separate, and it is the column that matches how long these machines actually last.
Hiring by the day suits an unusual storm and nothing else. Across a whole Montreal winter the daily rate overtakes ownership quickly. The honest comparison is set out in rent or buy, and current pricing sits on the Canadian price guide.
Other cities we ship to
The same stock and the same free delivery threshold apply right across Canada. If you are near Montreal, these pages carry the local snowfall and sizing detail.
- Snow blowers in Ottawa, 223 cm a season
- Snow blowers in Toronto, 115 cm a season
- Snow blowers in Sudbury, 267 cm a season
The full list is on snow blowers by city. If your town is not there we still deliver, so ask us and we will confirm the timeline before you order.
Guides worth reading
If you want to go deeper before deciding, start here.
- Snow blower size calculator
- Snow blower sizes compared
- 2 stage against 3 stage
- How to start a snow blower
- How to operate one safely
- Shear pins and replacement
- The Canadian buying guide
The snowfall figures on this page come from the station level climate normals published by Environment and Climate Change Canada. On the safety side, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety sets out why clearing snow by hand is harder on the heart than most people expect.
Snow blower Montreal buying checklist
Work through these before you buy. Almost every snow blower montreal return we process traces back to one of these points being assumed rather than checked.
- Write down three numbers: driveway length, driveway width, and the narrowest gap the machine must fit through. Every snow blower montreal decision follows from those.
- Identify the surface honestly. Half gravel still counts as gravel, and it still means two stage.
- Think about February, not December. The compacted plow bank is what a snow blower montreal has to beat, and fresh powder tells you nothing about that.
- Convert width into time. Four extra inches on a snow blower montreal is several minutes per clear, multiplied across a whole winter.
- Match the power source to the driveway. Battery for short and frequent, petrol for long and cold.
- Check spares before you spend. A snow blower montreal whose parts are stocked in Canada is a different purchase from one whose parts are not.
Snow blower Montreal prices
Snow blower Montreal prices start at $139.34 for a powered shovel and reach $5,999 for a tracked commercial machine. Most Montreal driveways settle between $500 and $1,600, and because delivery is free across Canada the snow blower montreal figure you see is the figure you pay.
Snow blower Montreal delivery
Every snow blower montreal order leaves Canadian stock, which is why there is no customs charge and no wait at a border crossing. Order before the first storm and the machine is in the garage with time to spare.
Common questions
Which snow blower suits a Montreal driveway?
Many Montreal drives are short and narrow, around 30 by 10 feet, which is only 300 square feet but sits behind the hardest ridge in the country. Against 210 cm a season, that puts most Montreal owners on 26 to 30 inch two stage, moved up for long drives and down where storage is tight.
Can I get a snow blower delivered in Montreal?
Yes, across the whole city. Shipping is free over $999 and the stock is already in Canada, so there is no customs charge. Narrow streets and lane access make delivery timing worth agreeing in advance, particularly for pallet freight on the larger machines.
Do I need a two stage snow blower in Montreal?
For most properties, yes. Montreal runs one of the most thorough clearing programmes in the country, including full removal operations that haul snow away by truck. The side effect on your driveway is a ridge that is both frequent and unusually solid. The ridge is compacted snow, and only an auger will cut it.
How often will I use it in Montreal?
At 210 cm a season, expect around 8 clears that genuinely need a machine, plus lighter passes a shovel would cover. The Montreal season is long and unbroken, and the removal operations that follow each storm mean the work is not finished when the snow stops.
Does a battery snow blower work in Montreal?
Yes, with a caveat. Cold reduces usable capacity, so size the battery for the job rather than the specification sheet. Cutting compacted municipal banks is hard on augers and shear pins, and those are the parts Montreal owners go through.
What happens if my machine breaks in Montreal?
You order the part. We carry 244 lines of spares in Canada against 72 machines, so the common failures are stocked rather than sourced. Cutting compacted municipal banks is hard on augers and shear pins, and those are the parts Montreal owners go through.
Should I wait for a sale in Montreal?
Reductions appear before the season rather than during it, because that is when demand is lowest. Waiting until the snow arrives is how people pay more for less machine.