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Cheyenne Ice and Snow Guide
Most Cheyenne
Snows are short lived. Wyoming Winter snows can be beautiful
and they offer tremendous opportunity for winter recreational activities.
They can, however, make driving challenging and dangerous. Cheyenne
averages about 52 inches of snow per year butthe typical snowfall
only stays on the ground for a few days before temperatures warm
and melt it back to bare ground.
City
Snow Removal Capability.
The city of Cheyenne has a limited snow removal capability. We
can normally field 8 or 9 snowplow trucks operating
24 hours per day. With over 310 miles of city streets, our first
priorities have to be main streets providing access to emergency
services and major community centers. Our second priority is
to provide access to schools. As with most communities
on the front range, we do not have the resources to plow residential
streets on a routine basis. During a winter storm event, our
main objective is to keep major city streets passable within
the limitations imposed by climatological conditions, the availability
of resources, and environmental concerns. After the storm
event, we will try to plow residential areas as needed to make
them passable.
A “passable
roadway” is
defined as a roadway surface that is free from drifts,
snow ridges, and as much ice and snow pack as is practical
and can be traveled safely at reasonable speeds. A passable
roadway should not be confused with a "
dry pavement " or "bare pavement" which is essentially free
of all ice, snow, and any moisture from shoulder to
shoulder. This "dry/bare pavement " condition may not exist for
several days until the weather conditions improve to the
point where this pavement condition can be provided.
The
definition of "reasonable
speed" is considered a speedthat a vehicle can travel without
losing traction. During and immediately after a winter storm event, a
reasonable speed will most likely be much lower than the posted speed
limit. Motorists can expect some inconvenience and will be expected to
modify their driving practices to suit road conditions.
