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Snow removal in Traverse City, Michigan.
Traverse City averages about 101 inches of snow a year, and its lots, corridors and drives all need clearing before people show up.
Around Traverse City
Snow removal for Traverse City.
By the NOAA normals Traverse City gets about 101 inches of snow a year, including lake-effect snow. The big lots sit along US-31, South Airport Road and around the Grand Traverse Mall. Lots like those are cleared for opening, not after it, with a John Deere 644K wheel loader and a 16-foot pusher box, with entrance drives and fire lanes kept open and snow stacked where you want it.
Homes in the neighborhoods and out on the township roads get a truck with a Western straight blade and a back-drag off the garage door. Salt goes down from a BOSS spreader onto a cleared surface. Snow contracts are signed before the first push, so call our Traverse City line early and ask what is open this winter.
What we do
What we plow in Traverse City.
Where we work
Around Traverse City.
Roads we know around Traverse City
| US-31 / M-37 (Division Street) | Runs north through the city on Division Street, east of Grand Traverse Commons. |
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| Grandview Parkway | US-31 and M-72 run along the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay here, between the Boardman River and the bay. |
| Front Street | The downtown street the highway follows near the Boardman River mouth. |
| Garfield Avenue | Where M-37 turns north up Old Mission Peninsula; also a retail corridor in Garfield Township. |
| South Airport Road | Grand Traverse Mall sits at 3200 South Airport Road West, and Cherryland Center is at 1150 West South Airport Road. |
| M-72 | Runs east-west through the city toward Acme, Williamsburg and Kalkaska. |
Traverse City neighborhoods and communities
- Old Towne
- Slabtown
- Oak Park
- Boardman
- Central
- Fernwood
- Indian Woods
- Traverse Heights
- Kids Creek Commons
- Base of Old Mission (BOOM)
Townships
- Garfield Township
- East Bay Township
Lakes and water
- Grand Traverse Bay
- Boardman River
- Boardman Lake
- Lake Michigan
Business areas and big lots
- Grand Traverse Mall
- Cherryland Center
- Retail stores and car dealerships on US-31 in Garfield Township
- Front Street downtown
- Old Town
- Cherry Capital Airport
- Munson Medical Center
- Grand Traverse Commons
At a glance
Traverse City by the numbers.
- people live in Traverse City (2020 census)
- 15,678
- ZIP codes
- 49684, 49685, 49686, 49696
- county
- Grand Traverse County
- snow a year (average annual snowfall at Traverse City, NOAA 1991-2020 normals (currentresults.com; Wikipedia climate table shows 101.4))
- About 101 inches
- closest phone line
- (231) 944-8752
Landmarks: Cherry Capital Airport, Clinch Park Beach, Grand Traverse County Courthouse, City Opera House and Boardman River Nature Center.
Town facts from public sources: 1 (opens in a new tab) · 2 (opens in a new tab) · 3 (opens in a new tab) · 4 (opens in a new tab) · 5 (opens in a new tab). Checked 2026-11-04.
Questions
Snow removal in Traverse City: questions.
How do I get snow removal for a Traverse City parking lot?
Snow contracts get signed before the first push. Call our Traverse City line, say where the lot is and how big it is, and ask what is open this winter. Plaza, big-box and shared lots are all loader work.
Do you do driveways in Traverse City or only commercial lots?
Both. Driveways get a truck with a Western straight blade, with a back-drag off the garage door and marked edges. Commercial lots get the loader. Either way the contract is signed before the first push, so ask what is open before winter.
Do you plow snow in Traverse City?
Traverse City is in Grand Traverse County, inside the Northern Michigan area we cover. Contracts get signed before the first push, so call Traverse City on (231) 944-8752 and ask what we have open this winter, for a drive or a lot.
When should I sign a snow contract in Traverse City?
Before the first push. Snow contracts get signed ahead of the season, and that is how your drive or lot is on the route when it starts coming down, not the week after. Call before it snows.
Do you do driveways or only commercial lots around Traverse City?
Both. Commercial lots get the wheel loader and pusher box. Driveways get a truck with a straight blade. Tell us the drive or the lot and where it is, and we will get back to you with an estimate or a quote.
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