This winter has been a bit less snowy then what we're used to, but rest assured, when the snow flies, Grand Rapids' private and commercial plow crews are top notch to getting your parking lot or driveway plowed out quickly. 

It takes only an inch and a half of snowfall to get crews out and on the job in Grand Rapids, according to a report at Thumbtack.com. In contrast, over nine inches will fall in Buffalo, NY before crews respond.

So what does all that mean? Well, according to Thumbtack:

Snowplowing is a tough business to prepare for – snow removal specialists aren’t in business year round, and we see a lot of people with seasonal businesses like landscaping turn into snow plowers when the winter comes. But there is a huge variation by market – in some markets there have historically been significantly more requests on Thumbtack per inch of snow than other markets.

Way to go, private snow plowers of GR, Mr. Plow salutes you!

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