Snow Removal

Due to Winter Park’s location high in the Rocky Mountains, much of the focus of the Public Works Department centers on snow removal and keeping the roadways safe and open for residents and guests. To achieve that goal, we want to provide as much information as possible to educate the public about our policies and programs and how to stay safe while navigating vehicles in potentially hazardous situations.

The Town bases its snowplow route priorities on the following factors; Emergency Accessibility, East/West Connections Thru At-Grade Railroad Crossings, Traffic Volume, Population, Bus Routes (school as well as public transit), Schedule of Access Needed to Local Amenities and Commerce.

Please note that parking is NOT permitted on the streets from November 1 to May 1 as this can impede snowplows.

Priority 1

Plow and sand arterial streets, these roads are the primary routes most used to access locations and are the main bus routes. Vasquez Road, Van Anderson Drive, Kings Crossing Road, Forest Trail, and Winter Park Drive fall into this category.

Priority 2

Plow and sand collector streets, these roads are secondary routes used to access arterial streets and are bus routes as well. Lions Gate Drive and access to most subdivisions and the downtown business corridor fall into this category.

Priority 3

Plow and spot sand residential streets and cul-de-sacs, these are low volume roads and are not typically used as thru routes. Alpine Lane, Leland Creek Circle, and residential portions of Old Town fall into this category.

PlowOps Snow Plow Map

The Town utilizes PlowOps to monitor how often and how recently roads have been plowed by our Public Works plow drivers. Residents can now get a better idea of what to expect before venturing out on the roads. The map illustrates which roads have been plowed in the last hour, last 1-2 hours, 2-3 hours, 3-4 hours, or 4-12 hours.

*This is for informational purposes only. We are striving to provide the most accurate, real-time information available.