Snow Removal NE Calgary
Out before you're up.
Calgary Snow Pro handles residential snow removal in NE Calgary, from Mayland Heights and Marlborough out to Saddle Ridge and Livingston: the driveway, the front walk, the steps and the city sidewalk. Send us your address and a price for a seasonal contract or a one-time clear comes back by text.
NE Calgary Snow by the Numbers
Four figures that shape snow work in the NE.
36 communities
That many residential communities have most of their addresses in the NE. Centre Street is the dividing line, so Huntington Hills, Tuxedo Park, Crescent Heights and Livingston have NW addresses as well.
About 450 km of back lanes
Set against roughly 590 km of residential street, that is the highest share of the four quadrants. Martindale, Marlborough, Falconridge and Temple have more lane than street.
128.8 cm of snow a year
Calgary's long-term snowfall normals come from the airport, in the NE. Environment Canada's 1981 to 2010 figures show snow on about 54 days a year and March as the snowiest month, at 22.7 cm.
One real hill
In federal elevation data, the addresses we sampled in Huntington Hills span about 95 m, from roughly 1,070 m to 1,165 m. No other NE community came close: the next widest spread was about 40 m.
Figures worked out from City of Calgary open data (community boundaries, parcel addresses, street centrelines), Environment Canada climate normals for Calgary Int'l A and Natural Resources Canada elevation data, checked October 2026.
Snow Route Parking Bans in NE Calgary
Which NE roads are signed, and where the car can go when a ban is on.
Snow routes are the roads marked with blue signs and a white snowflake. When the City declares a ban, vehicles have to stay off them for up to 72 hours, or until the City says the ban is lifted. One left behind can get a $120 ticket and a tow.
In the NE the routes include McKnight Boulevard, 36 Street, 52 Street and Falconridge Boulevard, and also the collector roads many houses face: Coventry Hills Way, Martindale Boulevard, Rundlehorn Drive, Harvest Hills Drive, Temple Drive, Taradale Drive, Coral Springs Boulevard and Madigan Drive. More than 60 NE streets have a kilometre or more of signed route.
Parking in the lane during a ban
In a quadrant with this many lanes, the lane is the natural place to move a car. The City allows it during a ban if the lane is wider than 6.1 m and has no parking restriction of its own. Leave 1.5 m between the car and any driveway or garage, do not park directly across from one, keep 1 m from the nearest carts and leave at least 3 m of clearance for others to get by.
If your lane is too narrow for that, the options left are your own driveway or pad, or a side street that is off the snow routes. Check your address with the City's snow route lookup before the first storm.
Which NE Roads the City Plows First
The City times its plan from the end of the snowfall. In the first 18 hours crews work Priority 1 roads. On the City's map those include Metis Trail, McKnight Boulevard, 36 Street, 68 Street, Country Hills Boulevard, Airport Trail and Falconridge Boulevard.
From 18 to 36 hours they move to Priority 2 community and bus routes, such as 88 Avenue NE, Martindale Boulevard, Rundlehorn Drive, Temple Drive, Skyview Ranch Drive and Castleridge Boulevard.
Residential streets come after that. The City does not plow them to bare pavement or from curb to curb. It levels ruts and sands icy driving lanes when necessary. Back lanes get no winter maintenance at all.
Deerfoot Trail and Stoney Trail are maintained by the Province, so their conditions are on 511 Alberta, not the City's map.
Source: City of Calgary Priority Snow Plan, priority routes map and winter maintenance FAQ, checked October 2026.
Sidewalks, Fines and Free Sand-Salt
The public sidewalk beside your property has to be cleared within 24 hours after snow stops falling. Leave it, and the City can clear it for you and invoice the owner a minimum of $150 plus GST and an admin fee. The fines are set out in our snow removal bylaw guide.
Every residential clear includes the public sidewalk in front of your home. On a seasonal contract, crews clear it automatically overnight once snow reaches 5 cm, well inside even Calgary's 24-hour window.
For a dusting in between, the NE has four City pickup points for free sand-salt mix, fewer than any other quadrant:
- EMS station 4, 16 Moncton Road NE
- Fire station 22, 7199 Temple Drive NE
- Fire station 32, 800 Saddletowne Circle NE
- Roads depot, 840 32 Avenue Connector NE
The mix is for household use, not for contractors, one container per visit, and the City does not promise the bins are full. Source: City of Calgary free sand-salt page, checked October 2026.
Seasonal Contract or One-Time Clear in the NE
A seasonal contract covers November through April. Early and late storms can be booked as one-time clears. That matters here: at the airport, May still averages 11.9 cm of snow and October 10 cm.
Either way the clear is the same: driveway, front walk, steps and the city sidewalk. Compare snow removal prices, or read more about residential snow removal.
Snow Removal NE Calgary FAQ
Something else? Call or text (587) 969-2720.
Which NE Calgary communities do you serve?
Every one, including Renfrew, Bridgeland/Riverside, Mayland Heights, Marlborough, Rundle, Pineridge, Whitehorn, Temple, Falconridge, Castleridge, Taradale, Martindale, Coral Springs, Cornerstone, Skyview Ranch, Saddle Ridge, Cityscape, Redstone, Harvest Hills, Coventry Hills and Livingston.
My street has no snow route sign. Could it still be a snow route?
Possibly. The City says signs may be posted only at the entry points to a route, so a road with few entry points has few signs. Its address lookup is the sure way to know.
Where do my carts go during a parking ban?
If you live on a snow route, the City asks you to put blue, black and green carts on the sidewalk or boulevard next to the curb while a ban is on. Carts collected from a back lane go in their usual place, with at least one metre between them and anything nearby.
Book Your NE Driveway Before the First Storm
Send your NE address and get your price by text.