Chittenden County
Snow plowing in
Jericho, Vermont
Snow plowing in Jericho covers long rural driveways, wooded approaches, sloped homesites, private lanes, and small commercial properties.
Local operating question
What is different about a Jericho stop?
Jericho’s highway department describes a network of paved and gravel roads, bridge work, drainage, and snow-and-ice operations. The practical split is between Route 15 and village-area access and the longer, hillier roads climbing toward Underhill. Mark drainage edges and gravel crowns before the base freezes. Jericho's mix of Route 15 frontage and longer approaches on Browns Trace and the rural side roads means two properties a mile apart can see very different conditions on the same storm day. A gravel crown holding up fine near the village can already be rutted on a shaded rural lane. The town's 5,104 people (2020) are spread across three village centers, Jericho Corners, Jericho Center and Riverside, so a request should name which one.
How snow affects a Jericho lot
Snow lies on the ground in Jericho for 101 days a year by the Essex Junction 1 N station, and 85.9 inches fall in a typical winter.
A steep drive on Bald Hill, at about 1,930 feet above Jericho Center, holds drifts that a Riverside lot never sees.
VT 15 and VT 117 carry the plow trucks through town. A private road that meets either one needs its own plan for the bank left at the mouth.
The Lee, Browns and Winooski rivers all run through Jericho. Meltwater near them refreezes on the same surfaces overnight.
What Jericho properties look like
Underhill, up the same road, records 139.3 inches of snow to Jericho's 85.9. The two towns look alike and plow very differently. The Browns River runs past the Old Red Mill in Jericho Corners, the oldest part of town. Low ground along the river holds cold air on clear nights, so drives near it ice sooner than those on the slopes above.
For a Jericho drive, stake the crown and edges in the fall while they are visible, and write down which roads meet the gravel. A steep pitch above the village needs sand at the stopping point. Model the Jericho lot in the snow-service planning range calculator.
| Condition | Near Jericho | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall | 85.9 inches a year (Essex Junction 1 N) | NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (nearest station) |
| New-snow days | 23.5 a year | Same source |
| Snow-cover days | 101 a year | Same source |
| Ice days | 56 a year | Same source |
| Numbered highways | VT 15 and VT 117 | US Census Bureau TIGER/Line map data |
| Named rivers | Lee River, Browns River and Winooski River | USGS National Hydrography Dataset |
| Named places | Jericho Center, Nashville and Riverside | USGS Geographic Names Information System |
| Highest summit | Bald Hill, about 1,930 feet | USGS GNIS summit names; heights from the USGS 3D Elevation Program |
Parking bans and plowing rules in Jericho
A private lot on a gravel town road should be marked in the fall, before frost hides the crown and the edges.
Snow plowing near Jericho
Planning also covers Essex, Essex Junction, Underhill, Hinesburg and Richmond, and the service-area directory lists every town.
Straight answers
Questions to settle before the snow flies
What should a Jericho plan know about winter parking and plowing?
The highway department page describes the town's paved and gravel roads and its snow-and-ice work. Confirm any parking ordinance with the town before a plan assumes cars can stay out.