Acreage snow plowing around Calgary

Long gravel driveways and big yards need more than a city snow service. Look for operators with the right equipment and a plan for big storms.

Foothills County
Rocky View County
Around Calgary

Local providers

Calgary Lawn Salon
- Rocky View County
Communities: Springbank, Bearspaw, Elbow Valley

Snow removal and lawn care services exclusively for Springbank, Bearspaw and Elbow Valley.

17 years in business
Call 403-700-0830 Website: calgarylawnsalon.com
Dig It Excavating & Contracting Ltd
- Foothills County
- Around Calgary
Communities: Based in Okotoks. Okotoks, Turner Valley, Foothills County and the Calgary area

Okotoks-based excavation and contracting company run by owner Colton Short. Septic installation, acreage development, excavation and trenching, road and driveway construction, final grading and drainage, foundations and backfill, demolition, landscaping and retaining walls, bush removal and some snow removal. Colton is on Alberta's Private Sewage Certified Installer List. Licensed and insured.

Call 403-200-3498 Website: digitexcavate.com

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While we add listings: read the local guide below, or see the Foothills County and Rocky View County pages for county rules and contacts.

Common services

Long driveway plowing
Yard and shop apron clearing
Snow blowing and windrow removal
Seasonal contracts

Local guide · Foothills & Rocky View

Who clears what: county snow rules around Calgary

Neither county plows private driveways. Foothills County's Snow & Ice Management Policy 701-008 says private driveways and roads are the landowner's responsibility, and the county doesn't remove the windrows its plows and graders leave across approaches. Its road maintenance page says it isn't involved in plowing private driveways and points residents to private contractors.

Rocky View County's Policy C-405 also excludes private driveways, with one exception: eligible rural residents with a medical condition can apply for medical-access plowing with a physician's letter (renewed every year) and a signed indemnity agreement. That service is billed at cost-recovery rates set in the county's Master Rates Bylaw.

Windrows. In both counties, the ridge of snow a grader leaves across your driveway is yours to clear. Both suggest piling your own driveway snow on the right-hand side (as you face the road, or as you drive out) so less gets pushed back across.

When the county plows. In Foothills County, graders start on gravel roads by 6 a.m. once more than 10 cm of snow has fallen, and plow-sanders start on paved roads at more than 5 cm. If you need to be out early, your own plow contract matters.

Before you sign up. Ask whether it's a seasonal contract or pay per visit, what snowfall triggers a visit, how fast they come after a storm, and where snow gets piled (never on the septic field or over culverts). Ask how they protect a gravel driveway, and who pays for damage. Stake driveway edges, culverts, the well and septic lids before the ground freezes.

Does the plow contractor need insurance?

Ask for proof of liability insurance and a WCB Alberta clearance letter before the season starts. A clearance letter shows whether the contractor is in good standing with WCB.

Guide: Winter-ready acreage checklist for Foothills & Rocky View

Official links

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General information only. Rules change: confirm with your county or the Province of Alberta. Sources checked October 4, 2026.

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