I would normally clear my entire patio, rake the roof, then clear the patio again. this year, NOPE

I do all household chores manually including shoveling snow, but this year there isn't any snow to shovel, but I'm ready. Good way to keep in shape.

More.
It is knee deep in the meadow, and I think I was still standing on some snow.
Fortunately, my sternum is healed up enough to tolerate it. I count it as aerobic exercise.

Much less. Where I live the paths and drives are cleared by the association. I do have to clear a path to get the dog out. I try to minimize my snow removal chores.

East of Seattle in the Cascade foothills at 800' elevation there has been nothing (not even 1 little flurry) this year.
Nothing last Winter either. All I remember 2023-24 was maybe sweeping some light snow.

I have 2 well used snow shovels that prove things were snowier in the past. Lived here about 18 years.

No, shoveling more. We’ve had 3 storms this winter vs. none last 2 years. On the recent 10” storm my 25 yr. old snowblower tried to eat the newspaper under the snow, killed the blower. No snapped pins but a slack pull rope and auger won’t turn, thus I ended up shoveling the remaining 60 ft. of driveway and walks, etc.., I was really done after that. Snowblower is in the shop but I’m going to sell it and get a bigger model as this one never dealt well with slush and wet snow.

When I lived up there in Massachusetts, we had a monster snow blower. Something like 12HP, 36" cut, heated grips (loved those!) It really got a workout that last winter before we moved to SC. Of course, this weekend it's supposed to snow 4-7" here, which is unheard of. GET THE BREAD AND MILK!
If the snow is of the light and fluffy variety, I already have both batteries fully charged on the leaf blower. Otherwise, I'll let it melt. I'm retired, have a full pantry, no need to go out. Besides, people down here have no clue how to drive in snow.

I use one of those push/plow type of shovels. It seemed for so long this winter we'd get 3-4 inches of snow 3-4 times a week. With a long and wide driveway I was out quite a bit. Last storm was 14" though so got out the snowblower. I only use it a few times a yr as it's just as fast to do it by hand without all the noise, so long as it's less than 6" and not too heavy. I kind of enjoy it now that we no longer work and can do it whenever. No more 5 am clearing snow before showering and heading off.

Nope, still shoveling the same amount. But I am shoveling less at a time. Breaking it up into sections, taking a rest and having some more coffee seems to have made it a lot easier. And since we had to break up the coating from sleet before we could get to the snow, took a bit longer. Breaking up the coating was worse than the shoveling this year!

Talking about snow? Porch and steps, path to my car is my usual. Clear off the car, totally. Snow cover is usually thin and gone quickly. We have a couple inches on the ground, most roads clear.
I truly try to limit the shoveling of bs, not always successfully

northern ny is getting hammered with a good 'ol fashion winter...temps well below zero and lots of snow...fortunately my 20 year old simplicity snow blower is up to the challenge...so more than normal snow clearing

A little more this year. We have in-home help for my mother-in-law so I like to clear the two spaces in the street in front of the house. I also started shoveling the sidewalk in front of our next door neighbors house. For years it's been the only sidewalk on the street not shoveled. We live by the school grounds and I decided that it would be nice for the neighborhood kids and dog-walkers to have a clear path the whole block long. This is in addition to our double-wide driveway, front walkway, the rear door and trash can area, and the walkway to the shed where the bikes are (most important). In the deep winter months there isn't enough sun to melt the snow so if I don't get it up we run the risk of a long term ice, which is very tough to chip away.

Simplicity for the win!

sold my snow blower getting ready to move, ended up shoveling a foot of snow on a long driveway, walking path and deck.

We gained about an inch over the last 24 hours.

Warming up nicely after last couple week's arctic endurance event.

The ski jumpers ought to have almost perfect conditions this weekend! It's supposed to stay just below freezing until they pack up & move on.

Meanwhile I'm contemplating using my corded DeWalt leaf blower to clear snow from my car (maybe driveway too?) before I head off to work in an hour. It's 19°F with a breeze from the NW that's nicely positioned to blow whatever I get moving over onto the lawn next to my driveway.

I remember being in my 30s and thinking that by the time I hit 40 I'll need a snowblower. Now I think of shoveling as an upper body workout.

We summer in the Big Horn mountains and avoid snow in Tucson winters helping my annual ride totals.

You know, shoveling’s always been sort of Zen thing for me, in the same way that I can make anything aerobic and hit the zone. Until season before last or so when I hurt a shoulder and couldn’t

Fast forward to this year and I’m repaired and recovered enough to appreciate the workout, but it’s barely snowed. And in the interim I found a service to shovel. And the guy’s crew must certainly need the work

If it ever snows again this season I’ll head over to ms marko’s house and shovel there

So long answer short yes I’m shoveling less

The last couple of years I have started only clearing the walkway so the Amazon and pizza delivery drivers can get to the door. This year I did shovel the entire driveway though as the only snow we had was very dry and easily removed. Even at that, I was the only neighbor this year to clear their driveway, so I guess they are shoveling less too.

Over the years, I have managed to damage both my shoulders (grade IV acromio-clavicular separation on both sides, in two separate bicycle-related incidents), so lifting and tossing a shovelful of snow is not easy. Instead, I have been using a wheeled shovel:

https://newengland.com/today/wovel-shovel/

It's fast, easy, never refuses to start or needs a tune-up, and no difficult lifting for me. I can usually clear my sidewalk and driveway as quickly as my neighbors can with snowblowers.

Yes, I have been shoveling way less snow these past 4 years. But that is due to leaving NH in November and not coming back until April. I had to pay someone to shovel our roof about a week ago as it had a lot of snow on it and I didn't want any issues. I enjoy shoveling snow, it gives me a reason to be outside and active.

I only have to shovel my front approach, and that hasn't changed in 25 years. For my main driveway, I use my compact tractor with 48" snowblower attachment.

I wish. Our place in Niseko (in Hokkaido) is so far buried that we have to get in from the 2nd floor balcony. The guy we use to clear out the snow usually comes in a couple hours if we call. He's so busy he says he can't make it until the day after tomorrow. Sapporo broke January snowfall records, and given how much snow normally falls each winter, that is saying something. The tourists love it, the ski resorts are packed.

No. Whenever there is snow worth shoveling I do about 120’ of sidewalk plus steps for myself and five of my neighbors. The people in two of those houses literally saved my life four years ago. I figure it’s the least I can do for them.

Less, I suppose. My in-laws gave us a battery powered snow blower for Christmas a few years ago. I thought it was an extravagance at the time, but it has turned out to be easy to use and it speeds up snow removal. We have a long driveway with gradient up to 24%, so the help is appreciated. It turns what used to be a major, whole-body ordeal and long sessions outside with cold hands into more like a vigorous hike. 👍

Otto