Rangely gets about 29.5 inches of snow a year, and some of it comes overnight, over weekends, and in back-to-back storms that don’t care about business hours. With lows near 2.6°F in January, snow left sitting during a long storm gets packed into ice that’s much harder to remove later.
Our 24/7 emergency snow response in Rangely is built for properties that need clearing at any hour while a storm is active. We’ll be honest: Rangely is at the east end of our route, across the state line, so this service runs on seasonal contracts with a storm plan agreed on ahead of time. Contract properties get plowing during the storm, hauling when piles run out of room, and ice treatment once it ends.
We know how Rangely storms and the deep cold behind them play out, so plans focus on keeping gates and lanes open.
Plows, loaders, and haul trucks give us what we need to clear big yards and move snow off site during long storms.
We won't promise response times we can't keep, and we'll tell you whether 24/7 coverage is really what your property needs.
Piles go where your plan says, equipment and pipe stay untouched, and nothing gets buried that you'll need later.
Round-the-clock snow response means we work while the storm is happening, not just after it’s over. For contract properties, that can mean clearing late at night, early on a Sunday, or several times through a storm that drags on for a day or more. The goal is to keep the critical parts of your property usable the whole time, instead of digging out from a foot of packed snow once it finally stops.
It also means honest expectations. We don’t quote response times, and we won’t pretend Rangely is next door to our shop. What we do is plan your property into every storm before the season starts, so the work happens on a schedule we’ve both agreed on.
Basin is based in Vernal, and Rangely sits about 50 miles east at the far end of our route, over the state line in Rio Blanco County. Showing up for a surprise call in the middle of a blizzard from that distance isn’t realistic, and we’d rather tell you that now than in January.
So Rangely emergency coverage works on seasonal contracts. We map each property in the fall, agree on priorities and triggers, and line up equipment for Rangely trips when storms are forecast. It’s a lot more dependable than hoping someone answers the phone at two in the morning.
Not every property needs 24/7 coverage. Plenty of offices can wait for a morning clear. The properties that usually do need it in Rangely include:
For everyone else, standard snow removal on a seasonal contract is usually the better fit.
A good storm plan answers the questions nobody wants to figure out in the dark. Which gate opens first? Where do trucks need to turn around? Where can snow be piled, and where can’t it? Who gets the call if something on site needs to move?
We work through all of that during a fall site visit and put it in writing. Stakes go in along curbs and around low obstacles while the ground is bare, and we note anything that changes during the season, like a new pipe rack or a relocated trailer. When a storm is in the forecast, that written plan is what the crew follows, so nobody is guessing about which gate matters most or where the snow is allowed to go.
When storms stack up, piles grow faster than they melt, especially in Rangely cold. Yards and lots that had plenty of room in December can run out of stacking space by February, and piles that creep into lanes start causing problems of their own.
When that happens, we load snow and haul it off site. Clearing the piles back between storms keeps the next round from boxing in your trucks. On roofs where drifting builds up through a long storm, roof snow raking can be added to the same visit.
The end of a storm is often when things get most dangerous. Skies clear, temperatures fall into the single digits, and any thin layer left on the pavement freezes hard overnight. That first clear morning after a storm is when a lot of slips and slide-offs happen.
That’s why most 24/7 contracts include de-icing and salt application once plowing wraps up. We treat entrances, gates, ramps, and sloped lanes first, then the rest of the paved areas. If certain spots keep glazing over through a cold week, they get a return pass.
We walk your Rangely yard or lot before winter, staking curbs and obstacles and marking priority gates, lanes, and stacking areas.
Your free quote lays out storm coverage, hauling, ice control, and who we contact on site when we're working.
During storms, we clear priority areas first, make repeat passes as snow keeps falling, and haul snow when space runs out.
After each major storm, we check the property with you and adjust the plan for whatever the next one brings.
