The City of Trail spent far less money plowing snow last year compared to the four years previous.
Figures presented to council last week by chief administrator Colin McClure showed the city spent about $334,000 in 2025, which includes both the early months and the tail end of the year, and therefore parts of two winters.
This is how that compares to the previous few years:
2024: $501,000
2023: $537,000
2022: $1.1 million
2021: $696,000
McClure explained the lack of snow didn’t mean city workers were idle. Instead, they were redeployed to work on local parks.
According to the website Canada Weather Stats, Trail had 73 days with snow in 2025, compared to 90 days in 2024 and 103 days in 2023.
The largest snowfall last year came on Jan. 31, when about 10 centimeters fell overnight. But the end of the year showed a stark contrast: Trail was mostly snow-free through December.
Because early 2026 was also very mild, McClure said it’s possible the city’s snow plow bill will come in below average again this year. As a result, part of the public works budget has been moved to parks for this year.
Between Oct. 1, 2025 and March 28, 2026, Trail only received 23 centimeters of snow. Trail’s average annual snowfall is 181 centimeters.
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