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title: "Snow by the visit or by the season? | LocoTap"
description: "A season price pays the same in a mild winter or a hard one. 60 a visit over 14 storms makes 840; a 900 season price pays 60 more."
url: "https://locotap.com/learn/snow-price"
---

# Snow by the visit or by the season?

A season price pays the same in a mild winter or a hard one.

**For**

Pick the snow price that pays you fairly, however much it snows.

**When**

Before the first snow, when you sign

## Try it

60 a visit over 14 storms makes 840; a 900 season price pays 60 more.

By the visit = a visit × storms; it pays more past season ÷ a visit.

Put a storm limit on every season price.

## Worked out

| Storms | By the visit | Season price | Better for you |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 | 480 | 900 | Season |
| 14 | 840 | 900 | Season |
| 20 | 1,200 | 900 | By the visit |
| 30 | 1,800 | 900 | By the visit |

## Easy to get wrong

- A season price with no storm limit.
- Not saying what counts as a storm.
- Pricing from last winter alone.
- No start and end date.

## The tool for it

**Snow pricing** A price for each snow contract [Start free](https://locotap.com/sign-in?back=%2Fapp%2Flearn%2Fsnow-price)

**Snow contracts** A snow contract for each place, signed on your phone

## Questions

**What counts as a visit?**

Write it down: a set depth of snow, or any time you’re called out.

**Which do customers prefer?**

Most homes like one price; busy lots often pay by the visit.

**What if it snows far more than usual?**

Put a storm limit on the season, and charge by the visit past it.

**What about salt?**

Price it by the visit, or say how many bags the season includes.

**When do they pay a season price?**

Half when they sign and the rest by midwinter, so you’re never owed for done work.

**How do I guess the storms?**

Average the last few winters where you work.

**Do I need a contract?**

Yes: the price, the dates, what counts as a storm and what’s included.

**Can I mix the two?**

Yes: a season price up to a storm limit, then by the visit.

Next · Seasonal work: [Why keep a snow log?](https://locotap.com/learn/salt-log)