Estabrook has done a great job for us! Thank you! Be aware that in heavy multi day storm cycles,…read moreonce a day plowing from a service will not be enough, if you want to go out driving somewhere. So in those circumstances, you of course have to do some clearing work yourself. And if you want excellent road accessibility in winter, think about living in a home with a flat or nearly flat driveway. For best road accessibility, living on Northwoods (if you live in Tahoe Donner) is best, but you will experience more traffic and road noise.

Worst snow removal company experience ever…read more Christmas 2025 we were snowed in for days at a time. We'd wake up and have over a foot of snow in the driveway and a 3' berm at the street. We'd contact them to see when they were coming and they'd say "we already came at 2:30am". Well, that's great, but it's 9am now and our driveway isn't passable. After a few days of this, with our driveway not being passable, and them making midnight runs that don't actually help you in the morning, they charged us an extra $75, on top of the $2,300 season contract, to make our driveway passable for the first time in days. Then, a week or so later with the next snow, we had another foot in our driveway and they said "well, it rained most places in Tahoe Donner and we drove your street in the middle of the night and it wasn't that bad so we didn't bother to plow." I sent pics of the snow in my driveway, both fresh fallen and drifted, and they decided to cancel my contract in early 2026 rather than just do their job of plowing when it snows. If you live in the Bay Area and come up here every few weeks, they'll likely have your driveway clear for you when you happen to arrive. If you live up here, or rent your place out, find somebody else -- anybody else -- they want to take your money and make excuses for why they aren't driving their big fancy plows. Cancelling someone mid season is actually dangerous, too. There is no practical way to make other plans at the last minute, someone could need medical services etc., and it just shows their very low business ethics. Also, they say clearing the berm from the city plow isn't included. So, hope you like shoveling a 3' ice wall after a storm, because they say they're not going to come back and do it. Avoid at all costs.

They couldn't drive down to South shore - understood…read more However they were very fast to get back to me and super friendly. They didn't have to call me back. If this reflects the quality of the work, they're probably 5 stars for North shore folks.

Lupe and his team have done a wonderful job with the Sealing of our very challenging driveway. Lupe…read moreactually came back to address a tiny area that needed a special coat very graciously, diligently, and kindly.

While staying with cousins in Truckee, California we called here for snow removal…read more Service staff graciously answered all our questions promptly which made a good first impression Locally owned and operated Has average prices That brought out some really cool equipment Truth is the highest virtue, but higher still is truthful living. --Sikh Guru Nanak Did what they're in business to do Did it for the price they quoted us. Did it within the time they said they would Delivered what they advertise Customer service was adequate and alacritous No one here offered to commit fraud to reward us, pay us or compensate us for posting 5 star reviews of this business I rate here 3 stars. According to Yelp ratings' definitions, that's "Ok". That to me is an acceptable rating of something that does day in and day out what it is there to do. It's NOT a negative review because doing day in and day out what it is there to do is NOT an easy thing to accomplish. The owners of this business like their Freedom so they have a Military and Veterans Discount as a thank you to Veterans with a publicly disclosed daily Veteran Discount which provides resource to ensure Veterans (rare 7% of the population) and GIs (rare one-half of one percent of the population) opportunity to participate in American Dream Veterans and GIs' sacrifices have made possible for 100% of the population. That's what earned them the fourth star for going beyond what they're in in business to do. February is Black History Month The Medal of Honor is the United States' highest award for military Valor. Since its inception some 150 years ago, a very few 3,535 to date have been awarded the Medal of Honor. Daniel John Atkins' was born 18 November 1866, in Brunswick, Virginia. He enlisted in US Navy 27 January 1888. By the time the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, Atkins had attained the rank of Ship's Cook First Class and was sent to Serve on US Navy's first torpedo boat, the USS Cushing (Torpedo Boat #1/TB-1). 11 February 1898, the USS Cushing was on its way from Key West, Florida to Havana to deliver stores to the battleship USS Maine, which was there to protect American interests during Cuba's revolt against the Spanish government. Most of the details of what happened were told in a letter written by US Navy Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves to the father of Ensign Joseph C. Breckinridge, who was the Cushing's Executive Officer. The letter was published in various US newspapers a few days after the incident that earned then Ship's Cook First Class Atkins the Medal of Honor. According to Rear Admiral Gleaves, a large wave whipped up from extreme winds from a harsh storm swept Cushing's Executive Officer overboard into the turbulent cold sea. A boat that was dispatched with two crew members for a rescue was flipped over by the violent sea and wind. One of those rescuers now in the cold and heavy sea was Gunner's Mate 1st Class John Everetts. Those two rescuers now in the cold sea were hauled back onto the Cushing while all the rescuers aboard and in the sea were thrashed by wind and waves, Seeing that the swept overboard Ensign Breckinridge was now some 30 feet away from the Cushing Gunner's Mate 1st Class Everetts jumped overboard, swam through the choppy sea and managed to tie a lifeline around Ensign Breckinridge's body. Ship's Cook First Class Atkins, who had been part of the rescue effort, saw that Gunner's Mate 1st Class Everetts was now struggling with exhaustion in the brutal sea. He knew more help was needed. According to an account of the incident in a 1969 Pittsburgh Courier article, 32 year-old Ship's Cook First Class Atkins then heroically jumped into the frigid and turbulent sea to save swept overboard Ensign Breckinridge and now exhausted rescuer Gunner's Mate 1st Class Everetts. When Atkins reached the two men he tied lines around both. One at a time, they were all pulled back to the ship. For his actions, Ship's Cook First Class Atkins the Medal of Honor was awarded the Medal of Honor. After 33 years of Service, black American Atkins retired from US Navy October 1921 as a US Navy Chief Commissary Stewart. Nineteen months later, 11 May 1923, at the age of 56, Atkins died. He was buried at the Captain Ted Conaway Memorial Naval Cemetery in Portsmouth. Gunner's Mate 1st Class John Everetts also received the Medal of Honor for his attempt to save his ship's Executive Officer. Ship's Executive Officer Ensign Joseph C. Breckinridge drowned after being swept overboard and the crew of Cushing was unable to resuscitate him after rescue.

I am very impressed with Meadow Way Snow Removal. The owner, Will, is highly responsive and…read morecommunicates thoroughly. I was pleased with the service and response time that I am definitely choosing them this upcoming season.

We use A1 for our plow service in Grays Crossing. I really appreciate Paul's regular email updates,…read moretransparency in planning and how he looks out for his crew to not over work them. Snow is snow, mountain living changes and you just have to get used to it. You can not expect your plow service to be there cleaning your driveway at every little snowfall and keep it immaculate. Paul and his crew do the work, keep our driveways functioning and are wonderful in their communication. They even keep us informed of upcoming storms, plowing done in town and realistic forecast of what to expect in regards to general road conditions.

We needed the driveway plowed and they were able to come out and do it the same day. Very fast and…read moreresponsive.

We have used Burgess-Martin in the past. They have been constant professionals in the Truckee area…read more Out later project involved paint the living room, kitchen, dinning area and loft of our vacation home. All of these areas are like one room (great room open concept). The challenge was that I had shoulder surgery one week prior to the start of the painting project. By the way, never hurt your shoulder. Surgery is a whole other universe. I asked the guys at Burgess Martin if they could move the furniture in all these rooms to paint. Since I was down for one month. The guys said it wouldn't be a problem. Truly professional. They were safety aware, clean, prompt. Love their work. You will too

Burgess-Martin Painting does great work at reasonable prices…read more They have done both interior painting and exterior staining for us and we are thrilled with the results. They meet their commitments, clean up after themselves, and make sure you are happy with the results. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for painting or staining in the Truckee area.

I just had Starlight clean my windows (inside and out) in Truckee. The workers themselves were very…read moreconsiderate and did high quality work. At the end I met the owner Jake. I noticed a crack in a window and a somewhat tense conversation started. In the end Jake convinced me that the flaw was already in the window and the crack developed with the lightest of touch by his worker BUT he also took responsibility for the lack of proactive communication and made a concession for that. I appreciated his fairness and his constructive attitude. In short they do good work and have a lot of integrity. I will use them again.

To be honest, I called them because my snow removal company offered a 10% discount. But I also had…read morecalled and left messages for several other window washing companies I found in the phone book (what the heck is that?!?! Small town....) in the previous couple of weeks and NOT ONE of them returned a call. Starlight not only returned my call prompt, they came out for an estimate that day. And I was able to schedule them for that week. The team that came out for inside and outside washing was very professional. They were quick and efficient. My house is 3 stories in some locations due to being on a slope and they had a lot of out of the way windows to get to - not a problem. And wow - what a difference it made! I will definitely call them back.

Quite possible the worst snow plow company. They either don't come at all or come in the middle of…read morethe day. We cannot leave our driveway in the morning. Of the 9 plows this season, ONE has been before 9AM. Our neighbors on both sides use Estabrook and their driveways are always plowed well before 8AM. Can't wait for next season to cancel this one and use Estabrook.

It is probably the worst snow removal service and also the most expensive. They charge about $2000…read moreand they come (maybe) once per snow.

We love Snow Patrol. They are a family run business that live right in the area of Donner Lake…read more They are always on top of snow removal needs and can even turn on a dime if you need an extra driveway clear out. Today they called just to let me know that while they were checking the Donner Lake area and they noticed that one of our exterior lights was broken. Great customer service, thank you so much!