I live in an area where we can get little snow , to 12 " who knows. My first use test with this on my 80 foot 2 and 3 car wide driveway went well. Very cold outside so the snow that fell was dry this time, and only about an inch deep with a few 2 or 3 inch drifts. The size and capacity of this thrower worked very well to clear the entire driveway and walkways to the porch and around to the back garage. Changing throwing direction was not hard, as I kind of half lift the lightweight thrower up, and turn the knob on the head at the end of a row, then go right back to workPower was sufficient to toss the snow about 8 feet, and I noticed when I got to the deeper 3" stuff it actually went farther, guess the volume was there to kick it better. Noticed only slight motor bog down in thicker snow areas, but I really didn't slow down walking at all, I just kept going to get done, it was freaking cold out there. ?The included Battery lasted the whole driveway and walkways, and had one light on the power bar left when I was all done. The scraper did a good job getting down to bare driveway, so even in these sub zero temperatures two hours after being done the sun has dried off all remnants of moisture, so no slipping on ice from refreezing tonight.If you stick to the capacities and take the time I think this thrower is all you would need for most light to moderate Snows. I'm sure it won't toss heavy wet snow well, probably just like a larger thrower will kind of spit it out but it should move it okay if there's not a deep snow. I kind of enjoyed using this, strange I know, but it was easy to handle, light and way easier than pushing a shovel full of snow and picking it up and tossing it into the yard. Seems sturdy too. Time will tell on that, but for now, it works well, and I'm impressed ??.