yes, there is skill to using a snowplow but once you learn it, its the only way.

You can push it, pull it plow it off in layers when it gets 2-3 feet high, push it on to your neighbors lot :D .

You do need space to move around in but if you have a small pickup with a new lightweight blade you can get around really easy.

The biggest yr of snow out here was in 96 almost 300 inches at my house, the ski area on stevens pass got over 700 inches that yr. I kinda ran out of room so it was a yr I needed a frontend loader come in to move some of it. Normal yrs of 100 inches is no problem.

The time it takes to snowplow anything is way faster than snowblowing ever dreamed plus I am warm inside and the snowblower is out in the weather.