If the winter weather allows, I'll just run over and compact the first 2"-3" of snow down to about 1"-2" of hardpack snow. Then if I have to plow, I'll set the shoes to keep the blade as high as possible, and angle it as much as possible.
Usually I'll use the showthrower/blower (whatever you want to call it) on the garden tractor. I'll pack down the snow, and leave about 1" of snow on the drive. That way I'm not picking up stones from the grass 20'-30' from the driveway.
IIRC last 2 winters all I had to do was pack the snow down. This winter I did it, but it promptly melted.....
