Another possibility, one I've recently become aware of: South-facing driveways.
For Tuesday's storm, as I was clearing snow for my driveway, my neighbors and my father-in-law (all on the same side of the street), the folks across the street didn't have squat to clear. Now the storm was pretty much a fizzle here, not much more than 1-2 inches. But there seemed to be enough residual heat from sunny days Sat-Mon that these blacktops kept the snow from accumulating. It's the same theory that owners and would-be owners of ski resorts want a north-facing slope, but reversed. Of course, if it's really cold, that won't solve the problem, but was interesting enough to me to point out.
For the record, I have a snowblower Ro, although I shoveled Tuesday because it wasn't much snow and was windy enough it wouldn't have been dense enough not to blow all over the place, so I just pushed it to the side. If you've got the coin, do what you want for a heated parking spot. But the blower is perfect for all snows between 1 and approx 15 inches. I have no issues removing snow in those circumstances. I don't know your back condition, but mine can occasionally get tweaked, but the snowblower is still easy enough to push even when I'm already sore.
