The goal is to clear as much snow and ice off of the sidewalks as fast as you can. While clearing the snow, the player will find pennies, quarters, loonies and other coins buried under the snow and ice. The player can use these coins to unlock a variety of items to help them clear the sidewalks such as: shovels, ice picks, ice salts, snow blower and even a flamethrower. All of these items will help the player clear driveways, parks and sidewalks after a snowstorm.

Snow Shoveler contains a tutorial on using all the tools and a campaign with 50 levels. Here, players will begin by shoveling light snow and chipping away thin pieces of ice. In doing so, Canadian coins will be found and rewards will be collected for completing a level. These coins will be used to unlock bigger shovels, stronger ice picks, and better snow blowers. All of these new items will be needed to complete harder levels in the campaign.