The holiday season means shopping, cooking and baking, celebration and winter storms. If you live in the northeast, you have already dealt with your share of snow removal following a winter storm just before the Thanksgiving holiday. While a shovel-in-hand can get the job of snow removal done, it can also lead to back pain and exhaustion. So, treat yourself or a loved one to a snow blower this Black Friday as there are plenty of great deals to be had on snow removal equipment.

Snow throwers are available with gas or electric motors and corded or cordless electric. You can choose from single-stage, two-stage and three-stage; if you need heavy duty snow removal, you will want to choose a two or three-stage snow blower.

Troy-Bilt Snow Blower Deals

Lowe's is offering 15 percent off Troy-Bilt snow throwers for the 2014 holiday shopping season.

If you combine the offer with the 10 percent mover's coupon, you can save 23.5 percent. You can find the movers coupon on eBay or request a moving packet from your local U.S. postal service.

Troy-Bilt snow blowers at Lowe's range in price from $599-$1,499.00.

Snow Joe Snow Blower Deals

Wal-Mart, Lowe's and Home Depot are offering competitive sale prices on Snow Joe snow blowers:

  •  The best deal is at Home Depot where you can buy a Snow Joe 18 in. 13.5-Amp Electric Snow Blower with Light ModelSJM988 for $149.00.
  • There is also the Snow Joe Ultra 18-IN 13.5 AMP Electric Snow Thrower - Model SJ620 at Wal-Mart for a price of $177.99, and if you buy it in the bundle (comes with cover, 50' Ft Extension Cord and Chute Clean-out Tool) you pay $199.00.

    Lowe's price for the snow thrower without the bundle is $198.98.
  • The Snow Joe Ultra 18-Inch Corded 15-Amp Electric Snow Thrower - Model SJ622E is being offered by Wal-Mart for $239.99, but Lowe's beats Wal-Mart with a price of $234.98
  •  The Snow Joe Ultra 18-Inch 15-Amp Electric Snow Thrower with Light - Model SJ623E is a powerful 15-amp motor that moves 720-lbs of snow per minute.

    Wal-Mart and Lowe's sale price is the same at $249.00.
  • The Snow Joe 40-Volt 18-in Cordless Electric Snow Blower - Model ION18SB weighs 31.5 pounds and has a 40-volt EcoSharp rechargeable Lithium ion battery that eliminates pull cords, gas, oil, tune-ups and carbon emissions. You find this at Wal-Mart for $397.00 or at Lowe's for $398.00.

Husqvarna Snow Blower Rebates

You can't beat these rebate offers on Husqvarna single stage and dual stage snow throwers available at Lowe's, Sears and Amazon.com.

The Husqvarna 12527HV is a two-stage, gas-powered snow blower with an electric start and a 27-inch clearing width. It also has a headlight. It received high ratings by consumers on the Consumer Reports website. You can buy this snow blower at Sears for $1,159.11.

Snowremovaldirect.com is honoring the up to $50 off select Husqvarna snow blowers. Their number one seller is the Husqvarna 1827EXLT (27") 414cc Crown Series Two-Stage Track Drive Snow Blower (2013 Model). It has a retail price of $2,199.00.

The Husqvarna website offers two great rebate deals on their snow blowers:

  •  Receive a $25 Rebate on Single Stage Snow Throwers (ST111, ST121E, and ST151 models)or a $50 rebate on Dual Stage Snow Throwers (11524E, 12527HV, 14527E, 1650EXL, 1827EXLT, 1830EXLT, 1830HV, 924HV, ST224, ST227P, ST230P, ST324P, ST237P, ST330P, and ST330T models).

    The offer is valid while supplies last from Nov. 1 - Nov. 30, 2014.
  •  Get a $10 Rebate on 125B Blowers, $15 Rebate on 350BT/BF Blowers.

    . The offer is valid while supplies last from Nov. 28 - Dec. 24, 2014.