Abstract: A lightweight snow-blower which can dispose of hard snow-banks having a size of more than 50 cm, and which is easy to handle by aged persons and women. The snow-blower includes a frame (10); an auger (41) for cutting accumulated snow in an upwardly cutting direction, the auger being provided on the front end side of the frame; operation handles (11, 12) provided on the rear end side of the frame; and on-snow moving means (40) which is mounted on a middle portion of the frame and includes an arc-shaped sliding member or a wheel, wherein the frame is structured such that it acts as a lever in which the portion on which the on-snow moving means (40) is mounted serves as a fulcrum (16), and such that the auger (41) can be moved up and down and back and forth by means of the operation handles (11, 12); and that the frame (10) is provided with driving means (30) for driving the auger (41). In the snow-blower, preferably, the handles (11, 12) provided on the frame (10) include upper and lower handle sections.