DuPont Snow Pile Management
We manage existing snow piles over the season so they never become a hazard or an obstruction.
Snow Pile Management in DuPont means moving plowed snow to a place where it will not block driveways, sight lines, drains or parking stalls. Washington Snow Removal handles this work with equipment and operators sent from our Bothell yard. We are licensed, bonded and insured.
DuPont averages 4.6 in of snow per season, so piles are small and uncommon. When they do build up, they sit beside freezing nights and can turn to ice. We can push, stack and clear them. Call 206-809-9669 to talk through your property.
DuPont winter workload for property managers
Average snowfall by month in DuPont
Largest snow totals reported near DuPont
- Feb 12–14, 2021: Up to 5.5 in, 3 spotter reports: Steilacoom 5.5 in, Steilacoom 2.3 in, 5 NNW Dupont 1.5 in
- Feb 9, 2014: Up to 4.4 in, 2 spotter reports: 4 SSW Dupont 4.4 in, 5 ENE Lacey 3.9 in
- Dec 19–22, 2008: Up to 3 in, 2 spotter reports: 1 SSW Tillicum 3 in, 1 ENE Fort Lewis 2 in
- Dec 27, 2021: 3 in measured by a spotter at Steilacoom
Sources: NOAA and National Weather Service records for DuPont, 2005–2026.
How Snow Pile Management Works in DuPont, WA
Most DuPont winters bring little snow. The area sees about 1.4 days a year with 1 in or more, and there have been 11 winter storm and heavy snow reports since 2005. The largest totals reported near DuPont were 3 in on Dec 22, 2008 near Tillicum and 3 in on Dec 27, 2021 at Steilacoom. These are not deep snowfalls, but plowed snow still collects at lot edges and entrances.
The bigger issue is the cold. DuPont has 40 freezing nights from Oct to Apr. Meltwater from a pile can refreeze across a walkway or drive overnight. There are also 1.76 light-snow days a year that need deicing, so pile work often goes together with ice control.
A typical visit may include:
- Pushing piles back from entrances, crosswalks and drains
- Stacking snow in a spot that drains away from traffic areas
- Loading and moving snow when there is no room to stack it
- Treating refreeze spots with a spreader truck
Our rates are $175 per hour for a Kubota SCL1000 compact track loader with operator, $250 per hour for a Ram 3500 plow truck with driver, and $325 per hour for a Ram 5500 plow and spreader truck with driver. DuPont is in zone D, with a trip charge of $525 per dispatch. Each dispatch has a 2-hour minimum. DuPont is 90 minutes from our Bothell yard.
Prices in DuPont
Billed by the hour for the crew and equipment on site, plus materials.
| Compact track loader with operator (Kubota SCL1000) | $175 / hour |
| Plow and spreader truck with driver (Ram 5500) | $325 / hour |
| Plow truck with driver (Ram 3500) | $250 / hour |
| Trip charge for DuPont (zone D) | $525 / dispatch |
- 2-hour minimum per dispatch.
- DuPont is 90 minutes from our Bothell yard.
Prices approved Oct 2026.
Service Area
DuPont
Benefits
Keeps piles from blocking sightlines and access; prevents pile meltwater from refreezing on pavement; monitors capacity to time relocation or hauling; maintains a safe, organized property all season
