Roy Arctic Blast Response
We keep pavement safe during arctic blasts when frigid outflow winds drop temperatures and freeze everything solid.
Arctic Blast Response is Washington Snow Removal's service for cold snaps and heavy snow in Roy, Pierce County. Roy sees little snow in most years, so when a storm does arrive, roads, lots and walkways are often not ready for it. We plow, spread and shovel to open them up.
We are licensed, bonded and insured, and we work out of our Bothell yard. Roy is 104 minutes away, and each dispatch carries a trip charge. Call 206-809-9669 to talk through your property and the forecast.
Winter storms in Roy
Recent winter events logged for the Roy area
- Dec 1, 2022: Winter Weather
- Feb 12, 2021: Winter Storm
- Feb 8, 2019: Heavy Snow
Sources: NOAA and National Weather Service records for Roy, 2005–2026.
What Arctic Blast Response Involves in Roy, WA
Roy averages 6.2 in of snow per season and only 1.8 days a year with 1 in or more. Heavy-snow days of 4 in or more average 0.18 a year. The record daily snowfall at Mcmillin Rsvr was 16.0 in, set in 1974. Recent events logged for the Roy area include Heavy Snow on Feb 8, 2019, a Winter Storm on Feb 12, 2021, and Winter Weather on Dec 1, 2022.
Ice is the more regular problem. Roy has 42 freezing nights from Oct to Apr and about 3.38 Winter Weather Advisories a year. Thin snow can freeze into a hard layer on shaded lots and walkways.
Depending on the site, a dispatch can include:
- Plowing with a Ram 3500 at $250 per hour, or a Ram 5500 plow and spreader truck at $325 per hour
- Compact track loader work with a Kubota SCL1000 at $175 per hour
- Crew members for shoveling, sidewalks and hand work at $110 per person-hour
- Bagged ice melt at $45 per 50 lb bag, or bulk salt applied at $300 per ton
Roy is in zone D, with a trip charge of $525 per dispatch. Each dispatch has a 2-hour minimum.
Prices in Roy
Billed by the hour for the crew and equipment on site, plus materials.
| Plow truck with driver (Ram 3500) | $250 / hour |
| Plow and spreader truck with driver (Ram 5500) | $325 / hour |
| Compact track loader with operator (Kubota SCL1000) | $175 / hour |
| Crew member (shoveling, sidewalks, hand work) | $110 / person-hour |
| Ice melt, bagged | $45 / 50 lb bag |
| Bulk salt, applied | $300 / ton |
| Trip charge for Roy (zone D) | $525 / dispatch |
- 2-hour minimum per dispatch.
- Roy is 104 minutes from our Bothell yard.
Prices approved Oct 2026.
Service Area
Roy
Benefits
Treatment matched to dry, windy cold that refreezes surfaces quickly; Frequent re-checks because outflow gusts strip and refreeze pavement; Attention to wind-exposed lots and corners that ice first; Reliable footing during the sharp temperature drops these events bring
