Roy Emergency Deicing
We respond fast across Western Washington to treat icy lots, walks, and entrances when a freeze turns your surfaces into a slip hazard.
Emergency deicing in Roy is for the day ice shows up and you need walkways, lots and driveways treated now. Washington Snow Removal sends a truck or crew from our Bothell yard, which is 104 minutes away. We are licensed, bonded and insured.
Roy does not get much snow, averaging 6.2 in a season. But freezing nights are common, with 42 between October and April. Ice can form with little warning. Call 206-809-9669 to set up a dispatch.
Winter storms in Roy
Recent winter events logged for the Roy area
- Dec 26, 2021: Heavy Snow
- Feb 8, 2019: Heavy Snow
- Jan 18–19, 2012: Ice Storm; Heavy Snow
- Dec 21, 2008: Heavy Snow
Sources: NOAA and National Weather Service records for Roy, 2005–2026.
Emergency Deicing in Roy: How Local Ice and Snow Shape the Job
Emergency deicing means getting salt or ice melt onto slick surfaces fast. In Roy that usually means parking areas, entry paths, loading areas and driveways that have frozen over or been packed down by traffic.
The local pattern explains why calls come in short bursts. Roy sees about 1.8 days a year with 1 in or more of snow and 0.18 heavy-snow days of 4 in or more. Winter Weather Advisories are more common, at 3.38 a year, while Winter Storm Warnings average 0.57. The largest storm since 2005 dropped 15.4 in. Logged events in the area include heavy snow on Dec 26, 2021, Feb 8, 2019 and Dec 21, 2008, and an ice storm on Jan 19, 2012.
Because big storms are rare, many properties here do not keep their own equipment or salt on hand. That is when a dispatch makes sense. Our rates for this work are:
- Bulk salt, applied: $300 / ton
- Ice melt, bagged: $45 / 50 lb bag
- Crew member for sidewalks and hand work: $110 / person-hour
- Plow and spreader truck with driver (Ram 5500): $325 / hour
- Trip charge for Roy (zone D): $525 / dispatch
Every dispatch has a 2-hour minimum. Call 206-809-9669 and we will talk through what your property needs.
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
Rapid response to sudden ice and freeze events; Deicer matched to temperature and surface type; Targets the highest-traffic slip hazards first; Reduces injury risk and liability from icy surfaces
