Roy Snow Berm Removal
We remove the hard snow berms left along lot edges, curbs, and entrances by repeated plowing.
Snow berms are the ridges of packed snow that a plow leaves at the end of a driveway, along a lot entrance, or across a parking space. In Roy, Pierce County, they are rare but real. The average season brings 6.2 in of snow, and plow events average 1.82 a year.
Washington Snow Removal is licensed, bonded and insured. We clear berms with a Kubota SCL1000 compact track loader and an operator, or with plow trucks. Call 206-809-9669 to book. Roy is 104 minutes from our Bothell yard.
Planning a Roy snow season
Average snowfall by month in Roy
Biggest storms in Roy since 2005
- Feb 11–15, 2021: 15.4 in total, 7.1 in on the biggest day
- Jan 15–19, 2012: 12.9 in total, 8.3 in on the biggest day
- Feb 5–6, 2017: 9.9 in total, 6.5 in on the biggest day
- Feb 9, 2019: 7.4 in total, 7.4 in on the biggest day
Sources: NOAA and National Weather Service records for Roy, 2005–2026.
What Snow Berm Removal Involves in Roy, WA
A berm is heavy. Plowed snow gets pushed into one line, then compacts and freezes. In Roy the snow does not come often, but it can come hard. The biggest single day since 2005 was 8.3 in, on Jan 15–19, 2012. The Feb 11–15, 2021 storm dropped 15.4 in in total, with 7.1 in on the biggest day.
Roy has 42 freezing nights from Oct to Apr. A berm left in place can stay frozen and block an entrance well after the snow stops falling. Days with 1 in or more of snow average only 1.8 a year, so most owners do not own equipment for this job.
What the work covers:
- Cutting through berms at driveway and lot entrances
- Clearing ridges that block parking stalls or walkways
- Moving the snow to a spot where it will not drain back onto the cleared area
Rates are $175 per hour for the compact track loader with operator, $250 per hour for the Ram 3500 plow truck with driver, and $325 per hour for the Ram 5500 plow and spreader truck with driver. There is a $525 trip charge per dispatch to Roy (zone D) and a 2-hour minimum per dispatch.
Prices in Roy
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 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
Restores parking and curb access blocked by berms; clears sightlines at entrances and corners; removes ridges too hard for a plow to move; recovers space lost over a season of plowing
