Snow and Ice Plan

Should the Oklahoma State University Stillwater campus be impacted by winter weather, the following map and guidelines details the plan for removal of snow and ice.

Download Map

Sanding and Snow Removal

The general policy of the Facilities Management is to provide safe travel for those of the University community and others using our streets and parking lots. The following is general information for sidewalks, streets and parking lots.

• The application of a sand and/or salt mixture will commence when the streets and parking lots become a safety hazard (slick) to cars and pedestrians.
• Facilities Management will monitor the conditions either by help from OSUPD or an on-site inspection of conditions by personnel.
• Sanding will be done from the onset of hazardous conditions to a point where snowplowing is inevitable.

Criteria: from a“trace up to 3 inches of accumulations”.

If snow continues past the 3-inch amount, the streets and parking lots will be plowed. Sanding will follow until streets are safe.

Pedestrian Sidewalks and Building Entrances

The application of ice melt will commence when sidewalks become a safety hazard (slick) to pedestrian traffic. Sidewalk plowing/sweeping will commence when 1” or more has accumulated. Primary sidewalks, main and ADA entrances arefirst priority.

• The Facility Management’s Plant goal is to have all primary and main entrance sidewalks cleared by first.
• Ice melt will be applied to primary sidewalks and north side/shaded areas if it is deemed necessary.
• Building entrances and ramps will be cleared by hand to a point away from the entry where mechanical equipment can remove the snow.
• Plowing will continue until all primary sidewalks have been cleaned as a priority.

Street Priorities

Priority One - Streets/ Emergency Routes

Priority Two - Streets

Download Snow Plan

2025/2026 Snow-Ice Plan (.pdf)