Snow on roofs has been a problem here in the high Sierras for as long as their have been houses. The snow really presents two problems: The first problem is that snow is heavy. Left alone, snow can build up and actually crush a house. Here, we have steep roofs designed to shed snow. Our houses are also designed to support high snow loads. Winters that bring heavy snows support an industry that goes up onto the roofs to saw the snow into large blocks and push it off the roofs.



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