Most structures built in snow country have been engineered to support the snow loads expected for the area.  Some, especially buildings built many years ago, may not have been built to today's standards.

There are many snow guards available that are meant for more industrial-type installations, usually of the plastic variety, but we would never recommend those be used on your beautiful home.

The patented SnowTrapper snow guard design has been manufactured and installed since 1997.

Answering the question - Why Do I Need Snow Guards? #1 answer is they eliminate damage to rooftop elements and seams on Standing Seam Roofs

The experts at RMSG explain the differences between various Snow Guard materials like copper, aluminum and raw steel for roof snow retention applications.

Rocky Mountain Snow Guards offers snow guards for metal roofs of all types and snow fences for metal roofs including standing seam and metal shingles

Snow Guard Testing and Snow Guard load tests are the basis for our Snow Guard Calculator which we use daily at Rocky Mountain Snow Guards.

Rocky Mountain Snow Guards offers several copper snow guards for slate roofs. Our SnowTrapper (ST) line includes the ST18 for new natural slate roofs and the ST16R for existing roofs. The new Yeti line includes the Yeti 18 and the Yeti 16R.

Snow retention is a system designed to create friction or a barrier between a roof surface and snow/ice in the winter.

Metal Roof Snow Guard Installation sometimes uses glue or an industry specific adhesive.